The 48-hour marathon stage of the Dakar 2024 started this Thursday, with a total of 12 riders having gone further than the others: they passed rest point E and will spend the night at rest point F after 513km.
The riders in question are the Monster Energy Honda men Adrien van Beveren, José Ignacio Cornejo, and Ricky Brabec; Kevin Benavides and Toby Price from Red Bull KTM; Daniel Sanders (Red Bull GasGAS); Luciano Benavides (Husqvarna), Joan Barreda, and Ross Branch from Hero MotoSports; António Maio (Drag’on Rally Team/Yamaha); Martin Michek (Orion Moto Racing Group/KTM); and Stevan Svitko (Slonaft Rally Team/KTM).
This group will have 113km to cover tomorrow, out of a total of 626km of special stage. It is worth mentioning that there are a total of seven bivouacs set up along the route. After 4:00 PM (local time), all riders had to immediately head to the nearest area, where they will spend the night with basic camping equipment, supplies, and virtually isolated from the rest of the world.
The latest information from the official Dakar website regarding the provisional rankings was at kilometer 424. At that time, van Beveren was the fastest, with a 37-second lead over Brabec. The American was virtually leading the overall classification, surpassing Branch who was over eight minutes behind the fastest.
