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Toyota s Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah and navigator MatthieuBaumel in their Toyota Hilux during the third stage of the 2021 Dakar Rally yesterday.
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Nasser Al Attiyah won his third stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia and cut his deficit to overall leader Stephane Peteransel to five minutes yesterday.
Al Attiyah won the prologue and the second stage, and had to open the 403-kilometer loop around Wadi Ad-Dawasir, a blend of rocky canyons and dunes.
The Qatari dominated, beating Henk Lategan of South Africa by 2 1/2 minutes. Peterhansel overcame an early puncture and was third, four minutes back.
Australia s Toby Price wins stage three of Dakar Rally, moving up to fourth in bike category
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Toby Price went from 29th to fourth in the bike class standings at the Dakar Rally after a win on stage three.
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Australian Toby Price has won the third stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia as American Skyler Howes took the overall lead in the motorbike category.
Key points:
Stage winners have to open the road by riding out first in the following stage
The race ends on January 15 and Price says it will go down to the wire
JEDDAH: Nasser Al-Attiyah won a third consecutive stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia and remained five minutes behind overall leader Stephane Peterhansel on Wednesday.
Al-Attiyah opened the 337-kilometer (209-mile) special between Wadi Ad-Dawasir and Riyadh and led for almost all of it, out-dueling Toyota teammate and Dakar newcomer Henk Lategan and seven-time champion Peterhansel.
Lategan led the fourth stage briefly after the midway point, while Peterhansel started the last 40 kilometers more than a minute behind but powered home to finish second by just 11 seconds.
“We aren’t making too many mistakes,” Peterhansel said. “In the old times, 50% of all contenders would be knocked out by driving mistakes or technical issues, but it’s become far less common, so you just have to hold on.”
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Al-Attiyeh gives Toyota 3rd consecutive stage win at Dakar Rally 1 minute read
Sports Desk, Jan 6 (efe-epa).- Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah gave Toyota Gazoo Racing its third consecutive stage victory in stage four of this year’s Dakar Rally in the car category on Wednesday.
The winner of the prologue and stages two and three extended his streak in Saudi Arabia by winning the section on Wednesday, between Wadi Ad-Dawasir and Riyadh, with 476 kilometers on link sectors and 337 on specials.
Al-Attiyah beat the driver at the top of the general leaderboard, Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel, by 11 seconds, and he still holds the lead in the classification with 4 minutes and 58 seconds ahead of the Qatari.