Edgar Canet: “Luciano played like an asshole until the end. I’m very happy for him.”

edgut kane He didn’t have an easy day on stage 8 of the rally. Dakar 2026. Starting second, it was easy to lose time, but the main character of the day was luciano benavidestaught him how to open the track by winning stages. An exhibition where the Argentinian can become the new leader of the rally before the marathon stage. Kane has nothing but praise for his KTM teammate, who a few months ago wasn’t sure if he would be able to compete in the Dakar with a cruciate fracture.

“Actually, we were about to go out and I said, ‘Okay, let’s see how many kilometers I can take him.'” At the 80km mark, I stayed with him for a while, but it was over quickly. I got lost in the canyon, he was gone and I never saw him again. He pushed hard until the end and won the stage, so I’m very happy. And he’s also a leader, so today we’re going to have a good time in the camper,” the man from La Garriga explained upon arriving at the camp.

Kane has a great relationship with Benavidez, Luciano and Kevin (currently a Challenger driver). There is a very good atmosphere in the official KTM team and the best thing for the 20-year-old rider is that he can learn every day from the Argentine and from Daniel Saunders.

“Actually, I’m planning to travel to Argentina in February. I’m going to Argentina with them for almost 3 weeks. I can’t choose between them because they are both leaders at the moment, so if one of them can win I’ll be very happy for them and I’m also very proud for Luciano today and I’m very happy for him and we’re going to enjoy it. ”

“You can see that in the results. After all, I train with them all year long and they keep stretching until they reach their level. The best way to improve is to continue training with them like I am doing. I am sure we will be competing in the next few days.”

Money defines teammates

This is the first year that Canet will be participating in the Dakar as an official KTM team. Problems in his first marathon prevented him from competing with his teammates for victory. But that doesn’t stop you from knowing what the best qualities of each are.

”Daniel (Saunders) is a boar and an outright murderer, while Luciano is gentle. He knows better when to attack and has better navigation;He may lack the offensive power of Daniel, who doesn’t care about what’s in front of him. Both were at a great level, and by the end of the 8 stages I was 10 seconds behind the general classification, and I don’t know how many kilometers there were. “So…that’s amazing,” he said in conclusion.