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The result of this duo in the last stage was the best among the Lithuanians. A. Juknevičius topped the 12th speed section in 2 hours. 39:10 min. and 2:44 min. He was faster than Benedikt Vanagas, who was in 20th place.
In addition, the Kreda team beat Edvinas Juškauskas and Aisvydas Paliukėnas (25th place) in the general classification, who received 20 minutes in the last stage. a fine for not taking a road point.
“The Dakar may not have been for us, we have to accelerate, we have to solve many tasks at home. This is not the Dakar where everything was decided by man, here you need a fast car.
If you don’t have one then you can go to the classic car rally, “said Antanas Juknevičius, who reached the finish line of his 11th Dakar Rally.
“In the last stage, only one KAMAZ was released out of all the trucks. After our mistake, he moved on.
We were caught between the KAMAZ, so we finished. But everything is okay. We will receive our medals today. Dakar showed us that when we return, we will have a serious task to do, ”A. Juknevičius shared his impressions.
“It just came to our knowledge then. And we had a lot of dunes. And in the dunes we were waiting for big stones that were in the path of the track, and then we need to suddenly change the direction of travel. And, of course, rocks. Like without them, but only 5 kilometers, it was possible to tolerate it, “said navigator Darius Vaičiulis.
What are the runners going to do next year at the same time?
“I’ll probably be here, just look at who and how. And Darius will have to be persuaded,” Antanas Juknevičius began, looking at his teammate with a smile.
“I can fly here, but I won’t be able to support the company in the cabin, because there is a plan to visit Antarctica.” I plan to be there for the entire month of December, and perhaps return to Saudi Arabia in January, but I have changed my mind more than once, so that everything is possible, “added Darius Vaičiulis.
After 100 kilometers of public roads from the finish line of the twelfth speed section, the last step awaited the Dakar participants. Everyone dreamed of a podium at the Dakar. After completing the second year of their stay in the Middle East, the participants took the podium to beat the Dakar Rally, considered the toughest desert race in the world. KREDA’s safari-style “fox” marked with the number 329 stood out in the hustle and bustle of technical sounds. Behind his wheel is Dakar legend Antanas Juknevičius, who finished for the 12th time, and at the same time his partner, navigator Darius Vaičiulis, who is storming the challenges of the fifth year.
Darius Vaičiulis did not hide in the end: in January next year he is preparing to fly to Dakar only to support A. Juknevičius, because in December he is preparing for an expedition in Antarctica.
So a rider who has won five Dakar with D. Vaičiulis will have to find a new co-driver. A. Juknevičius still does not know who will sit in this chair.
End of the Dakar Rally after XII stages
All terrain vehicles
| Article | The gang | The result. (val.) | Of the leader |
| 1. | Peterhansel / baker | 44:28:11 | — |
| .. | ……………………………………… | ………… | ….. |
| 12. | Vanagas / Palmeiro | 49:49:16 | +5: 21: 05 val. |
| 2. 3. | Juknevičius / Vaičiulis | 54:05:32 | +9: 37: 21 val. |
| 25. | Juškauskas / Paliukėnas | 54:10:32 | +9: 42: 21 val. |
| 31. | Petrus / Brands | 56:36:50 | +12: 28: 39 val. |
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