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On Sunday, Saudi Arabia will host the first stage of the Dakar Rally, which is probably the most difficult race in the world.
The riders who passed the 11 km prologue yesterday will have a much greater challenge this time, and after 346 km, they will have a 277 km section and six intermediate WP points.
Road surface: 49% gravel, 48% sand, 3% dry riverbeds and canyons. According to the official Antanas Juknevičius Facebook account, in some places participants will have to be especially careful with stony areas.
According to the organizers, this section of speed will be a test for sailors, at least some roads will cross in certain places that will not be marked in the road book, so the runners will have to closely follow the routes and make friends with the compass.
“By Dakar standards, it’s a quick and easy stage. The challenges will start in the middle of the speed section as the roads become twisty and narrow, with many dangerous rocks both on the road and nearby. Special care must be taken as the wheels and tires will suffer. Later, slower and faster stages will be repeated, and there will be a challenge for sailors, because there will be roads where the road will not be marked in the book, ”said Antanas Juknevičius co-driver about the first speed section. Darius Vaičiulis.
101 motorcyclists, 64 cars, 16 quadricycles, 44 trucks and 61 buggies set off in the first speed section.
Car credit:
Updated 12.54 pm G. Petrus reached the WP2 point in 16 min. 5 sec. slower than V. Žala, the former leader, did so and was ranked 53rd. So far, there is still no updated information on B. Vanagas, about whom the most recent information is requested from WP1.
Updated 12.51 pm A. Juknevičius reached the WP3 point, slightly improved his position and after 92 km he is in 37th place (+00: 13: 49).
Updated at 12:41 pm Information about C. Sainzo appeared. He lost the lead in WP4 and was 7 seconds behind Peterhansel. V.Žala was 54 seconds behind C. Sainz at the time.
Updated 12.36 pm A.Juknevičius reached the WP2 point and lost some positions (+00: 09: 40, 39th place).
Updated at 12.33 pm V.Žala has reached point WP5 and has already covered 177 km. The Lithuanian continues to drive at a great pace and is now 1 minute behind S. Peterhanselis. 25 sec. and second step. There is no new information for C. Sainzo yet.
Updated 12.31 pm Petrus has reached WP1 and is currently ranked 51 (+00: 09:44).
Updated at 12.17 pm Information from E.Juškauskas appeared: they traveled 71 km in position 31 (+00: 07: 36)
Updated 12.14 pm V.Žala has already covered 135 km and reached the WP4 point in second position so far, but S. Peterhanselis is already 1 minute behind. 1 second. However, this position is not final as C. Sainz, who later started and led in WP3, has not yet reached WP4. If the Spaniard had no problems, then V.Žala should fall to third position.
Updated 12.07am The first 37 kilometers were covered and Antanas Juknevičius, who started from position 48, is now 34th and 5 minutes behind V.Žala in WP1. 19 sec. A.Juknevičius covered the first kilometers 16 seconds slower than E.Juškauskas.
Updated 12.03pm C. Sainz demonstrates impressive speed. The Spaniard, who has reached the WP3 point and traveled 92 km, is the fastest: 56 min. 26 sec. He pushed S. Peterhansel to second place (+00: 00: 32) and V.Žala (+00: 00: 33) to third place.
Updated at 11.59 pm C. Sainz improves his positions and in WP2 he is only 29 seconds behind V.Žala. Currently, two riders, Jakub Przygonski and Nasser Al-Attiyah, have already reached WP6.
Updated at 11.56 pm Information from Edvinas Juškauskas crew. They covered the first 37 kilometers in 4 minutes. 53 sec. slower than leader V.Žala and although he started at 42nd, he is now 29th, and B.Vanags is 1 minute behind. 52 sec.
Updated 11.48 am Finally, the time for B. Vanags has come! The Lithuanian passed the WP1 point in 3 minutes. 1 second. slower than V.Žala and was 15º.
Update 11.36 am V.Žala has already covered 92 km (WP3) and now he has already dropped to 2nd position. The Lithuanian was just one second behind S. Peterhanselis (00:56:58), but 1 min. 49 sec. overtakes the closest pursuer, Czech Martin Prokop.
We are concerned about B.Vanags, whose time we have not seen since WP1, although the drivers who started for him have already successfully reached WP2.
The Vanagas media team reports that the broker has actually started and there is no knowledge yet, which is a good sign because if something happens, the broker has the means to contact you.
Updated 11:20 am V.Žala maintains an excellent pace and reaches the WP2 point also in the best time: 39 min. 38 sec.
Vanagan is not on WP1 yet, but hopefully this is just GPS and not a glitch. Marcelo Tiglia Gastaldi, who started behind the Lithuanian, has already reached the WP1 point, and is 16 minutes behind V.Žala. 37 sec.
In WP2, Peterhansel was 30 seconds behind V. Injury, Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi was 1 minute behind. 43 seconds, Nasser Al-Attiyah – 3 min. 3 sec., AND S. Loebas – even 16 min. 40 ek.
