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The concentration caravan moved from Yanbu to the port of Jeda. According to the organizers, the runners expected sand (40%), dunes (11%), hard terrain (48%). and asphalt (1%).
Arūnas Gelažninkas The first of the Lithuanians finished the Dakar Rally and did so by winning the Original by Motul (singles) classification. In addition, the Lithuanian achieved the best personal result in the Dakar Rally.
The rider successfully passed the last stage of stage 12, provisionally occupying 29th place in it.
A. Gelažninkas made it through the entire rally in 55 hours. 4:23 min. and was ranked 21st in the final ranking. He was 7 hours behind Kevin Benavides, Argentine winner. 46:09 min.
We remind you that until the start of 2021, A. Gelažninkas’ personal best result on the Dakar Rally was 24th (2019).
“The tactic was to drive calmly because it would be the utmost stupidity to make a mistake. Now the joy of the Dakar is over, but so far he does not want to return to Lithuania at all, there is also a coronavirus, ”said A. Gelažninkas, who is the first Lithuanian to win one of the Dakar rally positions.
Debutant in the Dakar Rally Laisvydas Kancius The 4630 km speed section was covered in 12 hours. 42:05 min. and ranked in the final lineup 7th place.
Benedict Vanagas and Filipe Palmeiro in the final stage he remained among the top ten of the riders.
In the general classification, the duo remained in 12th position. B. Vanags’ crew covered the rally kilometers in 49:44:16, from eleventh place Frenchman Christian Lavieille was more than 12 minutes away, from tenth place Cyrilo Despres, the Lithuanian team spent almost 25 minutes.
In general order Edvinas Juškauskas and Aisvydas Paliukėnas ranked 22nd (53:50:32).
Antanas Juknevičius and Darius Vaičiulis remained in the 23rd position (54:05:32).
Gintas Petrus and Jose Marques ranked 30th overall (56:36:50).
Stephane Peterhansel in the final stage did not have to squander his 15-minute lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing leader Nasser Al-Attiyah. It was an easy task for the Frenchman driving the X-Raid Mini buggy, and the Dakar victory in 2021 was already the 14th for this racer.
N. Al-Attiyah won 6 of the 11 speed sections this year, but in 2021 he repeated last year’s scenario and took second place in the overall car classification. Carlos Sainz, another representative of the X-Raid Mini, was third. Even the race organizers have been a hindrance this year for the hot Spaniards.
In the general motorcycle classification, the winner was not clear until the end of the last speed section. Finally, the second consecutive victory for the Honda team was won by Argentine Kevin Benavides.
Among the athletes who raced on quads was Manuel Andujar with Yamaha.
In the truck rankings, no one opposed the Kamaz team, which took all three places. Dmitry Sotnikov won the race between them.
Dakar Stage XII
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Everything, all the Lithuanian crews reached the finish line! G. Petrus and J. Marques were 33rd in the last stage (37:45 minutes behind the leaders).
Arūnas Gelažninkas, who has triumphed in the “Original by Motul” classification, has just reached the podium at the finish line of the Dakar.
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Vaidotas congratulations to the triumphant Arūnas Gelažninkas. https://www.facebook.com/AgrorodeoDakar/posts/1537653516423579&width=500&show_text=true&height=461&appId
Gintas Petrus and Jose Marques still cover the last kilometers of the track.
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. https://www.facebook.com/DELFIAutoMoto/posts/878304839597120&width=500&show_text=false&height=286&appId
ANTANAS JUKNEVIČIUS AND DARIUS VAIČIULIS ACHIEVED THE FINISH. They tentatively took 24th place in the final round, remaining 22nd overall. “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 man decided everything, here you need a fast car. If you don’t have one, you can go to the classic car rally, “said Antanas Juknevičius, who reached the finish line of his 11th Dakar Rally.
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Edvinas Juškauskas and Aisvydas Paliukėnas reached the goal! They finished 29th in the final stage, 28:27 minutes behind the leader. https://www.facebook.com/DELFIAutoMoto/posts/878302076264063&width=500&show_text=false&height=286&appId
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At the last point on the road (149 km) Edvinas Juškauskas – 28 (+21: 42 min. From the leaders), Gintas Petrus – 30 (+24: 34 min.).
