During Stage Two of the 2024 Dakar Rally, TwinTrail Racing rider Carles Falcón was airlifted to the hospital following a foul crash. At the time, racing director David Castera informed the press that the rider did not have a pulse when medical assist arrived, however that the primary physician on scene was fortunately capable of resuscitate him.
From that time till January 15, 2024, additional updates relating to Falcón’s situation hadn’t been made public. It was on January 15 that TwinTrail Racing Team took to its social media accounts to interrupt the horrible information to the worldwide neighborhood.
“This Monday January 15th Carles has left us. The medical team has confirmed the neurological damage caused by cardiovascular arrest at the time of the accident is irreversible,” the group’s assertion begins.
“Carles was a smiling, always active person, who enjoyed with passion everything he did, especially motorcycles. He’s left us doing something that was his dream, running the Dakar. He was enjoying he was happy on the bike. We must remember him for his smile and for the happiness he created in everyone,” it continues.
“Computer Engineer in training. Motorcycle instructor and motorcycle tour guide by passion. There are many who have learned by his side. He taught with patience, energy and happiness, made everyone enjoy the bike. This is what he has left us and we will always keep with us, all of us who have been close to him, family, friends, teammates and supporters,” TwinTrail Racing’s assertion reads.
It goes on to ask for privateness for Falcón’s family and friends as ceremonies to honor his life and demise are deliberate within the coming days, and thanks everybody for his or her understanding throughout such a time.
We at RideApart ship our condolences to all who had been near Falcón, and are grateful for the time that he spent sharing his love of motorcycling with the world, from these he instructed to others within the two Dakar Rallies he participated in. We ship our greatest to all who cared for him, wherever they could be on the planet.
The 2024 Dakar Rally continues to be a Honda dream occasion with the group’s sixth stage victory right this moment. Teammates Adrien Van Beveren, Ricky Brabec and Pablo Quintanilla went 1-2-3 on the day and now occupy three of the highest 4 spots general. Ricky Brabec continues to have close to good rides from day after day, all the time near the entrance however by no means getting a stage victory and due to this fact by no means having to begin first. His lead within the general standings has now grown to 7 minutes, though Hero’s Ross Branch received’t let go of second general and is the one fly within the Honda ointment.
Ricky Brabec
Ricky Brabec: “Today was possibly one of my only shots to make a big push and try to make a bit bigger gap than forty or fifty seconds so I gave it my all today. I think tomorrow we’re probably going to have to open but if I can clean up I think we’ll be set free. In the 2020 Dakar I pulled a gap early on and this has definitely been the most stressful race of my life because it’s so close. Anyway, with a few more days to go, let’s keep the hopes up and keep charging.”
Jacob Argubright
Jacob Argubright: “Little bit of a bittersweet day for me. Rode really well and finished P15… but I missed my first waypoint ever and the penalty put me back to P23. I still had a really fun day on the bike so I’m going to continue bringing that energy into the last 3 stages!”
Kyle McCoy
Kyle McCoy is the U.S. service veteran who’s driving in his third Dakar. Currently, he’s working twelfth within the Originals By Motul classification, which permits no exterior help. On social media, he lately posted his account of a harrowing incident on Stage 7: “I came over the crest of a very large dune right as the cars caught up to us in the mid pack. When I came to the bottom of the dune I dropped the bike in the sand. I was in the main line of traffic when this happened (which I normally avoid for this reason) so I rushed to pick it up and get going. Only the bike didn’t start. I ran up the dune as fast as possible on all fours clawing at the sand to mark my position with my helmet right as one of the lead cars was coming at me. Then I ran back down as cars and bikes came through all around me. It took me a while until it was quiet and I realized I couldn’t hear the fuel pump when I pressed the starter. All this happened in a very chaotic,sweaty and loud way. Then a nice French man came on the phone from Paris to my bike and asked if I was okay. I said yes it was mechanical. He then asked “How long will it take you?” What??!!!! I stated I had no thought. 5 min later he stated it once more after which once more till I shouted to the good French man I wanted him to close up. I stated it with extra direct language than that :)… he was simply doing his job although. I then remembered it’s often the gasoline tank selector (entrance to rear) if you don’t hear the gasoline pump and there’s a bypass created by BAS Dakar that I had on me. I took it aside and plugged it in and voila. I’ve finished some aggravating issues (like all of us) however this was high 5 in my life. The high and low had been so excessive I can’t specific it in phrases.”
