Route for Bikes & Quads Route for Cars & Trucks The route will then climb up the Pacific coast towards Iquique. The motorcycles and ...
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| Route for Bikes & Quads |
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| Route for Cars & Trucks |
The route will then climb up the Pacific coast towards Iquique. The motorcycles and quad bikes will cover a few extra kilometres as part of the special stage: a detour will take them into endurance-type terrain and onto mountain ridges with views over the sea. All the competitors will then explore the dunes which run alongside and dominate the coastline. But they won't arrive at the bivouac via the famous descent. For the first time, the half-way point in the race will be marked on a podium in the centre of Iquique. The encounter between drivers and their fans will be emotional, following the earthquake which affected the region at the start of the year.
BIKES
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| Helder Rodrigues |
Portuguese rider Helder Rodrigues on his Honda 450 Rally bike rode fastest today claiming his first stage victory in this year's Dakar rally. Australian youngster, Dakar debutant Toby Price continued to surprise everyone with his fantastic riding, and claiming second spot on the stage's tabulation. Another Portuguese in yet another Honda 450 Rally bike, Paulo Goncalves was third quickest of the lot.
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| Santosh Chunchunguppe Shivashankar |
India's Dakar debutant, Santosh Chunchunguppe Shivashankar, popularly known as CS in India had a very hard day on the stage today. He had a few crashes on the stage today, thereby fracturing his left foot, but held on to his faith and rode like a warrior to the finish. Later at the bivouac, he was scanned for a hair-line fracture, but wants to continue the race as the rest day was well in time [tomorrow rest day for bike & quad riders]. He hopes that a couple of day's rest, should help him continue till the finish line thereby gaining maximum experience for returning in the subsequent event[s?].
Top 5 Bikes, Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 5 | RODRIGUES (PRT) | HONDA | 03:40:10 | - | - |
| 2 | 26 | PRICE (AUS) | KTM | 03:41:20 | 00:01:10 | - |
| 3 | 7 | GONCALVES (PRT) | HONDA | 03:41:52 | 00:01:42 | - |
| 4 | 31 | QUINTANILLA (CHL) | KTM | 03:46:21 | 00:06:11 | - |
| 5 | 18 | SVITKO (SVK) | KTM | 03:46:52 | 00:06:42 | - |
| 64 | 59 | C S SANTOSH (IND) | KTM | 05:21:29 | 01:41:19 | - |
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| Marc Coma at stage start line |
Overall spot is held by Barreda Bort, 12m27s ahead of Marc Coma, while his team-mate, compatriot Paulo Goncalves is down by 17m12s. Chilean Quintanilla is 4th, while Toby Price at 5th overall. India's Santosh is at 53, at a whopping 6h28m55s to the leader.
Overall Top 5, Bikes after Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 2 | BARREDA BORT (ESP) | HONDA | 21:38:35 | - | - |
| 2 | 1 | COMA (ESP) | KTM | 21:51:02 | 00:12:27 | - |
| 3 | 7 | GONCALVES (PRT) | HONDA | 21:55:47 | 00:17:12 | - |
| 4 | 31 | QUINTANILLA (CHL) | KTM | 22:08:32 | 00:29:57 | - |
| 5 | 26 | PRICE (AUS) | KTM | 22:12:19 | 00:33:44 | - |
| 53 | 59 | C S SANTOSH (IND) | KTM | 28:07:30 | 06:28:55 | - |
QUADS
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| Casale taming his Yamaha on sand |
Chilean Ignacio Nicolas Casale takes another stage victory with a gap of 8m15s, to the chasing Pole Rafal Sonik, popularly referred to as Super Sonik, while Uruguayan Lafauente was 3rd fastest with 23m8s to the stage winner.
In the overall spots, [Super] Sonik enjoys a 16m8s lead, Casale in second, and Lafauente down by 41m13s to the leader.
Top 5 Quads, Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 250 | CASALE (CHL) | YAMAHA | 04:21:52 | - | - |
| 2 | 251 | SONIK (POL) | YAMAHA | 04:30:07 | 00:08:15 | - |
| 3 | 252 | LAFUENTE (URY) | YAMAHA | 04:45:00 | 00:23:08 | - |
| 4 | 261 | GONZALEZ FERIOLI (ARG) | YAMAHA | 04:49:27 | 00:27:35 | - |
| 5 | 255 | HALPERN (ARG) | YAMAHA | 05:09:07 | 00:47:15 | - |
Overall Top 5, Quads after Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 251 | SONIK (POL) | YAMAHA | 26:22:48 | - | 00:15:00 |
| 2 | 250 | CASALE (CHL) | YAMAHA | 26:38:56 | 00:16:08 | 00:20:00 |
| 3 | 252 | LAFUENTE (URY) | YAMAHA | 27:04:01 | 00:41:13 | - |
| 4 | 261 | GONZALEZ FERIOLI (ARG) | YAMAHA | 28:12:15 | 01:49:27 | - |
| 5 | 283 | NOSIGLIA (BOL) | HONDA | 29:21:09 | 02:58:21 | 00:20:00 |
CARS
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| Nasser Al-attiyah vs sand dunes |
Nasser Al-attiyah claimed another stage victory, his 3rd in this year's Dakar so far in his MiniAll4, Toyota Hilux driver Giniel De Villiers tailed him with a thin margin of 37s at the end of the stage, while another MiniAll4 driver, Nani Roma finished third with 1m24s gap.
