Dakar Rally: Cornejo consolidates leadership position after win
Chilean José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo wins the eighth stage from Sakaka to Neom today. He beat KTM rider Toby Price and Ricky Brabec. Sam Sunderland and Kevin Benavides finished fourth and fifth in Neom.
It looks like the battle for victory in this Dakar will be between KTM and Honda. Toby Price had to drive with fear because his damaged rear tire was not allowed to be replaced. He rode the entire stage with a provisionally repaired tire with duck tape and tie-wraps. The 2021 edition has come to an end for Xavier De Soultrait. He crashed at km 267 and was taken to hospital by the emergency services.
Walter Roelants again performed very well and jumped 57th across the line. The best Dutchman was once again Paul Spierings who was 40th became. Olaf Harmsen turned 70th Today. Tomorrow the ninth stage is on the agenda with a ride over 465 km. The ride departs and arrives back in Neom and runs along a route on the Red Sea. There are hardly any height differences, but the throttle cannot always be wide open due to very loose dirt roads here and there.
Result stage 8 Sakaka – Neom
1 | 1 | N. Cornejo | Honda | 3h08: 40 | |
2 | 3 | T Price | KTM | + 1: 05 | |
3 | 1 | R. Brabec | Honda | + 2: 50 | |
4 | 5 | S. Sunderland | KTM | + 3: 46 | |
5 | 47 | K. Benavides | Honda | + 5: 29 | |
6 | 88 | J. Barreda | Honda | + 5: 47 | |
7 | 21 | D Sanders | KTM | + 6: 29 | |
8 | 52 | M. Walkner | KTM | + 6: 32 | |
9 | 9 | S. Howes | KTM | + 6: 53 | |
10 | 24 | S. Bühler | Hero | + 7: 58 |
Standings after 8 stages
1 | 4 | N. Cornejo | Honda | 32h00: 11 | |
2 | 3 | T Price | KTM | + 1: 05 | |
3 | 5 | S. Sunderland | KTM | + 5: 57 | |
4 | 47 | K. Benavides | Honda | + 12: 58 | |
5 | 88 | J. Barreda | Honda | + 16: 05 | |
6 | 1 | R. Brabec | Honda | + 17: 42 | |
7 | 9 | S. Howes | KTM | + 19: 20 | |
8 | 21 | D Sanders | KTM | + 22: 40 | |
9 | 15 | L. Santolino | Sherco | + 26: 59 | |
10 | 2 | P. Quintanilla | Husqvarna | + 38: 41 |
You can consult the full results via this link.
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