Gilles Lalay
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Peyrat-le-Château, France
Lumombo, Congo
France Gilles Lalay - ISDE 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 March 1962 Peyrat-le-Château, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 January 1992 (aged 29) Lumombo, Congo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Motorsport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Rally raid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gilles Lalay (21 March 1962 – 7 January 1992) was a French professional motorcycle enduro and rally raid competitor.
Lalay was born in Peyrat-le-Château, France. One of the world's best enduro riders during the 80s, he was 10 times enduro Champion of France, and 9 times ISDE winner. He won the motorcycle section of the Dakar Rally in 1989. He also won the motorcycle section of the Atlas Rally in 1986, 1987 and 1989, and the Djerba 500 Rally in 1984. In 1985 as France presented no team for the ISDE held in Spain, he engaged as an individual and won the race on his private Honda 250 CR.
He died on January 7, 1992, in Lumombo, Congo, in a collision with one of the organisation vehicles during the Dakar Rally race.[1]