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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...

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...

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 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...