Last year, he was the man to watch, showing the best form at the start of the Dakar, with two wins in 6 stages and a devastating record. He seems to be heading straight for what would have been his first ‘bronze Touareg’ after being the best rookie in 2021 with an impressive fourth place. However, Daniel Sanders understood the cruelty of the toughest race in the world, leaving in the most stupid way, falling after stepping on a curb on a link road when he was on his way to the start of stage 7. His GasGas teammate ended up winning the Dakar, Sam Sunderland. A year later, the opposite seems to be the case. Sam retired at the start of this stage 1 and Australian Daniel Sanders took the first stage win. However, he was penalized for exceeding the speed limit during the special.
Sanders was penalized 3′, and Quintanilla and Joan Barreda were penalized for the same reason, with 2′ for the Chilean and 1′ for Torreblanca. This changed everything in the classification, but not much for a Barreda who was not bad for the penalty imposed on Sanders and Quintanilla in May, who were 1st and 2nd respectively in the special. Ironically, what happened benefited him. From being 2nd overall, 1′ behind the leader, he became 45″ behind the new leader and stage winner, Ricky Brabec (Honda).
The champion, come out
Sam Sunderland starred in the negative surprise of stage 1 on January 1 with a fall at kilometer 52 of the special. He was conscious and had no movement problems, but had severe back pain that caused him to be evacuated by helicopter to take him to the hospital.
Good result for Barreda
Joan Barreda He started from 27th place, a perfect position a priori to give a good initial blow in the classification, taking advantage of the trail of other bikes ahead of him in the special loop start and finish in Sea Camp from yanbu. She started very strong, 2nd, 10″ behind the best at the first checkpoint. She finished 3rd in 46″ at km 133, but in the next one she dropped 2’26”. From there, Joan attacked, that got stronger. in the final zone of the sands, terrain where he usually makes the difference. Thus, he was able to finish only 20″ behind the theoretical winner of the day, starting this Dakar 2022 with a very good taste in his mouth . Finally, The 1 minute penalty for over speeding will leave him in the same position or even better, at 0’45”.
At 39, he faces this appointment knowing it could be his last Dakar. He wants to let it all out.
For his part, Lawrence Santolino he finished in 11th place, 8″22 behind Brabec, the same position and time he occupied in the general classification. The man from Salamanca was hurt by being eighth on the track, with few bikes ahead, and over time he ended up giving up he is 12th eb the general at 9’37” from the leader.
walkner earrings
The final classification of the stage and the general classification after the first day will also depend on Matthias Walkner (KTM). According to the organization, andThe Austrian stopped to attend to Sunderland when the Briton collapsed and could have lost more than 10 minutes. You should get a large amount of time back for that action. will walk he finished the day 22nd in 18’17”, not knowing the exact amount of time he would be given back for helping another driver.
Classification update stage 1
Penalties have been applied
1. Brabec 3h31′”10
2. Kevin Benavides +0:44
3.Mason Klein +0:44
4. Joan Barreda +1:10″
5. Toby Price +1:49
6. Sanders +1:50″
7. Quintanilla +1′:7″
8. Howes + 3:07
9. Van Beveren +3:47
10. Dogwood 6:15
11. Lorenzo Santolino 7:27
General classification update
1. (USA) RICKY BRABEC
(MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM) 04H 14′ 10”
2. (ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES
(RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING)
+ 00H 00′ 19”
3. (AUS) TOBY PRICE
(RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING)
+ 00H 00′ 39”
Four.
(ENG) JOAN BARREDA BORT
(MONSTER ENERGY JB TEAM)
+ 00H 00′ 45” – PENALTY 1 MINUTE
5. (AU) DANIEL SANDERS
(RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING)+ 00H 00′ 45” – PEN 2 MIN.
6. (USA) MASON KLEIN
(BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM)
+00H 01’14”
7. (CHL) PABLO QUINTANILLA
(MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM)
+ 00H 02′ 07” – PEN 2 MIN
8. (FRA) ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN
(MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM)
+00H 04’17”
9. (USA) SKYLER HOWES
(HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING)
+ 00H 05′ 12”
10. (PRT) JOAQUIM RODRIGUES
(HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY)
+ 00H 07′ 10”
Source: La Verdad
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