DAKAR! Dakar 2021! STAGE 3 and 4.
Wadi Ad-Dawasir - Riyadh
01-06-2021 - Stage 4

Liaison - 476 km - Special - 337 km

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The Spanish biker claimed his second special this year and is now second overall, 15 seconds behind De Soultrait.

"It was another good stage. I started very far back because of my result yesterday, but that's the way it is in this Dakar, you're either at the front or far back. We need to keep it up. I've used three tyres so far. I think the one I used today is quite worn, but I was supposed to use it for three days, so it's not great news. But we'll see what we can do in the coming days."

Stat of the day: 395 m

At the average speed of 129.63 km/h set by Nasser Al-Attiyah, the winner of the car stage to Riyadh, his 11-second margin over Stéphane Peterhansel is tantamount to 395 m —just under the length of a running track— after 337 kilometres of racing.

The makings of a Classic

The 4×4 Toyota HDJ 80 is a true Dakar classic. The Merino Bros bought one that took part in the 1993 edition. The younger of the two brothers, Julián José, had taken part in the previous five editions on a motorbike, finishing three of them. This time round, he has gone for a more "old-timey" challenge.

Quote of the day

Stéphane Peterhansel: "It's just one relentless attack after another"

The overall leader is having to dig really deep to defend his lead over Nasser Al-Attiyah.

"We're not marking one another, it's just one relentless attack after another, and in the end we finished in the same time! Apart from a small navigation error near the finish, I don't think I can push much harder. To stay in contention, we need to go all out. So far, so good, as we aren't making too many mistakes. In the old times, 50% of all contenders would be knocked out of the race by driving mistakes or technical issues, but it's become far less common, so you just have to hold on."



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