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Stage 5 was a 662KM route from Riyadh to Al Qaisumah, 456 KM of which was competitive stage. After getting his 26th stage win in Dakar, Joan Barreda opened the special for the day. He trailed off the track around 70 km into the day and had to take a...

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 5 for the bike category was a combination of 429 KM of road and 345 KM of special stage mileage, some 774 KM in total. The stage started from Moquegua and finished at Arequipa. The scene was set to a spectacular start in the morning, motocross style, 10 bikes...

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...