Dakar rally 2021, stage 11: Penultimate round sets stage for Jeddah finale
Dakar rally 2021, stage 11: Penultimate round sets stage for Jeddah finale
The longest special of the Dakar, as had been expected, caused some major shake-ups in the overall rankings.
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Sebastian Buhler finished in 12th position after a steady race.
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The originally planned 511km special stage was trimmed down to 464km due to route modifications.
Recent rains had left the pistes in extremely poor condition causing race authorities to annul the most affected sections, citing safety reasons.
Ricky Brabec and Kevin Benavides remain in the battle for the overall win, while Joan Barreda has been forced to withdraw.
Dakar rally 2021, stage 10: Joaquim Rodrigues finishes in top 10 again, Harith Noah continues strong run
Joaquim Rodrigues seems like a man on a mission as he continues to battle it out there to deliver one top 10 finish after the other for the team.
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UPDATED: January 13, 2021 22:25 IST
Joaquim Rodrigues set the pace right from the start and rode with a nice rhythm in a relatively shorter stage to finish 10th today.
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The 39-year old Portuguese rider set the pace right from the start and rode with a nice rhythm in a relatively shorter stage to finish 10th today.
Riding his TVS 450 RTR, Noah continues his strong form from the previous stage, and did a position better by finishing at 16th place.
Dakar rally 2021, stage 9: Joaquim Rodrigues and Harith Noah continue strong run
Dakar rally 2021, stage 9: Joaquim Rodrigues and Harith Noah continue strong run
Today, January 12 marks the first death anniversary of Hero MotoSports former-rider Paulo Goncalves, who passed away after a crash at the Dakar Rally 2020.
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UPDATED: January 13, 2021 12:13 IST
Joaquim Rodrigues entered the top 15 in the overall rankings to find himself in 12th place.
HIGHLIGHTS
All the riders arrived at Neom exhausted after the 465km looping special stage on the shores of the Red Sea.
Joaquim Rodrigues finished the stage in 5 hours 20 minutes.
Harith Noah has moved into the top 30 and now sits comfortably at 25th position.
Dakar rally 2021, stage 8: Sebastian Buhler finishes in top 10, Joaquim Rodrigues and Harith Noah co
Dakar rally 2021, stage 8: Sebastian Buhler finishes in top 10, Joaquim Rodrigues and Harith Noah continue form
In the concluding half of the marathon stage, Sebastian Buhler turned in a stellar performance to finish the stage in 10th place, his first-ever top 10 stage finish in the Dakar Rally.
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UPDATED: January 11, 2021 20:57 IST
It was the turn of Sebastian Buhler to lead the team’s charge in stage 8 of the rally.
HIGHLIGHTS
Joaquim Rodrigues, battling pain and discomfort, managed to finish the stage in 25th place.
Harith Noah rode steadily to finish at 29th position, crossing the line at 3 hours 46 minutes.