Sainz fights back with stage win
Carlos Sainz of Volkswagen won the ninth stage of the car section of the Dakar Rally on Tuesday.
Carlos Sainz of Volkswagen won the ninth stage of the car section of the Dakar Rally on Tuesday, a 235km special around Copiapo in northern Chile, the Spaniard closing in on overall leader and teammate Nasser al-Attiyah.
Sainz trimmed one minute, 56 seconds off al-Attiyah’s lead to close the gap to 3min 18sec.
American rider Jonah Street won the ninth stage in the motorcycling category.
The Yamaha rider finished the 235km special stage over three-and-a-half minutes ahead of Dutchman Frans Verhoeven on a BMW.
In the race for overall winner, Frenchman Cyril Despres made up some ground on Spanish leader Marc Coma, as he reduced his overall lead by over a minute, though he still trails by over eight minutes.—Sapa-AFP
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