Dakar: Sam Sunderland takes revenge and takes the lead.
After his seventh place during the second stage Sam sunderland hit back hard today. The KTM rider won the stage from Pisco to San Juan De Marcona. He knew the Honda riders Kevin Benavidez en Ricky brabec to stay ahead. There were problems for Joan Barreda-Bort, he lost his way and lost almost 28 minutes at Sunderland. Maikel Smits continues to do great, the Brabander finished 34th today and occupies 37th place in the standings. For the Belgian Jeroen Ramon, this Dakar Rally would have already ended during the second stage.
Result Dakar Rally 2017 Stage 3:
1 Sam Sunderland GB KTM
2 Kevin Benavides Arg Honda +3,03
3 Ricky Brabec USA Honda +3,55
4 Pablo Quintanilla Chi Husqvarna +4,20
5 Gerard Farres Guell E KTM +5,08
25 Andrew Short USA Husqvarna +24,19
28 Joan Barreda-Bort E Honda +27,49
34 Maikel Smits NL KTM +35,48
41 Jonathan Barragan E GasGas +48,05
42 Hans Jos Liefhebber NL KTM +48,19
71 Jurgen van den Goorbergh NL KTM +1:20,57
78 Guillaume Martens NL KTM +1:30,22
88 Mirjan Pol NL Husqvarna +1:38,25
92 Edwin Straver NL KTM +1:46,04
102 Luc van de Huijgevoort NL KTM +2:04,44
Standings after Stage 3:
1 Sam Sunderland GB KTM
2 Kevin Benavides Arg Honda +4,38
3 Pablo Quintanilla Chi Husqvarna +5,00
4 Ricky Brabec USA Honda +8,00
5 Matthias Walkner A KTM +8,50
37 Maikel Smits NL KTM +1:25,59
43 Hans Jos Liefhebber NL KTM +1:40,27
57 Jurgen van den Goorbergh NL KTM +2:19,23
73 Guillaume Martens NL KTM +3:02,17
82 Mirjan Pol NL Husqvarna +3:35,23
89 Edwin Straver NL KTM +3:59,12
113 Luc van de Huijgevoort NL KTM +6:32,12
By: Steven van Kempen/KEMCO
Photo: PhotosDakar.com
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