Top 5 Cars, Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 301 | AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) BAUMEL (FRA) | MINI | 02:37:18 | - | - |
| 2 | 303 | DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) | TOYOTA | 02:37:55 | 00:00:37 | - |
| 3 | 300 | ROMA (ESP) PERIN (FRA) | MINI | 02:38:42 | 00:01:24 | - |
| 4 | 308 | GORDON (USA) CAMPBELL (USA) | GORDINI | 02:39:03 | 00:01:45 | - |
| 5 | 305 | TERRANOVA (ARG) GRAUE (ARG) | MINI | 02:43:06 | 00:05:48 | - |
Nasser held on to the overall lead with a gap of 11m12s to the Hilux driver de Villiers, while his team-mate and another Dakar debutant, Saudi Arabian driver Yazeed Al-rajhi holds in 3rd overall with 28m44s gap.
Overall Top 5, Cars after Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 301 | AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) BAUMEL (FRA) | MINI | 19:30:44 | - | 00:02:00 |
| 2 | 303 | DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) | TOYOTA | 19:41:56 | 00:11:12 | - |
| 3 | 325 | ALRAJHI (SAU) GOTTSCHALK (DEU) | TOYOTA | 19:59:28 | 00:28:44 | - |
| 4 | 307 | HOLOWCZYC (POL) PANSERI (FRA) | MINI | 20:31:37 | 01:00:53 | - |
| 5 | 315 | TEN BRINKE (NLD) COLSOUL (BEL) | TOYOTA | 20:35:07 | 01:04:23 | - |
TRUCKS
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| Eduard Nikolaev |
Again it was a Russian & Kamaz day out for the day's top 3 finishes, as driver
Eduard Nikolaev, Airat Mardeev & Andrey Karginov with an interval of 5m37 & 10m40s to the fastest Nikolaev.
Top 5 Trucks, Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 502 | NIKOLAEV (RUS) YAKOVLEV (RUS) AKHMADEEV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 02:54:28 | - | - |
| 2 | 507 | MARDEEV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) SVISTUNOV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 03:00:05 | 00:05:37 | - |
| 3 | 500 | KARGINOV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS) LEONOV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 03:05:08 | 00:10:40 | - |
| 4 | 501 | DE ROOY (NLD) RODEWALD (POL) DAMEN (BEL) | IVECO | 03:05:59 | 00:11:31 | - |
| 5 | 520 | SOTNIKOV (RUS) DEVYATKIN (RUS) AFERIN (RUS) | KAMAZ | 03:07:12 | 00:12:44 | - |
The same order of today's stage winners are the top3 spots, with a gap of 13m38s and 38m16s.
Overall Top 5, Trucks after Stage 6
| Pos. | N° | Name | Mark | Time | Difference | Penalty |
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| 1 | 502 | NIKOLAEV (RUS) YAKOVLEV (RUS) AKHMADEEV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 18:10:46 | - | - |
| 2 | 507 | MARDEEV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) SVISTUNOV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 18:24:24 | 00:13:38 | - |
| 3 | 500 | KARGINOV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS) LEONOV (RUS) | KAMAZ | 18:49:02 | 00:38:16 | 00:01:00 |
| 4 | 520 | SOTNIKOV (RUS) DEVYATKIN (RUS) AFERIN (RUS) | KAMAZ | 19:09:27 | 00:58:41 | 00:02:00 |
| 5 | 510 | VIAZOVICH (BLR) HARANIN (BLR) ZHYHULIN (BLR) | MAZ | 19:27:30 | 01:16:44 | - |
Day 7 - Route & Stage : Iquique to Uyuni
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| Bikes, Quad & Cars |
Cars / Bikes / Quads
Numerous difficulties will mark the first part
of the Bolivian marathon stage. The cars will tackle it first, followed
by the motorcycles the next day. Right from the outset, the long liaison
section will mean an early start, followed by a gradual climb to a
height of more than 3,500m. Once on the high plateaux, the special stage
will begin, with instructions to follow the road-book with great care,
in light of the large number of junctions on the route. One of the
challenges of the day could be wear and tear on tyres. Once they have
arrived in Uyuni, the competitors will only have completed half of the
marathon stage.
Trucks
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| Trucks only |
The trucks will once again embark upon a
separate marathon stage, with the added bonus of competing on a route
which is specifically for them. The leaders' driving skills in the dunes
will make the difference on this first separate day, with long and
decisive sandy sections. Once again, they will need to find the right
balance between self-control and performance. When they reach their
private bivouac, the on-board mechanics will become the key players in
this marathon stage.
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