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Partnered by Fabian Lurquin in his BRX Prodrive Hunter, Loeb’s victory on Thursday’s 247km 11th stage, his fifth in this year’s event and 21st overall, moved him within reach of outright second place with three days remaining.
Loeb’s 20th Dakar stage success was his fourth so far in this year’s event and the fifth for BRX, coming just 24 hours after an impressive 1-2-3 finish by the Prodrive Hunters.
Loeb gave Bahrain Raid Xtreme a second successive stage victory in the Dakar Rally Tuesday as Prodrive Hunters dominated proceedings with a 1-2-3 result in Saudi Arabia.