HAIL, Saudi Arabia — Qatari
Nasser Al-Attiyah won the first special of the
Dakar Rally on Sunday to extend his
race lead after victory in the prologue.
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The 51-year-old, looking to win the race for the
fourth time, finished the stage 12 minutes and seven seconds quicker than
nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb in second place.
The 333km loop around northern Saudi Arabia saw
several competitors suffer navigational difficulties, resulting in large time
gaps.
Record 14-time Dakar winner Stephane Peterhansel,
nicknamed “Monsieur Dakar”, lost a lot of time after losing a wheel of his
Audi.
The Frenchman could now decide to withdraw from the
race after having to wait for several hours for assistance.
Australian Daniel Sanders extended his early
advantage in the bikes category, beating
Chilean Pablo Quintanilla by 3mins and
7secs on Sunday.
“In the end, a lot of guys got lost and, luckily, we
got onto the right track,” said Sanders.
“It was a good, strong finish. I just didn’t push too much
at the start, just gave it a nice rhythm, and at the end I tried to open as
much as I could.”
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