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Guillaume de Mevius took victory for the Overdrive Toyota team in Saturday’s first official stage of the 46th Dakar Rally, a 414km/257-mile run from Al-’Ula to Al Henakiyah. It was the Belgia…
Guillaume de Mevius won the first stage of the 46th Dakar Rally in the Overdrive Toyota team. It was his fourth stage win in his Dakar career, but his first in the premier Ultimate class. De Mevius finished with a 1m44s advantage over second-place Carlos Sainz Sr. Toyota’s Giniel de Villiers came in third. Defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah and his Prodrive teammate Sebastien Loeb had troubled runs and are currently ranked 22nd and 20th, respectively. In the motorcycle class, Ross Branch took the stage win and currently leads the leader board. Marcelo Medeiros claimed victory in the quads category.
