Dakar: Meo takes victory but Benavides continues to fight.
Despite his lost time gives Kevin Benavidez cannot simply be won over. Today the Honda rider finished fourth but is only 22 seconds behind the leader Adrien Vanbeveren ! The eighth stage was won by Antion Meo about this Ricky brabec en Toby Price. Joan Barreda-Bort suffered a painful knee yesterday and he loses third place in the standings Matthias walkner. With a 35th place it is and remains Maikel Smits the best Dutchman in this rally.
Result Dakar Rally 2017 Stage 8:
1 Antione Meo F KTM
2 Ricky Brabec USA Honda +1,08
3 Toby Price Aus KTM +2,45
4 Kevin Benavides Arg Honda +5,52
5 Stefan Svikto SvK KTM +6,46
12 Jonathan Barragan And GasGas
13 Johnny Aubert F GasGas
35 Maikel Smits NL KTM
48 Jurgen van den Goorbergh NL KTM
49 Hans Jos Liefhebber NL KTM
61 Edwin Straver NL KTM
89 Luc van de Huijgevoort NL KTM
91 Mirjan Pol NL Husqvarna
? Guillaume Martens NL KTM
Standings after Stage 8:
1 Adrien Vanbeveren F Yamaha
2 Kevin Benavides Arg Honda +0,22
3 Matthias Walkner A KTM +6,34
4 Toby Price Aus KTM +7,35
5 Joan Barreda-Bort E Honda +8,01
? 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: PhotoDakar.com
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