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Dakar 2024: Stage 11: Sainz closes in on victory after Loeb’s challenge falters
Guerlain Chicherit won the Al-Ula to Yanbu stage of the Dakar Rally, which seems to be the deciding stage for overall victory, with Carlos Sainz now leading by 1 hour and 27 minutes. Sebastien Loeb had a mechanical issue during the stage but received assistance and was able to continue. Chicherit took the stage win, followed by Guillaume de Mevius and Sainz. De Mevius is currently in second place overall, with Loeb in third. Martin Prokop and Guy David Botterill complete the top five. Tomorrow’s stage will be the final stage of the rally, and it is expected that Sainz will win his fourth Dakar title.