Dakar: Adrien Vanbeveren takes back the lead.
After the day of rest Adrien Vanbeveren the leadership in the Dakar rally managed to get back. The Yamaha rider finished second during the seventh stage Joan Barreda-Bort. Kevin Benavidez was good for third place but lost more than five minutes to the Frenchman. Barred-Bort climbs to third place at the expense of Matthias Walkner.
Result Dakar Rally 2017 Stage 7:
1 Joan Barreda-Bort E Honda
2 Adrien Vanbeveren F Yamaha +2,51
3 Kevin Benavides Arg Honda +8,02
4 Toby Price Aus KTM +8,43
5 Pablo Quintanilla Chi Husqvarna +8,53
11 Jonathan Barragan And GasGas
15 Johnny Aubert F GasGas
26 Andrew Short USA Husqvarna
? Michael Smits NL KTM
? Jurgen van den Goorbergh NL KTM
? Hans Jos Liefhebber NL KTM
? Edwin Straver NL KTM
? Mirjan Pol NL Husqvarna
? Guillaume Martens NL KTM
? Luc van de Huijgevoort NL KTM
Standings after Stage 7:
1 Adrien Vanbeveren F Yamaha
2 Kevin Benavides Arg Honda +3,14
3 Joan Barreda-Bort E Honda +4,45
4 Matthias Walkner A KTM +8,18
5 Toby Price Aus KTM +13,43
? Michael Smits NL KTM
? Hans Jos Liefhebber NL KTM
? Jurgen van den Goorbergh NL KTM
? Edwin Straver NL KTM
? Guillaume Martens NL KTM
? Mirjan Pol NL Husqvarna
? Luc van de Huijgevoort NL KTM
By: Steven van Kempen/KEMCO
Photo: Yamaha
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