Extended highlights of Stage 2 - Day 1 presented by Aramco - #Dakar2025 - Vidéo Dailymotion

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00:00Yeah, I'm OK, but my nose won't stop bleeding. I can't stop the bleeding on my nose.

00:12You need medical assistance for that?

00:14Yes, I need some help for my nose. Yes, please.

00:17OK, the helicopter is on the road.

00:23James Hillier knows how bloody demanding the Dakar is.

00:26He was here two years ago, but yesterday hit him hard.

00:29And he was by no means the only one.

00:39Barbara Holaker and Lucy Engover's pink Citroen 2CV couldn't make it.

00:43And top 20 last year, but Portugal's Antonio Maio was stuck in a rut on day one.

00:53Maio really needed another pair of hands.

01:00Lorenzo Santolino was on his way.

01:05But he didn't stop to help.

01:07And nor did his team-mate, Rui Gonsalves.

01:13But eventually, Bolivian Daniel Locilia Jagger was the day's Good Samaritan.

01:19Now, today and tomorrow is one special split over two days in what we call a 48-hour chrono.

01:25Stages 2A and 2B.

01:28But what does that actually mean in 30 seconds?

01:30It's 9.58K for bikes, 9.71K for everyone else,

01:33six temporary camps called break zones along the way, each with an arrival time limit.

01:37Today, Stage 2A, competitors went as far as they could,

01:40but had to stop at the furthest camp they could reach before its time ran out.

01:43When they entered that, their clock stopped for the day.

01:45Tomorrow it starts again, when they leave the bivouac and head for the finish line,

01:47where their total time over both days determines the result of the special.

01:50Mechanics were allowed at kilometre 168 to work on vehicles,

01:53but overnight, no phones, no contact, no loos, no showers, survival rations,

01:56and everyone sleeps in tents under the desert sky.

01:59Boom!

02:03Feeling pretty sore.

02:04Not the way you want to start a rally, especially with the next stages.

02:08For sure going to try to conserve my body,

02:11so I can get back and get a massage.

02:1648 hours to cover 1,000 kilometres.

02:18I've never done this one.

02:19Are you afraid of that, of this new challenge?

02:21No, no, because if I'm afraid, then I'm less of a man than everybody else, you know,

02:25so everybody's up for the task, so am I.

02:28Al Belushi opened again today, like yesterday,

02:30but he wasn't at the front for long.

02:31Tosha, Pablo and Ricky were on his tail.

02:38You know, the strategy is just to make it, you know, the next two days.

02:42No strategy. Full gas.

02:45Get as far as we can go is, I guess, the strategy.

02:48We'll probably be doing about 500, 600 kilometres today, so let's see.

02:52Because it's going to be a long one, I think.

02:56Yes, Ross, indeed it is.

02:57Long and unforgiving on the body, the bikes and the mind.

03:00Stunning scenery as always,

03:02and of course some of these boys just can't help themselves.

03:04And don't we love it.

03:13Branch is a rider full of confidence since becoming world champ,

03:16and his dream is to go one better than runner-up spot 12 months ago.

03:19Botswana's hero had no issues today.

03:23Botswana is where you'll find big cats,

03:25but Ricky is purring right now too.

03:28Nobody's won back-to-back Dakars on a bike since Mark Comer 10 years ago.

03:32Could he? Might he? Will he?

03:38Right now, though, they are all chasing Aussie Daniel Sanders.

03:42Back in 2023, he was unlucky, Chucky,

03:45breaking wrist and elbow in a kerb crash on a liaison.

03:48But fortune favours the brave,

03:50and the way he's stormed through the first three days racing,

03:532022's best rookie, is going to be hard to get over.

03:59Branch running about six minutes off the pace in third,

04:02but these standings don't really mean much just yet.

04:07The KTM boys are also rocking the show in Rally 2,

04:10locking out the top three in the virtual standings.

04:13Chucky's team-mate Edgar Canet is back on top,

04:15ahead of overnight leader Tobias Ebster.

04:21Not far behind them, Mike Doherty.

04:23Good to see the South African back out there today,

04:26after a bit of a scare yesterday.

04:32There's about 13 minutes separating the trio.

04:40Jeez.

