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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...

We have jumped into the last day of Dakar 2021 with Kevin Benavides's 5'07'' advantage over Sam Sunderland in general classification and it was the shortest special of the rally with only 200 km to cover. Stage 11 winner Sam Sunderland opened the stage but being the pathfinder and the...

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 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 4 was a 672 KM route from Neom to Al-`Ula, 453 KM of which was competitive stage. Stage 3 winner Ricky Brabec had a good start and was in lead quite a while but he was caught and passed as the stage continued. The loss wasn't big though and...

Day 3's loop stage was a 504 KM tricky route, 427 KM of which was competitive, through Neom's rough terrain. Stage 2 winner Ross Branch was first to start to the day and he was under a lot of pressure. Considering this is his second Dakar appearance and first time...

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 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...

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....

Stage 7 was a loop track with 63KM of road section and 323KM competitive mileage, 386 KM in total, started and finished in San Juan de Marcona. KTM’s Sam Sunderland (GB) was in charge today and tried to minimize the damage caused of a rear brake problem that he had...