Dakar: Cornejo wins stage 9, Walkner new leader
Chilean Nacho Cornejo won stage 9 in the Dakar Rally today. He also won an internship last Sunday. Matthias Walkner takes the lead in the overall ranking.
Cornejo managed to beat Kevin Benavides in this stage after Ricky Brabec initially also joined the battle. Benavides finished just ahead of Brabec. Despite a broken collarbone, Joan Barreda can hold her own well. Every day is a difficult task for the person who, as a leader, has to pave the way for the rest. Sam Sunderland also had to experience this this morning.
He lost more than 8 minutes and finished 14thde. Walkner (Red Bull KTM) is the new leader. He has a lead of 2'12" minutes over Sam Sunderland. Adrien Van Beveren follows almost 4 minutes later. With three more stages to go, anything is still possible for the top riders.
The Belgians Jérôme Martiny, Mikael Despontin and Mathieu Liebaert turned 32 respectively todayth, 55th in 65. th. The Dutch lady Mirjam Pol scored a 57th place while her compatriot Wiljan van Wikselaar finished 69thth passed under the finish arch. You can read all results via this link.
Tomorrow stage 10 is on the program with a ride between Wadi Ad-Dawasir and Bisha. In contrast to the past few days, the riders are presented with a varied landscape. You will not be able to enjoy the landscape much because your eyes must mainly be focused on their roll of paper with the route directions.
Stage 9 Wadi Ad-Dawasir – Wadi Ad-Dawasir
1 | 011 – JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO (CHL) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 2h29m30s | + 00: 00: 00 | –:–:– |
2 | 001 – KEVIN BENAVIDES (ARG) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 2h30m56s | + 00: 01: 26 | –:–:– |
3 | 002 – RICKY BRABEC (USA) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 2h31m17s | + 00: 01: 47 | –:–:– |
4 | 052 – MATTHEW WALKNER (AUT) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 2h31m36s | + 00: 02: 06 | –:–:– |
5 | 088 – JOAN BARREDA BORT (ESP) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 2h31m40s | + 00: 02: 10 | –:–:– |
6 | 029 – ANDREW SHORT (USA) | YAMAHA WR450F RALLY | 2h33m26s | + 00: 03: 56 | –:–:– |
7 | 077 – LUCIANO BENAVIDES (ARG) | HUSQVARNA 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 2h33m51s | + 00: 04: 21 | –:–:– |
8 | 007 – PABLO QUINTANILLA (CHL) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 2h34m32s | + 00: 05: 02 | –:–:– |
9 | 042 – ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN (FRA) | YAMAHA WR450F | 2h34m34s | + 00: 05: 04 | –:–:– |
10 | 022 – MACIEJ GIEMZA (POL) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 2h36m10s | + 00: 06: 40 | –:–:– |
32 | 056 – JEROME MARTINY (WHITE) | HUSQVARNA 450 RALLY | 2h49m42s | + 00: 20: 12 | –:–:– |
55 | 058 – MIKAEL DESPONTIN (BEL) | KTM 450 RALLYE | 3h10m35s | + 00: 41: 05 | –:–:– |
57 | 040 – MIRJAM POL (NLD) | HUSQVARNA FR 450 RALLY | 3h12m48s | + 00: 43: 18 | –:–:– |
65 | 114 – MATHIEU LIEBAERT (BEL) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 3h21m46s | + 00: 52: 16 | –:–:– |
69 | 095 – WILJAN VAN WIKSELAAR (NLD) | KTM 450 EXC | 3h25m33s | + 00: 56: 03 | + 00: 15: 00 |
Interim score
1 | 052 – MATTHEW WALKNER (AUT) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 30h14m03s | + 00: 00: 00 | –:–:– | (1) |
2 | 003 – SAM SUNDERLAND (GBR) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 30h16m15s | + 00: 02: 12 | –:–:– | (2) |
3 | 042 – ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN (FRA) | YAMAHA WR450F | 30h17m59s | + 00: 03: 56 | –:–:– | (3) |
4 | 007 – PABLO QUINTANILLA (CHL) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 30h18m44s | + 00: 04: 41 | –:–:– | (4) |
5 | 001 – KEVIN BENAVIDES (ARG) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 30h24m25s | + 00: 10: 22 | –:–:– | (5) |
6 | 088 – JOAN BARREDA BORT (ESP) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 30h25m00s | + 00: 10: 57 | + 00: 01: 00 | (6) |
7 | 015 – LORENZO SANTOLINO (ESP) | SHERCO FACTORY 450 SEF RALLY | 30h40m57s | + 00: 26: 54 | –:–:– | (7) |
8 | 011 – JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO (CHL) | HONDA CRF450 RALLY | 30h46m33s | + 00: 32: 30 | –:–:– | (8) |
9 | 029 – ANDREW SHORT (USA) | YAMAHA WR450F RALLY | 30h49m02s | + 00: 34: 59 | –:–:– | (9) |
10 | 018 – TOBY PRICE (AUS) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 30h49m17s | + 00: 35: 14 | + 00: 06: 00 | (10) |
34 | 056 – JEROME MARTINY (WHITE) | HUSQVARNA 450 RALLY | 34h03m05s | + 03: 49: 02 | –:–:– | (34) |
45 | 095 – WILJAN VAN WIKSELAAR (NLD) | KTM 450 EXC | 37h40m23s | + 07: 26: 20 | + 00: 21: 44 | (45) |
49 | 058 – MIKAEL DESPONTIN (BEL) | KTM 450 RALLYE | 38h14m02s | + 07: 59: 59 | + 00: 06: 00 | (49) |
50 | 040 – MIRJAM POL (NLD) | HUSQVARNA FR 450 RALLY | 38h14m24s | + 08: 00: 21 | + 00: 19: 00 | (50) |
63 | 114 – MATHIEU LIEBAERT (BEL) | KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA | 40h25m44s | + 10: 11: 41 | + 00: 01: 00 | (63) |
Photos: Instagram Nacho Cornejo and Red Bull KTM
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