The Argentine rider Luciano Benavides (KTM) won stage 9 of the motorcycles in the Dakar Rally and maintains his enthusiasm.
The Argentine pilot Luciano Benavides (KTM) won the stage 9 of motorcycles in it Dakar Rally and maintains the illusion.
Benavides completed the 357 kilometers timed between Riyadh and Haradh in 3H 15′ and 38″which served to take three minutes and four seconds off the Australian Daniel Sanders (Red Bull), which leads overall.
Despite having almost no chance of overcoming Sanders Because he is 27 minutes away and in the last stages few kilometers are clocked (120 in stage 10, 275 in stage 11 and only 61 in stage 12), the Argentine is fourth overall and it would not be unreasonable that if he maintains this rhythm manages to displace the Spanish Tosha Schareina or to french Adrien Van Beverenboth from Honda, who would be completing the podium of the competition.
The next stage of Dakar Rally will take place this Wednesday, in which 120 kilometers will be traveled between Haradh and Shubaytah.
Yacopini finished 17th in a stage in which he did not feel comfortable at all:
The Argentinian Juan Cruz Yacopini (Toyota) finished 17th in stage 9 of the car category, 21 minutes and 23 seconds behind the winner, the Qatari prince Nasser Al-Attiyah (Dacia).
Despite this weak result, Yacopini He remains seventh overall, one hour and 44 minutes behind the new leader, the Saudi Yazeed Al Rajhi (Toyota), who displaced the South African Henk Lategan (Toyota).
With only three stages left in the competition, Rajhi He is only 7 minutes and 9 seconds ahead of his escort, Lateganwhile the podium is completed by the Swede Mattias Ekström (Ford), at 24 minutes and 50 seconds.
Source: Ambito
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