The third time is the charm for daniel sanders. A penalty ruled him out of winning the first stage. He will also not achieve victory in stage 2. And finally, in stage 3 of Dakar 2023, one of the main favorites, daniel sanders, achieved the success he sought and rose to the leadership of the general classification. Sanders was the strongest driver at the start of the last Dakar, with two wins in 6 stages and amazing consistency, but last year he was forced to retire when he crashed into a curb at the junction towards the start of that’s special. . Finally, his teammate in Dakar 2022 won the GasGas, sam sunderland. A year later, he wants to recover and release everything. Sunderland had to withdraw after a crash on stage 1, and Sanders defend the pride of GasGas alone, so far in the best way after winning with a devastating speed in stage 3, up to 447 timed km, with the finish line in Ha’il.
The Australian pilot won the stage with a 5’23” advantage over Benavides, 6’19” over. hello (bonused with the delivery of 3 minutes less for the kilometers he was in front) and 6’59” compared to Klein (bonded with 5’52 for opening the track after winning stage 2).
All this, on the day that the second abandonment of the group of favorites took place. After the of sunderlands from day one, this time Brabec who suffered a fall at kilometer 274 where he had to be evacuated by helicopter, conscious, to hospital.
Barreda is fighting with a broken big toe
Joan Barreda had a difficult day. The Torreblanca rider fractured the costal phalanx of his left big toe on stage 2 and had to ride through the pain, shrinking from the toe he regularly uses to climb and descend gears. Despite this, he fought back and saved the day, giving 11’29” compared to the winner Sanders, leaving him 5th overall in 10’37”, already aware of the fourth stage , with Sanders opening up the track and theoretically giving up ground , he will have a good chance to cut the margin if his ailments allow it.
Sanders dominated the category with a 4’04” clearance Mason Klein, who managed to save the day very well by opening the track to return to attack this Wednesday in the fourth stage. The 2022 rookie, a 21-year-old from California, wants to compete with the pilot of GasGas in his private structure BAS KTM. Third is kevin benavides at 4’53” and in fourth position overall hello at 4’35”.
For his part, Lawrence Santolino he finished 12th, 16’55” behind Sanders on stage 3, moving up to 11th overall, 24’18” from the leader. Tosha Schareina he finished stage 2 in 21st position at 23’33” and 20th at 55’15” overall.
Stage 3 classification on motorcycles
Temporarily
1. (AU) DANIEL SANDERS
RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING
04H 24′ 15”
2. (ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES
RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING
+00H 05’23”
3. (USA) SKYLER HOWES
HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING
+00H 06’19”
4. (USA) MASON KLEIN
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM
+00H 06’59”
5. (ENG) JOAN BARREDA BORT
MONSTER ENERGY JB TEAM 0
+00H 11’29”
6. (AUS) TOBY PRICE
RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING
+00H 12′ 14”
7. (CHL) PABLO QUINTANILLA
MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM
+00H 14’35”
8. (CHL) JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO
MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM’
+00H 16’08”
9. (AUT) MATTHIAS WALKNER
RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING
+00H 16′ 39”
12. (ENG) LORENZO SANTOLINO
SHERCO FACTORY
+00H 16’55”
The
21. T. SCHAREINA (ENG)
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM
+23:33 (21st)
General to motorcycles after stage 3
Temporarily
1. AUS) DANIEL SANDERS
RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING
14H 05′ 38”
2. (USA) MASON KLEIN
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM
+00H 04’04”
3. (ARG) KEVIN BENAVIDES
RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING
+00H 04’53”
4. (USA) SKYLER HOWES
HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING
+00H 08’35”
5. (ENG) JOAN BARREDA BORT
MONSTER ENERGY JB TEAM
+00H 10’37”
6. (AUS) TOBY PRICE
RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING
+ 00H 11’00”
7. (CHL) PABLO QUINTANILLA
MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM
+00H 16’56”
8. (AUT) MATTHIAS WALKNER
RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING
+00H 22’02”
9. (BWA) ROSS BRANCH
HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY
+00H 23’42”
11. (ENG) LORENZO SANTOLINO
SHERCO FACTORY
+00H 24′ 18”
The
20.
T. SCHAREINA (ENG)
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM
+55:15 (20th)
Source: La Verdad
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