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Chris Blais

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Christopher Blais, born on 3 January 1981, is an off-road racing motorcycle rider from Apple Valley, California. He was the top American rookie and ninth overall finisher at the 2005 Dakar Rally, fourth overall in 2006 and third overall in 2007 riding a KTM 690 Rally motorcycle. On 5 August 2007 he was severely injured while pre-running for the Vegas to Reno race, when he crashed off his bike, broke a collarbone and crushed his T-7 vertebra. The injury left him unable to walk and with very little feeling from the waist down.

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Christopher Blais (born 3 January 1981) is an off-road racing rider from Apple Valley, California.
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    Christopher Blais (born 3 January 1981) is an off-road racing rider from Apple Valley, California.
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    Christopher Blais (born 3 January 1981) is an off-road racing rider from Apple Valley, California.
  • Plays: Motorcycle racing, Lead
    Christopher Blais (born 3 January 1981) is an off-road racing rider from Apple Valley, California.
  • Competed In: Dakar Rally, Lead, Dakar results
    Blais was the top American Rookie and ninth overall finisher of the 2005 race, fourth overall finisher in 2006, and third overall of the 2007 Dakar Rally riding a KTM 690 Rally motorcycle.
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