The Llagostera pilot of the team X-Raid, Pau Navarro Ferrerleft the Ral·li Dakar after a crash in the second stage that damaged his hand. After he was evacuated to the camp, the Dakar medical team carried out tests to determine the extent of the injury and the results of the analyzes determined that he suffers from a scaphoid fracture in his right hand and for this reason he cannot continue in the race This is the end of the debut of Navarro, who will return to Girona in the next few days, in the queen category of the Dakar and he does so after demonstrating many things in a short time, including a quick adaptation to the terrain in his first raid with this car and an upward pace, reaching the top 30.
In statements sent to the media, the pilot from Lagos states that “first of all I want to thank everyone for your support; to the mechanics for their work because when I arrived they were already working on the car to try to get out; to the sponsors who have helped us compete all year also in this Dakar; and the family Quandt and the entire X-Raid team because without them this would not have been possible. Following the accident, I was diagnosed with a scaphoid fracture. We will try to get back on track again as soon as possible to continue learning and prepare for the next Dakar. It was impossible to continue like this, now it’s time to recover and think positively. We’ll be coming back”.
Pau Navarro injured his wrist in yesterday’s rollover. The young Spaniard will unfortunately have to withdraw from Dakar 2024 as a result. The entire X-raid team wishes Pau a speedy recovery. #Dakar2024 #xraidteam pic.twitter.com/8lcJ2A0hPk
— @xraidteam (@XraidTeam) January 8, 2024
Sainz gives up the lead
Lucas Moraes won his first stage in the Dakar. The Brazilian pilot, ready to vindicate himself after the departure of Nasser Al-Attiyah of the structure of Toyota Gazoo Racing and that has the ex-motard Spanish Armand Monleon as an expert navigator, he was the fastest in the third stage, contested over a demanding terrain, with many stones in the final stretch, over a distance of more than 700 km and 438 of a timed special.
The party was complete for Toyota, as the local hero Yazeed Al-Rajhi finished the stage in third place just one minute behind Moraes and snatched the overall lead from Carlos Sainz. The Madrid native did not have an easy day, but he managed to save the furniture in fifth position and keeps his chances of final victory intact, as only 29 seconds separate him from the Saudi and left the French Loebanother of its direct rivals on paper, more than 20 minutes away.
Stéphane Peterhanselthe third of Audiwasted time with respect to Ekström and Sainz. The French rider, who became the rider with the most stage wins in the Dakar (50), was 7.49 behind Moraes at the finish line and is already 18 minutes behind Sainz in the overall, also with Ekström ahead .
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Benavides wins the stage
the argentine Kevin Benavidesdefending champion in the Dakar, was awarded the third stage of the 2024 Dakar, a couple of hours after its conclusion on motorcycles, due to the penalties that the organization imposed for exceeding the speed limits on the Chilean Pablo Quintanillawhich finished first, ia Barredawhich was second.
Two radars caught speeding both in Barreda, who had a twelve-minute penalty for going 85 and 98 km/h in two sections in which he had to go 30 km/h, and in Quintanilla, with six minutes penalty for going 84 km/h in a 30 km/h zone.
The major of the Benavides, third, passed in this way to the first place, although the general does not change, which continues for the Botswanan Ross Branch, who was also penalized with a minute. On the other hand, the two-time champion of the Dakar, Sam Sunderlanddropped out due to a mechanical problem.
2024-01-08 16:56:48
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