How things have changed in Dakar in just 24 hours. Henk Lategan He topped the table yesterday by winning Stage 8 in the cars and increasing his lead in the overall standings. Nothing like what happened today. The one who became the leader had a day to forget Henk Lategan was the most affected in today’s edition of Dakar 2025.
The South African driver, with four stages remaining, has an advantage of 5’41” over the Yazeed Al Rajhiwho from the sixth starting position of stage 9 finished as the new leader of the general classification. The first references to cars are not positive for WhiplashWHO He lost a lot of time to the cars behind him because of the puncture.
Yazeed Al Rajhitaking advantage of the golden opportunity given to him by the then leader of the general classification, completed the first section by placing 5’25” to Henk Lategan in a partial. Without throwing in the towel, Nasser Al-Attiyahat 34 minutes, a miracle was needed to get back into the match. And he also took advantage of Lategan’s ‘gift’, gaining more than seven minutes on the leader in the first 37 kilometers of Stage 9.
More negative news will come for Lategan when passing through the third checkpoint, because of that moment Al Rajhi became the virtual leader of the classification. And it got worse when Nasser Al-Attiyah continued to increase his lead over Yazeed Al Rajhi by passing the fourth checkpoint. Along with them, Mattias Ekström, in the battle for Stage 9, temporarily finished second in Tuesday’s edition.
Al Rajhi needed a push to take the lead
Henk Lategan suffered a season to forget. The South African was unstoppable time bleeds and his competitors are closing the gap, while Al-Attiyah maintained a lead of almost two minutes over Al Rajhi. The Saudi ended up cutting 12’50” from the Toyota to become the new leader of the general classification, with 7’09” in South African.
After many stages, Lategan leads the general classification after a disastrous day for him. The battle for victory was not decided until the last minute between the three drivers. SA Al-Attiyahthat He finally endorsed 3’12” to Al Rajhi and 16’02” to Henk Lateganan Ekström added that missed the chance to win in the last minute, while the Qatari Guillaume De Mevius tried without luck in the last part. The Qatari, with victory on Stage 9, is closer in the overall standings, 25’21” behind the Saudi.
Source: La Verdad
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