Barreda said it perfectly a few days ago: The speed of motorcycle racing is very high, everyone is going to the maximum, taking risks, and no one can save. In this context, the group of riders who will endure until the end of the race with that speed without falling, will be eligible for victory. Joan wanted to do it, she had a plan that seemed perfect to attack stage 9. But the man from Torreblanca crashed at the start of the special. At kilometer 16 of the 358 special on Tuesday, Joan crashed and had to leave, being evacuated by helicopter with back pain to a hospital in Riyadh, where tests will be carried out. the pilot of White Tower cruelly said goodbye to the very person who said that to MD “sure” will do “his last Dakar”. He is having a brilliant race, in the front group, controlling his starting positions well to reach the second week 7’21” behind the leader with a golden opportunity to attack on stage 9 for his good starting place . But all the efforts he made, riding with a fractured left leg in his left leg from the second special, did not help the Dakar to return to him in the form of a scepter all that Joan gave to the race in so many year.
In the lead, Luciano Benavides, who opened the track after winning stage 8, did a double and won stage 9, in what was his second victory in a row and his second victory in his Dakarian record. The Argentinian passed in 1’02” Toby Price and by 2’57” in the head of the general Skyler Howes. The American hello He managed to maintain the race lead, but only had a 3-second margin in the overall standings against a Price close on his heels.
Third overall is the Argentine from KTM Kevin Benavides, in 05′ 09”, with serious options for everyone after his fifth position in this Tuesday’s stage. The motorcycles reached stage 9 with the general wearing a handkerchief and now three riders stood out, hello, prices Y kevin benavideswith the Van Beveren losing steam, already at 15′ 40” in the general, and Pablo Quintanilla and Mason Klein at 18 minutes. All this, before tomorrow, in stage 10, the race reaches the first sands of dread ‘Empty Quarter’, a vast unexplored desert filled with dunes and more dunes, with no visual references that allow you to comfortably follow the course set by the ‘roadbook’. The title is in a handkerchief and the final match looks exciting. Unfortunately for the Spanish fans, Joan Barreda will not be able to participate in that match, which was canceled the day before the start of his most useful terrain, the dunes.
Lorenzo Santolino, in the Top-10 overall and Schareina shines
Lawrence Santolino he makes his steadfastness his best weapon behind his Sherco. The driver from Salamanca rose to 10th overall after achieving another excellent Top-10 on Tuesday’s stage 9, ending in Haradh. For his part, the Valencian, Tosha Schareina, shone in his own light with his private GasGas and finished in the 9th position of the stage, 12′ 51” behind the winner. In 2021 he was the second best rookie in motorcycles with 13th overall, and now, with 5 rounds to go, he is 15th in the standings, 17′ from 12th.
Source: La Verdad
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