Defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah used all his experience of the rocky conditions to win a tough second stage from Sea Camp to Al-Ula in the 45th Dakar Rally. | Sport24news
Defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah used all his experience of the rocky conditions to win a tough 430km second stage from Sea Camp to Al-Ula in the 45th Dakar Rally on Monday.
"It was not an easy day. There were a lot of rocks and the navigation wasn't easy. We had one flat tyre, one puncture at the beginning, but after that we tried to be really careful in the stony places. In the sand we pushed and I'm quite happy." "At the driving level, completely uninteresting, driving in rocks in slow motion, trying to cross without puncturing and, well, we had three punctures.
"Most of the day I was just following the other guys and then at the last part they were making jokes about me leading out or not leading out and letting them all do the work," said Klein.His compatriot Ricky Brabec had led overnight but could post only the 15th fastest time and was 8min 19sec slower than KTM rider Klein.
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