Updated 11.03 am First point WP1 reached Vaidotas injury, which is flying at an impressive speed and has so far posted the best time after 37 kilometers – 21 min. 51 sec. Lithuanian 1 min. 4 sec. beat S. Peterhansel and even 15 min. 2 seconds. – Loeb. Giniel De Villiers is the closest to the Lithuanian so far, 28 seconds behind.
“The car race is controlled by V.Žala. Lietuvis and his Mini are preparing to repeat their victory in the first stage of last year”, reads the official website of the Dakar.
Updated 10.56 pm Finally, the Dakar legend reached WP1 Stephane’as Peterhanselis, which started from 14th position, but was the fastest so far: 22 min. 55 sec. There were problems Sebastienas Loebas, which started from tenth position but reached WP1 in the 15th time (+00: 13: 58).
Updated 10.45 am 6 participants have already reached the WP2 point in the car classification. So far, the Argentine is Orlando Terranova (00:41:24), the second is taken by the Polish Jakub Pryzgoniski (+00: 00: 32), and the third is the Catholic Nasser Al-Attiyah (+00: 01: 17 ). Still, that lineup may change, with Sheikh Halid Al Qassimi being the fastest in WP1, starting just ninth.
Updated 10.11am In the car classification, the first point WP1 was reached Nasseras Al-Attiyah (00:24:40).
Motorcycle positions:
Updated 12.18 pm A.Gelažninkas reached the last intermediate finish and kept his 38th position, and is now 38 minutes behind the leader. 52 sec. The closest pursuer, the Indian Santosh Chunchunguppe Shivashankar, is 1 minute behind A.Gelažninkas. 49 sec.
Updated at 12.11am 33 motorcyclists have already reached the finish line. The first stage was won by the Australian, who started from ninth place Toby Price as, overcoming the entire distance in 3 hours. 18 min. 26 sec. The second place was taken by an Argentine who started from seventh place Kevin Benavides (+00: 00: 31) and the Austrian, who started the first section from 18th place in third place Matthiasas Walkneris (+00: 00: 32).
Updated 11.32 pm Five motorcyclists have already finished. Argentine Kevin Benavides leads so far (03:18:57), but after 222 km Toby Price has been the fastest, so it is likely that he can overtake Benavides after finishing.
Updated at 11.11 am A.Gelažninkas has reached the WP5 point and is now 22 minutes behind the leader. 46 sec. (Position 38).
Updated 10.42 pm A.Gelažninkas reached the WP4 point losing another 9 minutes of the leader (+00: 18:39) and is currently 37th.
Already 24 motorcyclists have reached the WP5.
Updated 9:57 AM A.Gelažninkas reached the WP3 point (+00: 09: 16, 35th place).
T.Price (01:40:30) took the first position in WP4, K.Denavides took the second position (+00: 00: 45), and A.Short (+00: 05: 29) took the third position.
Updated at 9.48 pm A.Gelažninkas reached the WP2 point, where he lost 7 places (+00: 06: 40, 37th place).
Updated at 9:30 a.m. M. The first place among motorcyclists in WP3 is held by the Frenchman who has held it since WP1. Xavieras De Soultraitas (01:00:48) and here the Australian invaded the second position Toby Price as, who started from ninth position, was 16th in WP1, eighth in WP2 and now second (+00: 01: 05). In third place is also the Argentine, who has notably improved his position Luciano Benavidesas (+00: 01: 09).
Updated 9.10 am A.Gelažninkas has reached the WP1 point! The Lithuanian was 3 minutes behind the leader. 7 sec. and from position 42 it is now 30.
Update 9:00 AM Four riders have already reached WP3 in the rider classification, but they are not the fastest. In WP2, the first was Polish Maciejus Giemza (42 min. 11 sec.), The Argentine was second Franco Caimi (+00: 00: 26) and the third is American Skyleris Howesas (+00: 00: 44).
ATV Classification:
Updated at 12.32 pm L. Kancius reached the WP5 point and is now 33 minutes behind the leader. 50 sec. (12th place).
Updated 11.53 pm L. Kancius reached the WP4 point, however during this stage the Lithuanian lost another 20 minutes and is now 30 minutes behind leader Giovanni Enrico. 4 seconds L. Kancius is 12th, and Santiago Hansen, 11th, is about 14 minutes behind.
Updated 10.44 pm L. Kancius is driving quite stable and the WP3 point was reached by 12th place (+00: 10: 13). So far, no ATVs have made it to WP4.
Updated October 17. L. Kancius walked away from the leader by another 4 minutes, but reached the WP2 point (+00: 06: 55) and is currently ranked 12th.
Updated at 9.49 pm L. Kancius has reached the WP1 point! The Lithuanian is still 11th (+00: 02: 49). So far, the leader is the Argentine Nicolás Cavigliasso, who has reached the WP2 point (00:52:45).
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