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Wednesday's 331km Dakar stage run through the arid wastes between San Juan de Marcona and Arequipa proved decisive as it tested competitors to the limit.
What | Dakar 2019 Day 3 Report |
Where | San Juan de Marcona, Peru |
When | Wednesday 9 January 2019 |
Community | International |
Drama all-round on wild Wednesday
Wednesday’s 331km Dakar stage run through the arid wastes between San Juan de Marcona and Arequipa proved decisive as it tested competitors to the limit on track and by the road book as the epic race claimed some major scalps too. On a day where Dakar legends, Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel’s Mini and Qatari Nasser Al Attiyah’s Toyota fought for the lead, there were tears for their principal rivals as Giniel de Villers’s leading Toyota and Carlos Sainz’ Mini both hit rocks and stopped, Sebastien Loeb’s Peugeot and Cyril Despres’ Mini got lost and Bernhard Ten Brinke struggled for pace
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