He end of stage 8 of the Dakar on motorcycles it is strange. Different from normal. In KTM They were surprised to see that Daniel Sanders He reached on foot from the other side of the bivouac. It came from a surprise anti-doping control where they were Tosha Schareinahe own general leaders, ‘Nacho’ Cornejo and Ricky BrabecSkyler Howes and Svitkototal of six pilots, the first RallyGP who arrived at the bivouac.
However, it seems that their results will not be known until the end of the year. Dakar. This is the first anti-doping control carried out at the Dakar since it competed in Saudi Arabia and the organization could not confirm if it was the first in history.
The FIM ensuring that this is a routine control, as done throughout the year in W2RC FIM Raid World Championship. And the Dakar, as a qualifying event for the World Cup, should not be an exception.
It also ensures Tosha Schareina. When speaking to the Spanish media, the Valencian driver downplayed it and confirmed that it was the third test they had done since 2024.
However, within the teams themselves, rumors point to a possible complaint.
Besides, This coincides with the rumor of a possible fracture of the clavicle of Tosha Schareina due to the fall that the Valencian would have suffered in stage 5 of the current Dakar 2025 and he wanted to keep it a secret. however, The Valencian denied it and assured that nothing was wrong. But at first glance you will see a bandage on the left side which indicates some kind of pain or discomfort.
“We all run with things, but well, for now I only have to say that I am more or less whole, I have nothing broken, but well, we are all having falls. I am pain all over my body, but we are whole,” Schareina told the Spanish press.
It was not clear what he had and MD asked to be more specific. Was there a fracture or displacement? “Nothing, nothing to say. In the end, we all have crashes, it seems, nothing happens to me. Of course, my whole body hurts, but it seems to all pilots, it seems to happen,” he continued.
Maybe this is another one of the ‘wars’ between KTM and sling bagbut the Austrian brand assures this newspaper that it is not their style and they will not make a claim for issues related to possible leaks or injuries to pilots.
Apparently, The previous day, another team (unspecified) made a claim against KTM for the presence of Kevin Benavides, who was abandoned, at the start of the special 7. The complainant considered him part of the team and believed that he should denounce him to request the exclusion of the whole group, something that the Austrians did not like, who received permission from the director of Dakar, David Casteraso Kevin can access the beginning of that special. Just one day later, an anti-doping test came that no one expected. Routine or after a complaint?
Source: La Verdad
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