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Today's stage was a 707km stretch from Al Qaisumah to Riyadh with the longest special of the rally, 465km. Stage 3 winner Joaquim Rodrigues opened the stage and he felt the weight of scouting the pack especially when Toby Price was hot in his tail. The Portuguese lost nearly half...

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...

The ultimate endurance challenge Dakar 2022 kicked off today for the 44th time from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Stage 1A was the qualification with a total of 614km to cover. The program for the first part of stage 1 is made up of 595 km of link route and 19 km...

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...

KTM's reign over Dakar started in 2001 Paris-Dakar rally which was run for 10,600 KM (6,600 Miles) in 20 days. In the end the Italian rider Fabrizio Meoni claimed a surprising victory over it. He did not win any single stage but he was consistent and managed to bring it...

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 5 was a 564 KM route from Al-`Ula to Ha'il, 353 KM of which was competitive stage. Stage 4 winner Ignacio Cornejo was up for a difficult task today as he was leading a stage opening for the first time. It was expected that his rivals could catch him...

Stage 2 was a tricky route from Al Wajh to Neom for 393 kilometers, nearly all of which is competitive. The new rule of getting the roadbook in the morning gets different reactions from riders but one thing for sure it added some excitement into the racing. At the end...

Stage 9 was a 96 KM road section and 313 KM of competitive stage mileage combination of a 409 KM loop one from Pisco. A shocking news hit Sam Sunderland (KTM) before the stage, he has been issued a one-hour penalty due to the Yesterday’s problem with his tracking system....

The day laid down 573 KM from San Juan de Marcona to the city of Pisco. Stage 8 hosted the closest battle so far which bears the drama for Honda in it. Overall leader Ricky Brabec (USA) had started before Stage 8 winner Sam Sunderland (GB) because he had a...