Dakar Rally
Honda puts pressure on KTM leader Sanders ++ Ebster strong
Motorcycle leader Daniel Sanders' lead has melted away after the Dakar Rally's rest day!
The Australian KTM rider had to settle for ninth place on Saturday after 829 kilometers (434 of which were counted) from Ha'il to Al-Duwadimi. His lead over his pursuer Tosha Schareina from Spain shrank to 11:46 minutes. Last year's winner Ricky Brabec from the USA, also a Honda rider, took the stage win, his first this year.
Ebster shows up again in twelfth place on the day
The Tyrolean private rider Tobias Ebster once again proved his worth on the sixth stage, finishing twelfth on the day, just 8:15 minutes behind the leader. The 27-year-old was thus the fastest Rally2 driver and moved up to 11:56 minutes ahead of Spanish leader Edgar Canet in the special classification in second place.
Last year, on his first participation in the enduro classic in Saudi Arabia, the nephew of former motocross world champion Heinz Kinigadner had already won the Malle Moto classification on his KTM, in which any assistance from accompanying personnel is prohibited.
South African Henk Lategan in a Toyota continues to lead the car category. Local hero Yazeed Al-Rajhi reduced the gap to his brand colleague to 7:16 minutes, although he had to resort to a spare wheel. Both took relatively few risks in the dunes.
Belgian Guillaume de Mevius took the stage win ahead of his Portuguese Mini stablemate Joao Ferreira. Five-time Dakar winner Nasser Al-Attiyah from Qatar finished third despite a ten-minute penalty from the previous day and is lurking in fourth place overall, 30 minutes behind the Swede Mattias Ekström in his Dacia.
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