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Dakar 2024, Stage 2: Peterhansel scores historic win, Sainz takes overall lead
On Sunday, Stephane Peterhansel bounced back from a difficult start to the Dakar Rally and secured a narrow but significant stage win. He defeated Sebastien Loeb by just 29 seconds in the 464km stage. Peterhansel had a solid lead by the first checkpoint and extended it to over a minute by the end, with Seth Quintero briefly taking the lead before Peterhansel regained it. In the final stretch, Loeb closed the gap to just five seconds, but Peterhansel managed to increase his lead again and win the stage. Carlos Sainz currently leads the overall standings, followed by Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Loeb.
