00:00 [Sounds of traffic]
00:04 I'll wait.
00:05 [Sounds of traffic]
00:08 Oops.
00:09 I'll go up.
00:10 [Sounds of traffic]
00:12 Everyone's okay.
00:13 Okay.
00:14 [Sounds of traffic]
00:19 [Birds chirping]
00:21 Humphrey, where are we going?
00:23 It's a Zumba boxing class I saw on Insta.
00:26 Is that it over there?
00:27 Knees wide, then side to side, that's it.
00:30 And squat.
00:31 And bounce.
00:32 And bounce.
00:33 Good, Kevin.
00:34 Nacho, I can see you at the back there, slacking.
00:37 Come on.
00:39 Now grab it.
00:40 And pull it.
00:41 Grab it.
00:42 And pull it.
00:43 Nice, Kevin.
00:44 Luciano, stop yawning.
00:45 Big stage today, boys.
00:47 Let's go.
00:48 I'm third overall.
00:49 It's a tight fight up there.
00:51 So, yeah, we're going to keep doing our best day by day, stage by stage, until the finish.
00:56 No, it was like those old school sitting down, jumping off the gym.
00:59 [Mimics engine]
01:01 That's it, tight.
01:02 It's crazy, you know, but we still got a lot of racing to do, and see how the stage plays out,
01:06 and just going to have some fun on my motorbike.
01:08 One second in it.
01:10 Yeah, that's pretty wild, huh?
01:12 Yeah, I mean, we're just trying to maintain.
01:16 [Engine revving]
01:18 Over 60.
01:19 All right.
01:20 Good to see you.
01:21 Over 60.
01:22 Some of the riders already feel like they've been to hell, this Dakar, today.
01:26 They actually go there, and there's even a non-timed highway section in the middle.
01:32 And it did, indeed, prove to be hell for some of the bikes who struggled with the short cut-offs on the dunes,
01:37 hidden waypoints, and unpredictable sand conditions under the wheels.
01:42 [Engine revving]
01:47 [Music]
02:00 Adrian Van Beveren led for much of today's special, but made a tactical stop with 10k left.
02:05 Who win the stage?
02:09 The Benavides brothers, nobody else.
02:12 [Music]
02:15 Kevin and Luciano Benavides' father said yesterday he'll be happier when his son stops racing.
02:20 Today, his boys tested that stance by finishing first and second on a Dakar stage for the first time.
02:26 First born was first again.
02:29 I feel good. I enjoyed my ride today.
02:32 The last part was fun.
02:35 Yeah, I think I did a good work, so we need to continue pushing.
02:38 It's Benavides' day at Dakar 46.
02:41 They had been first and third on stage 13 last year.
02:44 They're currently Dakar and World Champions, respectively, but this is another landmark family achievement.
02:50 [Music]
03:03 Van Beveren's tactic was to lose enough time to start behind his rivals on tomorrow's tricky navigation stage,
03:09 but his strategy didn't work out.
03:11 He didn't lose enough time to be behind Brabeck, Branch and Korneko on the road tomorrow,
03:15 and in trying, he lost out on the stage win too.
03:18 Third today and 12 minutes off the overall lead.
03:22 [Music]
03:26 The Frenchman, though, is absolutely in with a shot of winning his first Dakar.
03:31 Only time will tell whether the three minutes gained today or the unsuccessful game plan will be more significant.
03:38 [Music]
03:40 Now, in the true spirit of the Dakar, the original Baimotul category, formerly Malmortant,
03:45 where riders have no assistance at all throughout the Dakar, Tobias Ebster has over an hour on Jérôme Martini.
03:51 [Music]
03:56 And there's now 42 seconds between Brabeck and Branch.
03:59 The top five could all still win it.
04:01 As well as the Dakar standing, some riders also compete for points in the World Rally Raid Championships.
04:07 [Music]
04:09 In the quads, the 2021 champion Manuel Andujar was denied victory yesterday.
04:14 Today, he trailed the reigning champion by more than 10 minutes after 336 kilometers.
04:20 The Frenchman lost all that advantage, though, handing Andujar a second special of the year.
04:25 [Music]
04:34 [Music]
04:45 Fourth Dakar, and for sure, it's the toughest one.
04:49 At five, six in the night.
04:52 Crazy, crazy Dakar. Crazy edition.
04:56 [Music]
04:59 We saw the waypoint on the trippy.
05:01 We saw the arrow.
05:02 We tried to go on this dune, but I didn't expect this is so tough.
05:07 [Music]
05:10 This Dakar, we have to help. We helped people on the first day.
05:14 They rolled over, we helped them. Now this karma came back to us.
