Wherever he could, the Ironer received a speeding ticket.

“I rehabilitated myself against myself and against others. It’s not a bad day, he’s not too tired. Wherever I could, I pressed normally. I drove very carefully through dangerous places.

I minimized the risk of falls and put the equipment away. He didn’t have a single dangerous situation to say: there was little shortage before the fall and the like.

I drove very well. As far as I know, others made a mistake while sailing. While I wasn’t wrong, there were a couple of places that we turned around on the road looking for a landmark. The speed section is very good. There were stones, but not so much on Tuesday. Compared to stage 9, on Wednesday, a walk in the park. What I had lost on Tuesday I was able to recover in stage X ”, the athlete reviews.

Speeding in Dakar can also result in a fine. The only punishment is not on time, but on time.

“It wasn’t until I got back to the bivouac that I found out that I had been fined for speeding. I’ve exceeded four kilometers per hour, it shouldn’t be a terrible fine, ”says Arūnas.

With only two gears remaining, the pilot revealed his tactic and purpose.

“The goal is always the end. If I am at the finish line and there are no additional errors, it should be a record with victories. However, we do not anticipate events because we need to finish the Dakar.

The tactics in the remaining speed sections are simple: where I can, click, where necessary, I will drive more carefully and protect the team, ”says Arūnas Gelažninkas.

Thursday is likely to be more difficult. The longest stretch of speed of 511 km awaits the athlete. Part of it will extend along the shore of the ocean. Plus, more dunes are making a comeback, and the organizers promise this speed stretch will be a great opportunity to widen the time gap or just get closer to the leaders.

“We are going to swim, eat and prepare for the penultimate and toughest stretch of the bike,” the rider says with good humor.