Botswana Ross branch (Bayani) became the new leader of the Dakar rally on motorcycles by winning the first stage in Al-Henakiyah of 414 km of the special, marked by the premature retirement of the winner of the prologue and first leader, the Spaniard Tosha Schareinawhich he stopped to help when he set the best time of the special and they gave him back the 25’30” he spent next to him.
The 28-year-old Honda rider, winner of the prologue on Friday and 13th in the last edition of the Dakar, was evacuated from the special by the medical teams because of a fracture in his arm after falling at km 240.
Lorenzo Santolino, who came in seventh at 14’11” became the best Spanish driver classified overall, 15’08” behind the Botswana driver.
Classification of stage 1 of the Dakar on motorcycles
1. Ross Branch (Bwa/Hero) 4h56’01”
2. Ricky Brabec (USA/Honda) at 10’54”
3. Mason Klein (USA/Kove) at 11’19”
4. Bradley Cox (Zaf/KTM) at 12’54”
5. José Ignacio Cornejo (Chl/Honda) at 13’43”
6. Romain Dumontier (Fra/Husqvarna) at 14’06”
7. Lorenzo Santolino (Esp/Sherco) at 14’11”
8. Kevin Benavides (Arg/KTM) at 15’37”
9. Daniel Sanders (Aus/GasGas) in 16’54”
10. Martin Michek (Rch/KTM) at 17’12”
13. Joan Barreda (Esp/Hero) at 22’43”
39. Albert Martín (Esp/Husqvarna) in 1h03’34”
42. Josep Pedro (Esp/Rieju) in 1h07’54”
51. Javi Vega (Esp/Yamaha) in 1h21’40”
70. César Rojo (Esp/KTM) in 1h 58’15”
76. Carles Falcón (Esp/KTM) in 2h 06’08”
85. Josep Martí (Esp/Rieju) in 2h 22’11”
95. Javier Amat (Eso/Rieju) in 2h 41’20”
96. Fernando Conde (Esp/Rieju) in 2h41’40”
107. Eduardo Iglesias (Esp/KTM) in 3h10’35”
119. Carlos Llibre (Esp/Rieju) in 3h31’49”
120. Javier Campos (Esp/KTM) in 3h32’29”
124. Rachid Al-Lal (Esp/Husqvarna) in 3h37’18”
127. Mario Garrido (Esp/KTM) in 3h52’02”
General classification of Dakar on motorcycles after stage 1
1. Ross Branch (Bwa/Hero) 5h13’55”
2. Ricky Brabec (USA/Honda) at 11’54”
3. Mason Klein (USA/Kove) in 11’58”
4. José Ignacio Cornejo (Chl/Honda) in 14’48”
5. Bradley Cox (RSA/KTM) at 14’53”
6. Lorenzo Santolino (Esp/Sherco) in 15’08”
7. Romain Dumontier (Fra/Husqvarna) at 15’55”
8. Kevin Benavides (Arg/KTM) at 16’14”
9. Daniel Sanders (Aus/GasGas) in 16’47”
10. Martin Michek (Rch/KTM) in 18’04”
15. Joan Barreda (Esp/Hero Motorsport) in 23’49”
39. Albert Martín (Esp/Husqvarna) in 1h10’20”
41. Josep Pedro (Esp/Rieju) in 1h11’55”
50. Javi Vega (Esp/Yamaha) in 1h31’35”
69. César Rojo (Esp/KTM) in 2h 09’20”
77. Carles Falcón (Esp/KTM) in 2h 19’20”
82. Josep Martí (Esp/Rieju) in 2h 30’55”
95. Javier Amat (Eso/Rieju) in 2h 50’41”
96. Fernando Conde (Esp/Rieju) in 2h50’49”
113. Eduardo Iglesias (Esp/KTM) in 3h39’37”
115. Carlos Llibre (Esp/Rieju) in 3h46’42”
120. Rachid Al-Lal (Esp/Husqvarna) in 3h53’27”
124. Mario Garrido (Esp/KTM) in 4h09’13”
125. Javier Campos (Esp/KTM) in 4h10’51”
Classification of stage 1 of the Dakar in quads
1. Marcelo Medeiros (BRA/Yamaha) 6h16’25”
2. Juraj Varga (SVQ/Yamaha) at 2’40”
3. Manuel Andújar (ARG/Yamaha) at 11’27”
4. Laisvydas Kancius (LTU/Yamaha) in 12’03”
5. Toni Vingut (ESP/Yamaha) in 29′
General classification of the Dakar in quads after stage 1
1. Marcelo Medeiros (BRA/Yamaha) 6h41’34”
2. Juraj Varga (SVQ/Yamaha) at 2’36”
3. Manuel Andújar (ARG/Yamaha) at 8’17”
4. Laisvydas Kancius (LTU/Yamaha) at 10’32”
5. Toni Vingut (ESP/Yamaha) at 28’25”
Source: La Verdad
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