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Sébastien Loeb continued his comeback charge in the 46th Dakar Rally by winning today’s ninth stage, covering 417km/259 miles from Ha’il to Al-lula. With his 27th career Dakar stage tri…
Sébastien Loeb won the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally and gained more than four minutes on overall leader Carlos Sainz Sr. However, Sainz still holds a 20 minute and 33 second lead over Loeb. Loeb faced two punctures during the stage, which made him cautious towards the end. Sainz, accompanied by his Audi teammates, finished second and was satisfied with his performance. Lucas Moraes initially seemed to secure third place, but lost time towards the end and finished more than 11 minutes behind the winner. Adrien Van Beveren took his second stage win, followed by his teammate Ricky Brabec and Pablo Quintanilla.
