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Toby Price, KTM’s sharpest weapon in the battle for overall victory at the Dakar Rally, fell ill and was eliminated. It looks like a Honda hit again.
Of Gerhard Hofstädter | 14.23, January 12, 2021
Honda finished with victory last year Ricky brabec KTM’s 18-year run on the Dakar Rally. And this year too, after Tuesday’s ninth stage, it looks like they could Japanese attack again.
Why Toby’s Price, the strongest rider on the KTM field, dealing with Honda riders Dogwood Benavides and Barreda delivered a second duel, arrived on the 450 km loop from Neom to Neom After 155 kilometers he fell seriously and suffered an injury to his shoulder and arm. His competitors Sam Sunderland and Ricky Brabec immediately provided first aid. They were later credited with lost time. The 43rd Dakar Rally ended for Australia. Price was airlifted to Tabuk Hospital.where the X-rays should be run to get more details about the injuries.
This means that two Honda riders are now ahead in the overall standings. JI. Cornejo leads 11:24 minutes ahead of teammate Kevin Benavides. The third is KTM’s latest spearhead Sam Sunderland. The Briton was 14 minutes from Cornejo. Matthias Walkner had already lost more than two hours a few days ago after a technical defect and is still in 15th place.
Both of them Stephane Peterhansel continues to set the standard. The French keep the competition at a distance. The Frenchman’s lead over Nasser Al-Attiyah is 17 minutes.
