Cornejo takes third victory and motorcycle general classification tightens

While Cornejo became the fastest on the longest stage of Dakar, reaching 873 kilometers, 483 of which were timed, with a time of 5 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds, he continues to get closer to the American pilot. Ricky Brabec (Honda) and Botswana Ross Branch (Hero) marks the first two positions.

Thus, while Brabec added to the lead in the second stage by just one second over Branch, who was following the North American lead, Cornejo continued to get closer to the first two, remaining only 6 minutes 48 seconds behind both of them and taking third place. general, leaving the French behind Adrien van Beveren (Sling).

Behind him is Kevin, the current champion and elder of Benavides, who is ranked fifth. 21 minutes 39 seconds Luciano remained in eighth place with 43 minutes and 12 seconds.

Chilean in his own name Pablo Quintanilla We encountered an unexpected event again. Trying to recover from the trouble he suffered in the 48-hour time trial, Quintanilla came out for the win and even led the first two sets of this endless stage.

However, at the 112th kilometer, his motorcycle stopped and he once again lost more than an hour and a half to solve this problem. This was the second consecutive problem for the Chilean in the 48-hour time trial. we ran out of gas And until you can’t start your motorcycle again a pilot gave him some fuel, Almost an hour and a half later.

From then on the stage disagreement appeared to be between Cornejo and Benavides’ greatest, but Chilean looked superior to Argentinian as he finally showed at the finish line. But there were also incentives from behind to see the fierce battle for the lead between Brabec and Branch on stage.

Although Branch was the provisional leader of the race for many minutes, the American’s finishing move allowed him to close in and finish fifty seconds behind the Botswana, equalizing the lead for a second. In fact, it continues to tighten overall because Eight pilots in 43 minutes.

This seventh stage is the first stage after the rest day in Riyadh. Riyadh and Al Duwadimi This Dakar 2024 is on a very diverse route consisting of sand, dunes, fast track and even strips of tarmac, which is something off the beaten track.

However, it seems that the classification will not be decided until the final or at most deadline. This is the penultimate stage of Dakar, Although the Chilean rider seems destined to achieve the most stages, the margins are slim as he has already accumulated three stages and none of the other rivals have managed more than one victory.