Double horror for Edgar Canet: two falls, one from avoiding a camel, but he passed another big test on stage 2 of the Dakar

edgar canet He successfully passed one of the exams he wanted to take this Dakar 2026. During the learning process, it was clear that I wanted to open the track at least once for this test, start first with no bike or track in front of me, set the pace, and set the tone with navigation. He had just made history by winning the first two days (prologue stage and stage 1). The most obvious thing was that opening the course meant giving up the overall lead and crucial time. However, he finished the day in second place, just 1 minute and 35 seconds behind his teammate Saunders, who started in second place, and was second overall, just 30 seconds behind new leader Daniel Saunders.

The Australian caught up with his partner and together they made it to the finish line, making a huge contribution to reigning Dakar champion Daniel’s victory on stage two. Edgar Canet finishes in second place, leaving no choice for his rivals. All these, Pilots who open a track will receive a bonus (motorcycles only) (a rule introduced to prevent drivers who don’t want to win the stage).

Thus, after such a fiery ordeal for Edgar; The final result was very satisfying. He did concede the lead to his Australian teammate, but he remained in second place overall, just 30 seconds behind. Of course, the KTM pair, who were first and second on Stage 2, will have to open the track for Stage 3, but race director David Castella had already warned on the day that the level was rising, especially with the complicated navigation, and that areas of the track that were less visible could be in trouble.

Saunders won, followed by Canet in second and Brabec (Honda) in third (1 minute 46 seconds). Skylar Howes (Honda) was fourth in 3 minutes 15 seconds, and Valencia’s Tosha Chalayna (Honda) was fifth in 3 minutes 34 seconds. In the general classification, Brabec was third behind the two KTM riders with a time of 1 minute 46 seconds, closing in on the Austrian who is aiming for his third title. Sharina is in good shape for this battle, and is in 4th place with a time of 4 minutes 41 seconds, giving her a good starting position to attack on Stage 3.

They fall in love with Edgar, but “we are perfect”

Edgar can be satisfied at the end of the day, but only because it could have been so much worse. Catalans from La Garriga suffered Two fears. Fortunately, the two falls did not have any serious consequences, but the ordeal reminded him of the difficulty of the ordeal and the traps hidden in the desert. What was especially wonderful was At the first waterfall, my fear when I spotted a camel in the middle of the road. As he tried to avoid it, he encountered a stone and fell to the ground.

Edgar was back on the bike without incident within five seconds, but swore he was distracted. after that, When he entered a dry river with rolling stones, he lost concentration a little and fell. I hit my lips on the road book tower. his lips are swollen “There’s some scarring,” but nothing more: “A little Botox won’t hurt.”

“I’m very happy with the stage. I think it was a great stage for me. I’m very happy. The first fall was from a camel that was in the middle of the course. When you’re training, you wait for the camels to leave the course, but here I tried to overtake the camel and hit a rock. But things like that can happen. We’re perfect.” Kane said as we reached the finish line.

“Navigation was difficult. At some points we had to stop to find the right course. It was very difficult to find a course with a lot of stones because you couldn’t see exactly where the course was.” But in the end we more or less achieved it. We haven’t lost that much. I need to pay more attention to navigation, but I’m happy with the navigation and speed. we will continue to fight. I don’t know how the stage was for other people, but it seems like it was a difficult stage.”He said he was glad he didn’t have to make a long connection as the stage ended right next to AlUla Bivouac, the new location of his camp after a few days in Yanbu.