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“This Dakar was not easy for us, different from everyone, but more importantly, this Dakar is over and we can get on the podium,” said Benediktas Vanagas.
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B. Hawk remained 12th in the final classification. In the final stage, he tentatively finished in the top ten of the riders. The leader was 19:21 minutes behind.
A. Juknevičius remains in position 23 after 149 km, Vanagas is one notch higher, the CREDIT crew is 1:15 minutes behind.
Dakar Rally rookie Laisvydas Kancius covered the distance of the 4,630 km speed section in 12 hours. 42:05 min. and finished seventh in the final classification. https://www.facebook.com/DELFIAutoMoto/posts/878282332932704&width=500&show_text=false&height=286&appId
In the last section of speed, Laisvydas Kancius stood for ten minutes to drive the ATV, but, as he says, the details. Now he does not hide his great joy, but he still has to wait to get on the podium. “The support was very motivated,” said Kancius, who reached his first Dakar Rally finish.
AVAILABLE KANCIUS REACHED THE FINISH! The rookie finished tenth in the final stage of the ATV classification. In the general classification, the Lithuanian took seventh place.
The triumph of Peterhansel! https://twitter.com/dakar/status/1350010570821529602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
B. Vanagas reached the second crossing (149 km), 16:49 minutes behind the leaders. Preliminarily, the Lithuanian is 16th, but the fastest runners did not reach this point, so B. Vanagas will fall in the top ten.
A. Juknevičius reached the 99 km mark, setting 23rd place, 27 seconds behind B. Vanags and 14:38 minutes behind the leader. E. Juškauskas – 25 (+15: 50 min.).
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Laisvydas Kancius, who has already covered 149 km and is fixed in 10th position, is approaching his goal on the Dakar Rally debut.
After the first waypoint (99 km) Vanagas – 17 (+14: 11 min. From the leader Carlos Sainz).
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“The tactic was to drive calmly, because it would be the biggest stupidity to make a mistake. Now the joy of the Dakar is over, but so far he does not want to return to Lithuania, there is also a coronavirus,” said A. Gelažninkas immediately after the finish. https://www.facebook.com/arunas.gelazninkas/posts/3655598084486634&width=500&show_text=true&height=688&appId
Congratulations!
Arūnas Gelažninkas won the “Original by Motul” (“singles”) classification and achieved the best personal result in the Dakar Rally. of 24 place. We remind you that until the start of 2021, A. Gelažninkas’ personal best result on the Dakar Rally was 24th (2019).
Very sad news: Frenchman Pierre Cherpin, who competed with A. Gelažninkas, was killed. https://twitter.com/dakar/status/1349987409543524352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
In the ATV classification, L. Kancius reached the middle of the course, after 99 km he is in ninth place, he is 18:29 minutes behind the leader I. Pedemonte.
Arūnas Gelažninkas has already covered 149 km, he only has a few tens of kilometers left before the rally ends. After 149 km, he settled in 26th place (+26: 11 minutes behind the leader).
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Gintas Petrus was the last to go to speed section 12.
Kevin Benavides is already happy with the title in the motorcycle classification! The Argentine successfully reached the finish line in second place, but that was enough to move up to first place in the overall standings. https://twitter.com/dakar/status/1349978796204634112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Benediktas Vanagas is also on the starting line of the speed section.
A. Gelažninkas is already halfway there: the Lithuanian has covered 99 km and is 26th (16:31 minutes behind the leader Samos Sunderland).
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On the track and Laisvydas Kancius.
A. Gelažninkas started in the last speed section, which is only 202 km from victory in the “single” classification and the best motorcycle classification in Lithuania. https://www.facebook.com/arunas.gelazninkas/posts/3655264944519948&width=500&show_text=true&height=713&appId
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☀️ Good morning! As we are heading to the start of this last stage, tell us who’s your favorite for today. #Dakar2021 pic.twitter.com/NTPJjjXwVq
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