After being the fastest yesterday, Pablo Quintanilla is in trouble and definitively out of contention for the Dakar 2024. This Thursday, he lost a considerable amount of time during the first part of the 48-hour marathon stage.
According to the official race website, the Monster Energy Honda rider ran out of fuel just before reaching the refueling point and was already losing 1h26m to the fastest rider, his teammate Ricky Brabec.
Quintanilla stated: ‘It’s a sad moment. I was being careful with my fuel but 10km before the refuelling point I ran out of petrol. It’s tough when you’ve worked so hard and so long for this race. I always try to do my best, but that’s life. Sometimes it goes well, sometimes it doesn’t’.