That champion jockey crown came in 2000 when Darley rode 155 winners, taking advantage of title holder Kieren Fallon's injury to strike a blow for the north.

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Reigning title holder, Stephane Peterhansel of France, driving a Mini, took eighth place in the short sprint section, but was already one minute and 42 seconds adrift of the 50-year-old Sainz.

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The current holder of the World's Fastest Computer title is the K computer, which was brought online in June at a computing institute in Kobe, Japan, and has a peak performance of 8.162 petaflops.

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That could automatically turn into a full title if holder Jurgen Braehmer is stripped, but unbeaten Cleverly says he would avoid the route of easy defences.

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