00:002015, my last victory.
00:10Well, I knew that, of course, naturally the years pass,
00:14and I was always clear that it's very important to find the right time to stop.
00:20I think very few people know when to stop.
00:23Not many riders decide the precise moment in advance,
00:26but what better time to call it today than after a victory?
00:35It was the first time I'd managed to win the Dakar back-to-back.
00:38Before, it was always one year Cyril, one year me, one year Cyril, one year me,
00:42and then finally I clinched a second title in a row.
00:46I always faced a challenge from Honda, notably Joan Bereda, who was very, very strong.
01:01Sala de Juni, the Bolivian salt desert and far from plain sailing.
01:07Rain made for hazardous conditions.
01:09Salt crystals put immense pressure on the bikers and the waiting mechanics at refueling.
01:14Most stopped. Panic for Barrera and Coma.
01:17Yet the defending champion managed to get back up and running.
01:19I'd become a father by then and my outlook had changed.
01:25That year I already felt that to win, at some point I would have to take risks
01:29that were already starting to be a bit too much for me.
01:37It was an extreme day. Everyone's at their absolute limit.
01:40An exhausted Coma had seized the lead of the rally, while Bereda never managed to restart his Honda.
01:48A fifth victory was within his grasp.
01:55The truth is, when I look back, I'm proud of my career.
02:00As a sportsman, as a motorcycle rider, always with the same brand.
02:10What I accomplished exceeds anything I could ever have imagined.
