• 40-year-old was found unconscious after crashing• Gonçalves was pronounced dead at a Saudi Arabian hospital
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The Portuguese motorcycle rider Paulo Gonçalves died after a crash in the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally in
Saudi Arabia on Sunday, organisers said.
The 40-year-old Hero Motosports entrant, taking part in his 13th Dakar Rally since making his debut in 2006, fell after 276km of the special stage from the capital Riyadh to Wadi al-Dawasir.