Unsuccessful End to the Dakar Marathon – Sokolovskis Withdraws From the Rally After Falling From His Motorcycle
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The fifth stage of the Dakar officially closed the first stage of the rally marathon. On Thursday, the AG Dakar Dubai team and other athletes, who spent the night in a desert campsite without the help of mechanics, had to cope with another 414 kilometers before returning to civilization. Of these, 356 km were rocky but high-speed stages, where the ability to preserve the technique was the key to a good result, according to a press release.
Buenos Aires, 8 January (NA) – The Argentine Luciano Benavides dominated the 356 kilometers timed in Motos RallyGP with his KTM and surpassed by 3m51s the Chilean Ignacio Cornejo and the Australian Daniel Sanders, who passed to lead the general after the delay of Ricky Brabec. The stage was conditioned by mechanical problems and penalties, like the 10 minute penalty to Tosha Schiareina for not respecting the signaling at the exit, and the delay …
The Catalan driver Nani Roma (Ford) lost on Thursday 8 January the victory in the 'Ultimate' category of stage 5 of the Dakar Rally, which is being played in Saudi Arabia, for a penalty of a little more than a minute, and Carlos Sainz (Ford) cut time in the general standings, approaching the head, while Tosha Schareina (Honda), on the day to open the track, was penalized with 10 minutes and moves away in the general fight for victory in the cate…
The Salta rider of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing won a 356-kilometre stretch between Camp Refugio and Hail, beating Chilean Ignacio Cornejo and Australian Daniel Sanders. Luciano Benavides won the Dakar 2026 and won the fifth stage on motorcycles first in #BorderPeriodismo.
The fifth stage of the Dakar Rally 2026, in images
The Nasser AL-ATTIYAH pilot's crew in Qatar was ranked on second place at the end of a round held at 414 km
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