Valencia’s Tosha wins the 9th Dakar stage, while Saunders regains the lead on two wheels. A surprising problem for Kane and Pedro

Tosha Shalayna reacted. It may have been too late, but he regained the devilish pace he had shown before being penalized and deprived of the title in the fifth stage and won the stage. Honda’s Valencian wins the 9th Dakar special stagewon the first half of the marathon stage, and achieved his third stage victory after winning the third and fourth special stages of this rally.

The Spanish won 4 minutes 35 seconds ahead of Sanders (KTM), the new leader in the general motorcycle category4’50” ahead of Docherty And with a 6’22” lead over his Honda teammate, Ricky Brabec moves into second place overall ahead of Luciano Benavidez, who suffered navigation problems He started the track and finished the stage in 11 minutes and 50 seconds, losing more than seven minutes of time compared to his KTM teammate Saunders, who took the first position from him in the “Touareg” battle.

Luciano can attack and respond in stage 10

Upon reaching the bivouac shelter for the marathon stage, where pilots repaired their bikes by hand, ate military rations and slept in tents, reigning test king Daniel Saunders led two-time champion Ricky Brabec by 6 minutes and 24 seconds, and 7 minutes and 05 seconds over Benavidez, who paid the price of having to open the track for victory in the eighth stage.

However, extreme caution is required before stage 10. Stages 9 and 10 must be run on the same rubber, as bikes cannot change tires. In my first marathon, many of us had tire problems before reaching the finish line on stage five. The same thing could happen this time in Stage 10. Tires and management are key.

Luciano runs with injured left knee and shoulder, another chance on stage 10in the second half of the marathon stage, you will start further behind your rival, allowing you to follow their trajectory. sanders is always fastconsistency is your biggest weapon in defending yourself, whether you’re in front or behind.

However, it is clear that if Luciano wants to win this Dakar, he will have to take risks and attack with all his might on this decisive stage ahead of the 11th stage. There the stones will once again complicate things for everyone. Luciano has a difficult task ahead of him, but he may not have had the last word.

Ricky also attacks brabecstarted just behind Saunders, but the Australian seemed to cover that defense well. And the fact is that the difference between the two is 6 minutes and 22 seconds, and Saunders will start the 10th stage two places ahead of Brabec, meaning they will start 6 minutes apart from each other, and while Brabec could be roughly equal with him in the general standings, it will be difficult to surpass him.

Tosha opens the door against Sanders

ToshaOn the other hand, by the eighth stage we were 20 minutes behind and already a long way off. After a rest day, I attacked again for the first half of the marathon. If he succeeds in attacking and clearing his way, he will leave a mark. sanders (KTM), and any aid to the current sailing champion could be harmful brabec. Tosha will try to open the court and do everything in her power to stop Saunders from receiving her bonus.

money, deformed rim

Tosha led the stage after over 160km. edgar canetwho was leading the first part of the stage. However, a front wheel problem caused by a collision with a stone cost the young Catalan significant time and will complicate today and tomorrow.

Problem edgar They were accumulated. The rear fuel pump failed 3km from refueling. He had to stop for repairs, but then tried to overtake van beveren He went off the track, hit his wheel on a rock, and continued on for another 150km with a deformed tire, but was able to reach the final goal, losing 28 minutes.

incredible Josep Pedro

Josep Pedro He took his fifth stage win on the original, taking the unassisted category lead by 25 seconds over rival Benjamin Meloto, but most of all highlighting the animal result he achieved among all the bikes on Stage 9. Even though he was an original, he was one of the best overall players! The Catalan achieved an excellent stage result, finishing 11th out of all bikes in stage 9 and 21st in the general bike category.

In that respect, Arnau Jed He continued to show his talent in his Dakar debut, finishing the stage in 25th place, 30 minutes behind his best.