Though he retained a comfortable lead still, Brabec did not ease up on the final day as he fought for the stage victory against teammate Jose Ignacio Cornejo.
The 2020 Dakar Rally was the 42nd edition of the event and the first edition held in Saudi Arabia. 13/01 at 08:45. Follow the 2020 Dakar Racing - Saudi Arabia. The 2020 edition was held in Saudi Arabia.
Franco Caimi was the top Yamaha in eighth, followed by Husqvarna duo Skyler Howes and Andrew Short, the pair making it three American riders in the top 10. Le parcours du Dakar 2021 Toute l'actualité du Dakar Actualités - 17/11 17:30 [GMT +3] Husqvarna rider Quintanilla secured his best Dakar result yet in second as he took a fourth top-four result in six years. Toby Price was KTM's top representative in third, the Australian maintaining his superb record of being a top-three rider every year he finished the event. The event started in Jeddah on 5 January and finished in Al-Qiddiya 17 January after 12 stages of competition. 14/01 at 09:14.
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He ultimately lost out to his fellow Honda rider and settled for second on the day by 53 seconds, which was enough to clinch the title by 16m26s.
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