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The day started with a modification to the stage due to the heavy rain received around Al Artawiyah. Stage 3's special shortened by a hundred kilometers and it was 255 km for the day. Danilo Petrucci Stage 2's unfortunate retirement Danilo Petrucci's Dakar adventure thought to be finished for good...

Today's loop stage 1B was a 514km route from Hail, 333 of which was competitive. This was also the first ever real deal of the 44th edition after yesterdays warm up qualification. The day was pretty much under control of Daniel Sanders. The Australian choose to start as far back...

Stage 3 was a 629 KM loop trail from Wadi Ad-Dawasir, 403 KM of which was competitive stage. Joan Barreda opened the special for the day followed by his team mate Ricky Brabec. Two Honda's struggled along the way and lost substantial minutes against their rivals. Barreda felt 24'49'' behind...

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...

Stage 1 was a 623 KM route from Jeddah to Bisha, 277 KM of which was competitive stage. Ricky Brabec, the reigning champion, had a flawless day yesterday at the prologue and got the tough job of opening the inaugural special. But along the way it turned out to be...

Stage 11 was a 744 KM route from Shubaytah to Haradh, 379 KM of which was competitive stage. Starting to the stage all eyes were on Ricky Brabec as he was leading the overall by 25 minutes and getting closer to end KTM's reign over Dakar Rally. As three Honda...

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 6 was a 830 KM route from Ha’il to Riyadh, 477 KM of which was competitive stage. Stage 5 winner Toby Price started to day first and it came with a price. This years edition had this stage leading challenge for everybody and it was Toby's turn today. This...

The ultimate rally challenge Dakar kicked off Today from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. First stage was a 213 km special stage with some of every bits you would expect from a rally. Unlike a soft warm-up start it really kicked all competitors into the mood at once. Toby Price showed up...

Stage 10 had only a 112 KM competitive loop section from Pisco before all the categories headed up to the Capital city, Lima for the finish flag. Being an absolute warrior, Toby Price (AUS) finished the dream level challenge on top for the 2nd time in his career. He had...