Dakar Rally Day 5: KTM versus KTM

Finally it was a good day also for Marc Coma, the Spaniard of the Repsol Team, that is second in the overall ranking after the third stage. “As we expected, the battle will probably be between me and Cyril. So in the first days of the race we have to control each other. The most important thing in Morocco is to avoid any risk, like falling or damaging the bike. Then we will see. Of course the level of the other participants has improved, and for sure we will face also other riders.”

Tomorrow’s 600 kilometre stage will reach Ouarzazate with the first dunes that the riders will encounter in the long road to Dakar.

Stage 1 Results

1. Despres (Gauloises KTM) 58:10 min 2. Faria (KTM) 58:14 min + 00:04 3. Coma (Repsol KTM) 58:17 min + 00:07 4. Rodrigues (YAMAHA) 59:00 min + 00:50 5. Esteve Pujol (Gauloises KTM) 59:10 min + 01:00 6. Fretigne (YAMAHA) 59:15 min + 01:05 7. Casteu (Gauloises KTM) 59:36 min + 01:26 8. Pellicer (KTM) 59:54 min + 01:44 9. Caldecott (Repsol KTM) 01:00:35 h + 02:25 10. Goncalves (HONDA) 01:00:45 h + 02:34 11. Rivera (KTM) 01:00:47 h + 02:36 12. Duclos (KTM) 01:01:01 h + 02:51 13. Street (KTM) 01:01:15 h + 03:05 14. De Gavardo (Repsol KTM) 01:01:18 h + 03:08 15. Agra Carrera (YAMAHA) 01:01:45 h + 03:34 16. Verhoefen (YAMAHA) 01:02:11 h + 04:01 17. Farres Guell (YAMAHA) 01:02:16 h + 04:06 18. Van Drunen (YAMAHA) 01:02:16 h + 04:06 19. Toral Garcia (KTM) 01:02:31 h + 04:20 20. Viladoms (KTM) 01:02:50 h + 04:40

Stage 2 Results

1. Faria (KTM) 01:37:07h 2. Esteve Pujol (Gauloises KTM) +01:07 3. Casteu (Gauloises KTM) + 01:28 4. Rodrigues (YAMAHA) + 02:00 5. Coma (Repsol KTM) + 02:08 6. Pellicer (KTM) + 02:28 7. Farres Guell (YAMAHA) + 02:52 8. Goncalves (HONDA) + 03:07 9. Fretigne (YAMAHA) + 03:28 10. Sala (Repsol KTM) + 03:28 11. Despres (Gauloises KTM) + 03:38 12. AgraCarrera (YAMAHA) + 03:44 13. De Gavardo (Repsol KTM) + 03:50 14. Blais (Red Bull USAKTM) + 03:59 15. Mateus (KTM) + 04:01 16. Viladoms (Repsol KTM) + 04:04 17. Grider (Red Bull USAKTM) + 04:34 18. Duclos (KTM) + 04:43 19. Verhoefen (YAMAHA) + 05:05 20. Amaral (KTM) + 05:09

Stage 3 Results:

1. Caldecott (Repsol KTM) 03:21:11h 2. Grider (Red Bull USAKTM) +03:04 3. Despres (Gauloises KTM) +03:06 4. De Gavardo (Repsol KTM) + 03:27 5. Pellicer (KTM) + 04:11 6. Coma (Repsol KTM) + 05:45 7. Amaral (KTM) + 06:28 8. AgraCarrera (YAMAHA)+ 06:46 9. Blais (Red Bull USAKTM) + 06:55 10. Ullevalseter (KTM) + 07:08 11. Gau (Gauloises KTM) + 07:42 12. Fretigne (YAMAHA) + 08:00 13. Duclos (KTM) + 08:27 14. Sala (Repsol KTM) + 08:39 15. Katrinak (KTM) + 08:59 16. Rivera (KTM) + 09:16 17. Casteu (Gauloises KTM) + 09:28 18. Street (KTM) + 09:44 19. Verhoefen (YAMAHA) + 10:22 20. Esteve Pujol (Gauloises KTM) + 11:12 28.Viladoms (Repsol KTM) + 20:47

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