Information 16 Jan 2023
Runner-up for Value as Benavides clinches Dakar victory
Part: Competitors
Put up: Alex Gobert
Tight 2023 end goes all the way down to the wire between Purple Bull KTM teammates.
Picture: Equipped.
Australia’s Toby Value has claimed the runner-up consequence within the 2023 Dakar Rally after Purple Bull KTM teammate Kevin Benavides clinched victory on the 14th and closing stage.
Value led into Sunday by 12 seconds, nevertheless, it wasn’t sufficient to maintain a fast-finishing Benavides at bay as he rode to his second and KTM’s nineteenth win within the iconic rally.
Main the standings going into the ultimate stage, 35-year-old Value was the final rider to enter the particular. Aiming to chase down Benavides who had set off three minutes forward of him, he bought his head down and gave his all proper from the beginning.
A few points early within the stage value the two-time winner the dear seconds he wanted to remain in entrance and, regardless of clawing again shut to 1 minute on the latter half of the particular, it wasn’t fairly sufficient to overtake the flying Benavides. The pair had been break up by simply 43 seconds after greater than 44 hours of competitors.
“So, so shut,” Value commented. “Yeah, an ideal job from Kevin, he did rather well right now. I knew it was going to be tight and, after all, I pushed proper from the beginning all via the stage. I simply missed three waypoints by nearly meters and it dropped me again.
“Clearly the aim is to win and it’s irritating to overlook out by such a slim margin, however I’m match, wholesome and I’m going dwelling with a trophy, in order that’s crucial factor. I’m prepared for an additional one subsequent yr.”
Ending third was Husqvarna Manufacturing facility Racing’s Skyler Howes in what has been a career-best trip for the American. He led the race for a complete of six phases and stayed within the hunt for victory proper via to the very closing timed particular.
With a detailed runner-up end on the 14th and closing stage, Purple Bull GasGas standout Daniel Sanders introduced his RX 450F dwelling safely to safe a gritty seventh place general consequence.
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