Dakar: Daniël Sanders wins first stage
Today the first real stage of the Dakar rally took place. The GasGas factory rider was able to end the day winning with a small lead over Pablo Quintanilla and Ricky Brabec.
Win and loss were close today for the Red Bull GasGas Factory Rally Team. Sam Sunderland crashed early in the stage and had to be taken to hospital with a back injury. It was Honda factory rider José Ignacio Cornejo and Husqvarna rider Skyler Howes who led the field early in the race.
In the last part of the stage the difficulty became more challenging with treacherous boulders and sand strips. After 3 hours and 31 minutes of racing, Daniël Sanders was ultimately the fastest sand hare. Pablo Quintanilla followed at 7 seconds. Three seconds later, Ricky Brabec (Honda) crossed the line.
Jérôme Martiny crossed the finish line in 44th place, 44 minutes behind winner Sanders. Mirjam Pol finished 73rd, Wesley Aaldering 78th. Tomorrow there is stage 2 with a 589 km ride from Alula to Ha'il.
Stage 1
Pos
|
Name
|
Brand
|
Time
|
Verschil
|
penalty
|
Pos
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STAGE 1 | ||||||
1 |
018 – D. SANDERS (AUS)
|
GASGAS | 450 RALLY FACTORY
|
4h12m55s | + 00: 00: 00 | –:–:– | (1) |
2 |
005 – J. BARREDA BORT (ESP)
|
HONDA | CRF450 RALLY
|
4h13m55s | + 00: 01: 00 | –:–:– | (2) |
3 |
002 – R. BRABEC (USA)
|
HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
|
4h14m10s | + 00: 01: 15 | –:–:– | (3) |
4 |
007 – P. QUINTANILLA (CHL)
|
HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
|
4h14m17s | + 00: 01: 22 | –:–:– | (4) |
5 |
047 – K. BENAVIDES (ARG)
|
KTM | 450 RALLY FACTORY
|
4h14m29s | + 00: 01: 34 | –:–:– | (5) |
6 |
008 – T.PRICE (AUS)
|
KTM | 450 RALLY FACTORY
|
4h14m49s | + 00: 01: 54 | –:–:– | (6) |
7 |
009 – M. KLEIN (USA)
|
KTM | 450 RALLY RAID
|
4h15m24s | + 00: 02: 29 | –:–:– | (7) |
8 |
042 – A. VAN BEVEREN (FRA)
|
HONDA | CRF 450 RALLY
|
4h18m27s | + 00: 05: 32 | –:–:– | (8) |
9 |
010 – S. HOWES (USA)
|
HUSQVARNA | 450 RALLY FACTORY
|
4h19m22s | + 00: 06: 27 | –:–:– | (9) |
10 |
027 – J. RODRIGUES (PRT)
|
HERO | 450 RALLY
|
4h21m20s | + 00: 08: 25 | –:–:– | (10) |
73 |
044 – M. POL (NLD)
|
HUSQVARNA | FR 450 RALLY
|
5h28m33s | + 01: 15: 38 | –:–:– | (73) |
78 |
120 – W. AALDERING (NLD)
|
HUSQVARNA | FR 450 RALLY
|
5h33m39s | + 01: 20: 44 | –:–:– | (78) |
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