DAKAR 2020
Ross Branch debuts as winner and Sam Sunderland becomes leader
The botsuano Ross Branch has done with his first stage victory in the Dakar and the first in the history of his country. The driver of the Bas Dakar KTM Racing Team already shined in the last edition at the end as the best rookie, and in his second participation it has taken only two stages to release his locker of victories in the test by winning the special 367 kilometers of the stage starting in Al Wajh and ending in Neom, the first part of the super marathon stage, which means that pilots can only make repairs for ten minutes without being penalized with time.
3 hours, 39 minutes and 10 seconds are those that Branch has invested to outdo the British Sam Sunderland in 1:24, who is joining the lead of the event. At 2:21 of Branch Pablo Quintanilla has finished, followed by brothers Kevin Benavides and Luciano Benavides, who have completed the top 5 of the stage less than four minutes from the best time.
Sixth Joan Barreda finished almost five minutes from the winner and with a second advantage over his teammate Nacho Cornejo, with the Austrian Matthias Walkner a minute behind. The representation of Yamaha in the top ten has been in charge of the French Xavier De Soultrait, with Andrew Short tenth.
Ricky Brabec, who started second, has been eleventh losing 8:45; while yesterday's winner, Toby Price, has paid the duck to open the track and left 12:13, finishing 15th on the stage. Lorenzo Santolino, second Spaniard of the day at the end of 17th at 18:25 of Branch, with Joan Pedrero closing the top ten after leaving 19:49 has concluded very close to the Australian.
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The rookie Jaume Betriu has finished in the 31st position at almost 38 minutes, while Laia Sanz has not had her best day and after suffering a fall in the first part of the stage she has been able to continue until finishing 38th at almost 44 minutes, although has not had problems to prevail in the female category ahead of Mirjam Pol. With the 49th position of Fausto Mota, Spain has put six drivers in the top 50 of the stage.
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In the general classification the leadership has changed hands but has not left the official KTM team, since Price has left it to Sam Sunderland(image above), who now leads Pablo Quintanilla at 1:18 and Kevin Benavides at 1:32, Matthias Walkner being just two minutes.
Ricky Brabec and Ross Branch appear a little more than four minutes away, while Luciano Benavides and Joan Barreda remain a little more than six minutes away, who loses a place overall and is placed eighth just ahead of Toby Price, who has descended until ninth place. Close the top 10 Nacho Cornejo.
At the gates of the top 20 two Spaniards have been placed: Joan Pedrero is now 21st immediately followed by Lorenzo Santolino, while Laia Sanz has given up many positions and is now 28th, with Jaume Betriu advancing to 33rd place and Fausto Mota already placing the doors of the top 50 of the general.
| DAKAR 2020: RESULTADOS ETAPA 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Piloto | País | Moto | Tiempo |
| 1 | Ross BRANCH | BWA | KTM | 3h39'10'' |
| 2 | Sam SUNDERLAND | Gran Bretaña | KTM | 1'24'' |
| 3 | Pablo QUINTANILLA | Chile | Husqvarna | 2'21'' |
| 4 | Kevin BENAVIDES | Argentina | Honda | 3'40'' |
| 5 | Luciano BENAVIDES | Argentina | KTM | 3'44'' |
| 6 | Joan BARREDA | España | Honda | 4'57'' |
| 7 | José Ignacio CORNEJO | Chile | Honda | 4'58'' |
| 8 | Matthias WALKNER | Austria | KTM | 5'59'' |
| 9 | Xavier DE SOULTRAIT | Francia | Yamaha | 6'08'' |
| 10 | Andrew SHORT | EEUU | Husqvarna | 7'00'' |
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