Here is a description for today's stage from dakar.com. It looks like it is going to be another long day. I'm sure the guys are excited for tomorrow's rest day!
"456 km of special are on the menu for the 6th stage which will take the competitors to Arica, the town nearest to the Peruvian border which will host the rest day on Saturday.The participants should exercise caution, however, because this special will again contain a plethora of difficulties, starting with sand for the first 50 kilometres. But this will only be the start of the struggles, with also off-track sections in salt flats to be negotiated and a finish amongst the ‘fesh-fesh’.These pitfalls to be avoided should again ensure a superb battle in all the categories, especially in the bike race, where Frenchman Cyril Despres (KTM) should take advantage of a starting position further back in the pack to put in a strong performance.His countryman Stephane Peterhansel (BMW) will find himself in the opposite situation in the car race, since he will be opening the way on another day in which navigation will feature heavily. It could be a godsend for the man from Vésoul, who is perfectly at ease in this exercise and who will attempt to claw back more time form the Volkswagen armada, in order to have the psychological advantage before the rest day."
Hummer 327 will start at about 6am pst. Check out the link for the new tracking website on yesterday's blog to track them!
Thanks for the posts! I'm really enjoying Dakar this year following Steve.
ReplyDeleteWhen you talk to Steve next, tell him to keep up the good work and not to forget that we're still doing reno-vegas this year! That should get a laugh out of him. Thanks for posting Ali.
ReplyDeleteYou are both welcome, and Ian I will! hahaha :)
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