04:42What the fuck was that?

04:46It was fast. It was super difficult.

04:49Very physical.

04:50Tough stage.

04:51Full of trees.

04:52A lot of stones.

04:53Tricky, tricky day.

04:55Yeah, I messed up. I messed up bad.

04:58I'm happy, but I'm mad. I'm happy and I'm mad. I don't know.

05:05Today is really very tough.

05:07We need to manage without any problems, without any risk.

05:11And at the same time, we need to be really fast.

05:14It will be important to find the right rhythm,

05:16not to destroy everything and to reach the end.

05:19So it's what we will try to do.

05:21Even if we lose a little bit of time opening,

05:23or maybe a miracle happens and we end up winning again,

05:25we've got a long way to go,

05:26so two really start worrying about it.

05:28After a super tricky first special,

05:30if the drivers were expecting an easier ride today,

05:32they were sadly mistaken.

05:34Seth Quintero cursed himself earlier

05:36because his strong drive yesterday

05:38meant he had to open the road.

05:42João Ferreira, quicksand.

05:45Guillaume de Mevias, sandpit.

05:51Carlos Sainz, sand surfer.

05:55And...

05:57sand roller.

06:03Mitch Guthrie, sand saviour.

06:07Mitch Guthrie, sand saviour.

06:14You weren't supposed to pull the bloody doors off, Mitch.

06:29One of the curiosities of the day

06:31was effectively a pit stop at 168 kilometres.

06:37Mechanics, ready!

06:39Contenders, ready!

06:42The early sections were pretty rocky,

06:44so there was a chance to replace tyres and carry on.

06:47Hardly Formula 1, but the clock kept ticking,

06:50so speed was of the essence.

06:55Nasser, you will go on my first whistle.

07:00And go he did, briefly taking the lead 50 kilometres later.

07:06It's electronics. It starts, it stops.

07:08It starts on its own, eventually it cuts.

07:10In fact, you can't do much.

07:14Bivouac E was at 626km.

07:16Third quickest car to reach it was the Ford of Mathias Ekström.

07:20The Swede mashed up the sand and roasted most of his rivals.

07:24Top two on stage 2A were in a class of their own though.

07:27Nasser Alatier chasing Yazeed Al-Raji non-stop for seven hours.

07:31The Dacia sandrider lived up to its name.

07:34But Yazeed put his Toyota into overdrive.

07:36And as the crews set up camp tonight,

07:38it's the local boy at the top of the leaderboard.

07:40Al-Raji was leading the rally raid when the 48-hour chrono started last year,

07:44but crashed out once it got underway.

07:46This year, day one went much better,

07:48and he ends the first day in one piece and position one.

08:04In the T3s, Nicolas Cavigliasso was second on the prologue and won yesterday.

08:08He and Valentino Pertigarini were the most impressive pairing again today,

08:12leading the first part of this double-day dune fest ahead of ex-biker Paul Spearings.

08:17Pau Navarro third quickest, but can anyone challenge the Argentinian tomorrow?

08:34T4 leader and defending champion Xavier Dessaultre seems utterly free of stress or strain.

08:40And while that can change quickly, the Frenchman started with constant consistency,

08:44and the Seb Loeb racing team looked the one to beat.

08:46He and Brock Hegger, the only ones to reach Bivouac D.

08:55When the trucks hit the dunes today, they went every which way.

08:57Up, down, left, forwards, right, backwards, in, out, shake it all about.

09:02But Alistair Opreich and Vaidot Asala made it to Bivouac C at kilometre 546,

09:07as did Martin Maciek, who laid the foundations for victory last year in the 48-hour chrono.

09:15Didn't believe me about them going backwards. I did tell you.

09:21Hokey-cokey, everything to play for tomorrow. Maciek grabbed the virtual lead.

09:27Every participant is in a tent tonight, having to work on their own vehicles and cook for themselves.

09:32But there are 25 guys who do that every single night,

09:35with no outside assistance, no support staff, completely self-sufficient.

09:39These riders are the true soul of the Dakar, the original Baimatul class.

09:44Class indeed. Class dismissed. See you tomorrow.

Extended highlights of Stage 2 - Day 1 presented by Aramco - #Dakar2025

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