He Argentine leader Manuel Andujar won this Wednesday the tenth stage of the Dakar Rally Saudi Arabia 2024, designed in the town of Al’Ula with a timed route of 371 kilometersand increased his chances of crowning the championship in the quadricycle category with two segments remaining until the end of the test.
In his arm’s length fight with the guard French Alexandre Giroud (Yamaha)the Buenos Aires native extended his lead in the general classification by 2 minutes, 38 seconds on a key day to shape the definition of the competition.
With an accumulated time of 55 hours, 56 minutes and 50 seconds, the Argentine arrives with a distance of 8m.51s. over the two-time title champion of the division with a 480km time trial remaining. between Al’Ula and Yanbu and another of 175 in that same city located on the banks of the Red Sea.
How much advantage does Andújar have in quadricycles?
Since he took the lead in quadricyclesthe runner Wolves enjoyed an advantage that began in 21m.24s. and was reduced to 6m.13s. At the very least, a product of the Frenchman’s four partial victories in stages 3, 6, 7 and 9.
The representative of 7240 Team Dragon today crowned its third segment of the current edition after winning the fourth and eighth and seeks this year to establish itself for the second time in the most demanding rally in the world.
Giroud, winner in 2022 and 2023, and Andújar, champion in 2021, dominated the last three years of the category, in which Argentina is the most successful country with seven titles. The previous ones were achieved by Marcos Patronelli in 2010, 2013 and 2016; his brother Alejandro in 2011 and 2012 and Nicolás Cavigliasso in 2019.
Benavides, on motorcycles, maintained fifth place
On motorcycles, the Argentine Kevin Benavides (Red Bull KTM)defending champion, remained in fifth place in the global standings, but further away from the American leader Ricky Brabecand it was difficult to defend the title.
His disadvantage grew to 32m.43s. after entering eighth in a tenth stage that he had a podium taken by the pilots of the Monster Honda Energy Team. Brabec won the partial and took 3m.45s. more to the botswanan escort Ross Branch (Hero) seventh.
Below the American champion in 2020, the Chilean was today José Ignacio Cornejo and the French Adrien Ven Berevenjust 2 and 20 seconds respectively.
The Argentinian Luciano Benavides (Husqvarna) He was sixth in the partial (+2m.33s.) and remains seventh overall with a difference of 51m.42.
The top six motorcycle positions are occupied by Brabec (44h.45m.28s.), Branch (+10m.54s.), Van Bereven (+11m.46s.), Cornejo (+13m.48.s.), Kevin Benavides (+32m.43s.) and the Australian Toby Price (+42m.00s.).
Source: Ambito
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