05:18 We are happy.
05:19 I didn't sleep much last night. I woke up tired.
05:23 As soon as we started, I immediately understood that it was going to be hard.
05:26 [Music]
05:31 I have my parents here, so it's pretty great.
05:34 I'm very proud of my son.
05:36 [Music]
05:41 Doing the Dakar is...
05:43 [Music]
05:47 It's being part of people who are strong, I would say.
05:52 Mental, physical, psychic, super. And the abilities.
05:57 [Music]
06:04 I'm really proud.
06:05 [Music]
06:07 With Ekstrom and Peder Hansel out of contention,
06:09 Audi's hopes of a first ever Dakar lie with Carlos Sainz.
06:12 Next days will be tough. Yes, we will fight especially.
06:16 [Music]
06:26 You can never be sure of victory, especially on the Dakar.
06:29 Everything can change until the last day.
06:32 So even if Carlos is leading, we know it can change for us and for him.
06:36 [Music]
06:42 After 63 kilometers, engine stop, blocked.
06:46 I am really disappointed, you know, because I don't really enjoy a lot this Dakar,
06:52 because from first day we have always a problem, you know.
06:58 I went last two Dakar without any problems and we need to talk for the future.
07:04 Alatia never got going again and retired from the stage.
07:08 Seb Loeb was first on the road looking to close the 19 minute deficit to Sainz.
07:12 He had a one minute lead of the special into the final 100K,
07:15 but a rare mistake meant a missed waypoint, a U-turn,
07:19 an 11 minute waste of time and a 6 minute loss to Sainz.
07:23 Matthias Ekström eventually got back to the bivouac at 9pm last night.
07:27 He said it was embarrassing the team couldn't prepare the car properly for yesterday.
07:31 But today the Swedes ride was as tasty as a plate of Ikea meatballs and he flew to victory.
07:36 [Music]
07:42 We had a good stage. I enjoyed from the beginning to the end.
07:45 We had no big hiccups, so it was a good day.
07:49 I have the same strategies in day number one.
07:54 You know, finish every stage without big issues.
07:57 Loeb's troubles, great news for Carlos Sainz.
08:00 Five minutes behind when the Frenchman had to doughnut,
08:03 he played the smart cookie and came in fourth.
08:05 Extending his advantage was the icing on the cake.
08:07 Loeb has 24 minutes to turn over.
08:10 [Music]
08:16 It was another solid if unspectacular drive from Brazilian Lucas Moraes who finished seventh,
08:20 enough to keep him in the podium places.
08:23 [Music]
08:27 Just over eight minutes per day needed for the Frenchman Sebastian Loeb.
08:31 As well as the Dakar standing, some drivers also compete for points in the World Rally Raid Championships.
08:36 Seb Loeb chose not to.
08:38 [Music]
08:41 After Eric Gottschall's DQ, Mitch Guthrie leads the overall in the T3s and his goals are simple.
08:47 Clean stages, no problems, bring it home.
08:49 Second today ticks all the boxes.
08:52 But finishing in his hometown, Salah Al Saif said, "I'm here, so hail."
08:56 And the Saudi fans did. Hail Salah. Hail the great man. Hail.
08:59 His win the perfect antidote to a difficult few days for local rally fans.
09:04 Christina Anceletto a long way back chasing Mitch.
09:08 Joao Ferreira sped to successive special successes in the SSVs.
09:13 This time he put three minutes into Xavier Dessautry and in doing so became the Frenchman's main rival.
09:19 It's Polaris versus Can-Am head-to-head.
09:21 Dessautry remains in charge for now, seven minutes the gap.
09:25 [Music]
09:37 Sarah Price slips to third as Joao moves up.
09:40 [Music]
09:45 Upper class and top of the class.
09:47 Mitchell van den Brink was 22 years old yesterday.
09:50 Yep, that's all.
09:51 He's been on the Dakar since he was 16.
09:53 He took a first victory of the year today.
09:56 The Eurol Rally Sport crew managed to hold off Martin Maciek who finished second, 1.18 behind.
10:02 [Music]
10:05 Alish Lopreich was also in the fight for stage victory,
10:08 but he lost speed at the end and finished 13 minutes 45 seconds behind van den Brink.
10:13 [Music]
10:15 In the general rankings, the Dutchman climbs into second place ahead of Lopreich
10:20 and is now one hour 50 minutes behind Maciek.
10:23 [Music]
10:31 As we leave you tonight, it is with great sadness we learn today of the death of 45-year-old Spanish rider Carlos Falcón
10:39 who suffered a heavy fall on stage two.
10:42 To his family and his loved ones, we all give our most sincere condolences.
10:46 [Music]
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