Edgar Canet and a mistake that could mean the next stage in the Dakar locker: “I don’t know if he would have won, but I’m sure it would have been closer”

edgar canet I am learning at a forced pace in this Dakar 2026. Although this is his second time participating, he is carrying a backpack packed with experience. Without a doubt, the most difficult part was the marathon stage, when my rear tire broke and I almost had to go home early.

But no one can overcome stubbornness in a good way, and he didn’t want to retire. I wanted to continue learning for the future. And in the first stage of the second week of the rally, he came close to winning again. Originally he would have won the 3rd stage, but that… navigation error The first substitution meant a loss of four minutes, which they could not recover from.

“He ran away today. I lost 4 minutes at the 15km mark, but I was able to maintain my time with Luciano Benavidez.stage winner. I couldn’t be happier. After 15km I got into a really good rhythm and felt the same as before. I was able to fight until the end, so I’m satisfied with the result. I think there’s a rhythm to it. I didn’t take any risks today and things went well,” he said upon arriving at camp.

“My goal was to stay focused and not make any navigation mistakes. I made a mistake at 15km. These are things I probably wouldn’t have done if I hadn’t been in the situation I was in.” I said I would try today, but I was the one who failed.. Learn from everything. ”

“To fix the error I had to do a 3km loop and go back to the beginning where I failed the first time. 3km was too much. I don’t know if I could have won the stage because of that, but I definitely would have come closer.”

Positive for the rest of the rally

Canet, who had to complete the marathon stage behind the wheel of another participant, was sanctioned and will be hours away from being able to compete in the general division. The aim is to collect experience and fight against the best players. More stage wins would be most welcome. The La Garriga native is 20 years old and wants to keep fighting.

“Probably the aim today was not to achieve that result. It was more important to get a feel and rhythm for the upcoming stages. But I felt good and thought I could go. Secondly, I got hurt. Tomorrow it’s time to open the track and gain experience.” I’m sure we’ll be there again on one of the stages to come.” he said conclusively.