RALLY DAKAR 2019

1st Stage: Joan Barreda puts Honda in front There is no doubt, if anyone had them: Joan Barreda Bort (Monster Energy Honda Team) is determined to win this 2019 edition of the Dakar and does not want to miss opportunities to gain breakthrough.
So he started for this first stage in an extremely strong rhythm that nobody could follow, having led in all the time-taking points of the stage.
On arrival, Joan Barreda Bort spoke to us: - "I am happy to start the rally this way. Today was a first short step, but in which everyone walked very fast. Without making mistakes, I managed to pull hard throughout the special. At the beginning it is always difficult to catch the rhythm, but from the 20 km I increased the tempo and then I managed to maintain the high level until the end, with very good results. Now I will have to think about the long steps where the approach will have to be quite different. Tomorrow I will have to be very focused, because the pace will continue high, but with a much greater risk of losing ourselves. Pedro Mendes, Portugal