Stage Three of the 2023 Dakar Rally was filled with drama as ever—and, actually, the stage ended up being cancelled early by race organizers, because of worsening climate situations. Before that occurred, although, the bikes have been capable of get out and put in tons of of kilometers and get outcomes.
Were they good outcomes? As ever, that relies on the racer. For 2020 Dakar winner Ricky Brabec, sadly stage three of the 2023 occasion was the tip of his time on this yr’s competitors. He crashed on the 274-kilometer mark, after which he skilled ache in his cervical vertebrae. Medical employees transported him to the hospital, however the incident has pressured him to withdraw from this yr’s competitors sooner than he in all probability would have preferred.
The third stage of the 2023 Dakar wasn’t the very best expertise for Matthias Walkner, both. He’d suffered a nasty fall the day earlier than, and together with the bumps and bruises and scrapes, it turned out that he additionally had a damaged bone in his wrist. Despite that truth, he determined to attempt to go on—utilizing tape, painkillers, and persistence to see himself deal with the stage. By the tip of the stage, he managed to complete eleventh within the day’s rankings—over 16 minutes behind the Stage Three winner.
With Brabec and Sunderland now each out of the operating, how did the 2023 Dakar Rally stage three bike rankings work out? Here are the highest ten finishers and their occasions:
Rider | Team | Time |
Daniel Sanders (AUS) | Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing | 4 hours, 24 minutes, 15 seconds |
Skyler Howes (USA) | Husqvarna Factory Racing | 4 hours, half-hour, 34 seconds |
Mason Klein (USA) | BAS World KTM Racing Team | 4 hours, 31 minutes, 14 seconds |
Kevin Benavides (ARG) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 4 hours, 31 minutes, 38 seconds |
Joan Barreda Bort (ESP) | Monster Energy JB Team | 4 hours, 35 minutes, 44 seconds |
Toby Price (AUS) | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 4 hours, 36 minutes, 29 seconds |
Pablo Quintanilla (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | 4 hours, 38 minutes, 50 seconds |
Adrien Van Beveren (FRA) | Monster Energy Honda Team | 4 hours, 39 minutes, 43 seconds |
Joaquim Rodrigues (PRT) | Hero Motosports Team Rally | 4 hours, 40 minutes, 20 seconds |
Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (CHL) | Monster Energy Honda Team | 4 hours, 40 minutes, 23 seconds |
What will Stage Four convey? There’s no telling, however we’ll make sure to let you know about it after it occurs. So far, the early levels of 2023 have seen American racers placing on a powerful exhibiting (that’s, till Brabec couldn’t any extra this yr). Will Mason Klein win extra rally levels? What about Nacho Cornejo? Will Matthias Walkner be capable to proceed, or will he be pressured to retire due to his damage? We want good luck and good well being to all of the racers, and look ahead to the subsequent days of competitors.
Source: www.rideapart.com