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Stage 7 was a 737 KM route from Ha’il to Sakaka, 453 KM of which was competitive stage. After a one-day pause Dakar resumed today and it was Joan Barreda, who hit the road first. As it has became this edition's case, Barreda's struggle to open the road caused him...

Stage 6 was a 518KM route from Al Qaisumah to Ha'il, 348 KM of which was competitive stage. The first news of the day was shortening the special. The decision was made by rally officials following the difficulties of finishing Yesterday's special by many riders. Which was originally planned to...

Stage 4 was a 813 KM route from Wadi Ad-Dawasir to Riyadh, 337 KM of which was competitive stage. Toby Price opened the special for the day and it was going good till a point. After 80 km into the special he made a navigation mistake and started loosing time....

Stage 2 was a 685 KM route from Bisha to Wadi Ad-Dawasir, 457 KM of which was competitive stage. After finishing day 1 on top, it was Toby Price's turn to open the stage. Like the job itself wasn't hard enough, he had a mechanical problem related to his rear...

After the tragic loss of Paulo Goncalves race control cancelled stage 8 for bikes and quads. Yesterday the greatest adventure resumed from stage 9. There was no surprise or any dramatic change in the leader board. Pablo Quintanilla won yesterdays stage and reduced the difference with Brabec but not much....

Stage 7 was a 741 KM route from Riyadh to Wadi Al Dawasir, 546 KM of which was competitive stage. Stage 6 winner and overall leader Ricky Brabec opened the stage for another challenging day. After 161 KM into the special he was caught by his teammate Joan Barreda. Then...

Stage 3 run from San Juan de Marcona to Arequipa was a combination of 467 KM of road section and 331 KM of competitive stage mileage. This was the toughest test of this year’s Dakar without any question and all competitors were really excited about it.   Joan Barreda The...

Stage 2 was a 552 KM long route from Pisco to lovely San Juan de Marcona. Because it was the first real long stage of the year navigation was really critical and the weather conditions was really challenging as well. When we had back to the day’s recap KTM’s Matthias...

Stage one was a 330 KM route from Lima to Pisco started with a road section of 246 KM which is followed by a 84 KM of competitive stage mileage. STAGE 1 Joan Barreda - Honda This years action got underway with the Bike category and it was JOAN BARREDA BORT...