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- ↑ "Juvanteny y Criado, lo que el Dakar ha unido la Covid ha separado" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo.
- ↑ "Juvanteny, Criado y Domènech... y 55 Dakares" (in Spanish). Marca. 20 December 2018.
- ↑ "KH-7 Epsilon, el primer camión del Dakar que correrá con hidrógeno". www.atodomotor.com.
- ↑ ""Si has aprobado oposiciones a notaría te atreves hasta con el Dakar"" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo.
- ↑ "El camión de hidrógeno que ha hecho historia en el Dakar 2023" (in Spanish). Autobild.
- ↑ Nguyen, Justin (January 15, 2024). "2024 Dakar Rally: KH-7 Ecovergy wins first Mission 1000 Fan Boost". The Checkered Flag.
- ↑ Nguyen, Justin (January 8, 2024). "2024 Dakar Rally: Toyotas seize the day in Stage 3". The Checkered Flag.
- ↑ "Dakar Rally 2024: CAR's results round-up". Car. 19 January 2024.
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