Jeddah, Jan 5 (Ians) Cs Santosh gained two spots in the overall rankings to finish 36th at the end of Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. His overall ranking thus improved by two places to 34th.
Santosh's Hero MotoSports Team Rally teammates Joaquim Rodrigues and Sebastian Buhler ended 20th and 21st respectively. Rodrigues thus managed to maintain his top 20 position in the overall rankings, finishing 19th while Buhler is 24th.
"Today was another long and fast stage. It was mostly about sitting back and opening the full throttle. Because of the wind, the visibility was not that great so it was tough to go full gas all the way. It wasn't very enjoyable for me but I am happy to have put in a good stage today and also probably the best three days in the Dakar," said Santosh.
Meanwhile, RedBull Ktm Factory Team's Toby Price secured his second...
Santosh's Hero MotoSports Team Rally teammates Joaquim Rodrigues and Sebastian Buhler ended 20th and 21st respectively. Rodrigues thus managed to maintain his top 20 position in the overall rankings, finishing 19th while Buhler is 24th.
"Today was another long and fast stage. It was mostly about sitting back and opening the full throttle. Because of the wind, the visibility was not that great so it was tough to go full gas all the way. It wasn't very enjoyable for me but I am happy to have put in a good stage today and also probably the best three days in the Dakar," said Santosh.
Meanwhile, RedBull Ktm Factory Team's Toby Price secured his second...
- 1/5/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Wadi Ad-Dawasir (Saudi Arabia), Jan 4 (Ians) India's C.S. Santosh continued to grow in confidence and delivered a solid stage to leap up by several positions and finish on the 36th position in the overall standings after the second stage of the Dakar Rally 2021.
"I started the stage with a lot of motivation today. It was a fast stage and the new bike started feeling really good and safe, so I am really happy with that. I am slowly building my confidence and if I can continue like this for the rest of the stages, I think I will be in a really good position by the time the rally finishes. So, today was a good start in the right direction for me," said Santosh.
Meanwhile, Joan Barreda of Spain achieved his 25th Dakar Rally stage win to move into the overall lead of the event.
Spanish rider Barreda won...
"I started the stage with a lot of motivation today. It was a fast stage and the new bike started feeling really good and safe, so I am really happy with that. I am slowly building my confidence and if I can continue like this for the rest of the stages, I think I will be in a really good position by the time the rally finishes. So, today was a good start in the right direction for me," said Santosh.
Meanwhile, Joan Barreda of Spain achieved his 25th Dakar Rally stage win to move into the overall lead of the event.
Spanish rider Barreda won...
- 1/4/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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