11.   Dinelli is taking part in the event despite the refusal of race organisers to endorse him.

12.   Thierry Rannou, who was driving a KTM motorcycle, was set to be evacuated to hospital for specialised treatment, race organiser Hubert Auriol said.

13.   They resented the fact that the race organisers said that the Tour would race through French and Spanish country and not the Basque countryside.

14.   They were demonstrating against the fact that the race organisers said that the Tour would race through French and Spanish territory and not the Basque countryside.

15.   No comment on the incident could be immediately obtained from the race organisers.

16.   Northern Territory was chosen by race organisers because it has the only roads in Australia without speed limits.

17.   Moroccan authorities were set to release details later Wednesday on the exact circumstances of the Guegnon accident, race organiser Hubert Auriol told AFP.

18.   Police and race organisers said several drums of diesel were dumped from a vehicle on to the track at Albert Park late on Thursday night.

19.   Race organisers are looking into the possibility of staging a substitute giant slalom here on Monday.

20.   Race organisers opposed the move to scrap the free practice sessions because it would have seriously affected their revenue.