Marko Hanželic
After a day of rest, she was on Dakar a marathon stage is scheduled. The first part of Ha'ila do Sakake was a total of 737 kilometers long. Time was measured on a 453-kilometer section. The stage was passed through very varied terrain with a few stone passages.
It's too bad it was necessary to avoid at all costs, as mechanics are not allowed to come to the rescue in the evening. The drivers are alone in the bivouacs. At the start of the second week, there are still 58 cars and 78 motorcycles in the race.
For motorcyclists, things remain extremely exciting even at the beginning of the second week. He won the seventh stage Ricky brabec, his teammate at Honda, Ignatius Cornejo, took the lead in the overall standings. Toby Price (KTM) after almost 29 hours, he is only a second behind.
For a long time, it was the best index Kevin Benavides, but the Argentine lost almost ten minutes before the end and left the victory Ricky Brabec. Second place was taken by the new leader, Ignatius Cornejo, and the next three places went to the riders on KTM motorcycles. A brat has reduced his lead behind the leading Chilean to a quarter of an hour and is now eighth overall.
Among motorists, the local was the best in the first part of the marathon stage Yazeed Al-Rajhiwhile Stephane peterhansel further increased the advantage over the pursuers in the overall standings. Prev Nasser Al-Attiyah (Toyota) now has an eight-minute lead.
French he led most of the stage, but he did Al-Rajhi caught up and overtook in the last fifty miles. peterhansel he was 48 seconds behind the Saudi in the end, but he also increased the lead over Carlos Sainz, which is now 41 minutes behind. The Spaniard finished today's stage in third place.
Tomorrow, the marathon stage continues with the second part of Sakaka do Neoma. This part is 709 kilometers long.
