He Chilean rider Pablo Quintanilla finished in eighth place this Saturday the prologue of the Dakar 2021, in a circuit of 129 kilometers of which only 11 of them have been timed.

The 2020 Dakar runner-up in the motorcycle category finished the tour 22 seconds behind the winner of the test, the American Ricky Brabec.

‘Quintafondo’ completed the short timed journey in 6 minutes and 23 seconds, in a prologue that determines the starting order for the first stage on Sunday, January 3.

Meanwhile, the national Jose Ignacio Cornejo the prologue culminated in twenty-fifth place with a final time of 6 minutes and 51 seconds.

In ATVs, the Chilean Giovanni enrico He finished fifth with a time of 11 minutes and 01 second.

The first stage of Dakar 2021 will take place this Sunday with a total of 227 kilometers of special between the towns of Jeddah and Bisha.