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Dakar 2024, Stage 2: Peterhansel scores historic win, Sainz takes overall lead
On Sunday, Stephane Peterhansel bounced back from a challenging start to win the second stage of the Dakar Rally, narrowly beating Sebastien Loeb. Peterhansel, a 14-time Dakar winner, took the lead from Loeb at the checkpoint and maintained his advantage to secure the stage victory. Seth Quintero briefly claimed the lead but Peterhansel quickly regained it. Loeb put pressure on Peterhansel in the latter part of the stage but was unable to catch up. Carlos Sainz now leads the overall standings, followed by Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Sebastien Loeb.
