There are 4 days left and the uncertainty in the Dakar 2024 motorcycle category remains huge. Ricky Brabec and Ross Branch They reached stage 8 this Monday separated by just one second at the top of the general classification. Is he Dakar stricter on this point than those in dispute Saudi Arabiaand when it comes to Ad-Duwadimithings are still very tense, mate Brabec maintaining the lead of the race by only 42 seconds ahead of the Hero rider and up to four riders within 12 minutes in the fight for Dakarian glory, three of them from Honda against a fantastic Ross who continues to hold to himself.
Kevin Benavides he won stage 8 with him KTM beat his brother by 3 seconds Luciano Benavidesby 1’27” to Van Beveren and at 1’41” to Cornelthey all regained some ground against Ricky Brabec and Ross branchwhich was defeated in just 4 minutes.
Ricky followed Branch and soon caught up with him. I can cut about 3 minutes and, riding in a group, that distance seems to hold until the end. However, in the final kilometers, Branch pushed and closed the distances to reach the finish line, giving up only 41 seconds. In this way, Branch will start this Tuesday on stage 9 behind Brabec in the starting order, which may allow him to gain some minutes on the American to regain the lead in the test.
A very strict general
In this way, in the general classification, regardless of the great equality that still exists between the American and the Botswana driver, the Chilean Nacho Cornejo continues to dream big by placing himself in the 4′ 21″ behind the lead. He also does not give up the towel Van Beveren, third Honda in the top four, 11’58” behind Brabec. Kevin Benavides, meanwhile, is now on 20 minutes and 31 seconds, far from thinking about a comeback with up to four drivers ahead, but the Argentine, a fighter like no other, will continue to test the final four days . He must defend the scepter and not just hand it over.
As always, in motorcycles the game continues every year where when one rider shines at the top of the classification of one stage, the next he loses steam by opening the track or starting at the front. That’s the trend seen, for example, in men like Van Beveren, who put in a lot of time yesterday and made up for it on Monday by taking advantage of a better starting position to stay in the fight for all.
Toby Price was sixth in 29’10”, with Daniel Sanders 38’43” behind the leader and Luciano Benavides, current FIM W2RC world champion, too far to imagine victory, in 39’35”.
Source: La Verdad
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