STAGE 9 1. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 04H 36′ 46” 2. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 00′ 32” 3. PABLO QUINTANILLA, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 04′ 19” 4. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 06′ 34” 5. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY+ 00H 06′ 59” 6. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 08′ 13” 7. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM+ 00H 09′ 57” 8. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 10′ 06” 9. STEFAN SVITKO, SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM + 00H 12′ 28” 10. BRADLEY COX, BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM + 00H 12′ 54” 23. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 00H 32′ 10” 80. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 02H 45′ 35” 96. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 03H 28′ 19”
STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 9 1. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 40H 53′ 49” 2. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 07′ 09” 3. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 11′ 26” 4. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 13′ 46” 5. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 28′ 12” 6. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 35′ 12” 7. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 49′ 09” 8. DANIEL SANDERS, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING + 00H 59′ 47” 9. STEFAN SVITKO, SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM + 01H 23′ 49” 10. MARTIN MICHEK, ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP + 02H 20′ 35” 68. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 21H 19′ 44” 77. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 24H 13′ 18” 92. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 53H 31′ 25”
The 2024 Dakar Rally bought just a bit tighter after stage eight. KTM’s Kevin Benavides made up floor on the leaders by profitable the stage narrowly over his Husqvarna-riding brother Luciano. Adrien Van Beveren was third, and now he finds himself very a lot in rivalry for the general, with 11 minutes to make up within the remaining 4 days. By ending seventh immediately, general chief Ricky Brabec did handle to get a barely larger cushion over second-place Ross Branch, however the two riders are nonetheless separated by lower than a minute. Today’s stage noticed riders journey north from Al Duwadimi to Ha’il with a 125 km highway part earlier than sandy tracks and massive troublesome dunes that will play part of the 458 km particular stage. Entering a non-timed switch zone of 179 km this is able to then take them again in opposition to the clock on the 344 km mark of the particular, because the change to stony terrain would take them ever nearer to the arrival level within the shadows of the Shammar mountain vary.
Ricky Brabec
Ricky Brabec: “I didn’t want to start too far away from Ross tomorrow so I had to play a little bit of cat and mouse with him. I caught him early on so I stuck with him all day, then at the refueling point I saw some times and I was winning. I let Ross take over and open the way to the finish line as we had to play smart today and I didn’t want him starting behind me tomorrow. It was still a good day to finish seventh and I’ll continue to have fun out there.”
Jacob Argubright
Jacob Argubright: “A nice uneventful stage 8 today, struggled a little bit in the camel grass and dunes with bike set up a bit but picked it up towards the end for P16.”
1. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING 03H 35′ 03” 2. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 00′ 31” 3. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 01′ 27” 4. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 01′ 41” 5. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 02′ 18” 6. RUI GONÇALVES, SHERCO RALLY FACTORY + 00H 02′ 24” 7. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 04′ 08” 8. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 04′ 49” 9. DANIEL SANDERS, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING + 00H 05′ 10” 10. STEFAN SVITKO, SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM + 00H 05′ 28” 16. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 00H 13′ 52” 69. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 01H 36′ 50” 81. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 01H 45′ 52”
STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 8 1. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 36H 16′ 31” 2. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 00′ 42” 3. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 04′ 21” 4. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 11′ 58” 5. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 20′ 31” 6. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 29′ 10” 7. DANIEL SANDERS, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING + 00H 38′ 43” 8. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 39′ 35” 00H 15′ 00” 9. STEFAN SVITKO, SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM + 01H 11′ 53” 10. MARTIN MICHEK, ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP + 01H 56′ 53” 67. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 18H 34′ 41” 75. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 20H 45′ 31” 97. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 52H 59′ 47”
The 2024 Dakar Rally resumed after a relaxation day. It was a 483-kilometer particular, which took rivals alongside winding, rocky paths earlier than transitioning right into a stretch of dunes. Honda’s Nacho Cornejo began ninth and had one of the best time, which helped him as he continues to be one of many three prime riders with one of the best likelihood to win the general prize in 5 days time. The different two riders are Honda’s Ricky Brabec and Hero’s Ross Branch, who completed fifth and fourth on the stage. Brabec now holds a skinny 1-second benefit over Branch within the general lead, with Nacho 6:48 again. Jacob Argubright had a good day, ending nineteenth, regardless that he as soon as once more misplaced his seat and needed to experience standing for a lot of the 6-hour experience.
Ricky Brabec
Ricky Brabec: “Difficult day right from the start, tricky navigation made for a slower day up in the front. Lost the rear brakes early on so managed to ride the special with only the fronts which isn’t too bad but a little hairy in few situations. Spent a lot of the day riding up with Adrien Van Beveren & Toby Price to open the way and happy to have made it to the end of this day in a good position.”
Ross Branch
Ross Branch: “It was a long stage today as well – 480 kms of really tough riding. But it was also a lot of fun. Lots of open flowing tracks and wadis and some dunes in the middle – I enjoyed it! The race in the front is now really close, so we’ve got a few days to manage it well and see what we can do.”
Jacob Argubright: “Had another issue with my seat and somehow received the quad roadbook tablet which caused some speed limiting issues for me all day so I just played it safe and just dialed it back for P19. Long day tho without a seat but I still cherish the days I have here at Dakar regardless. Bring on stage 8!”
STAGE 7
1. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 05H 18′ 33” 2. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 03′ 12” 3. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 03′ 32” 00H 03′ 00” 4. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 06′ 36” 5. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 07′ 26” 6. DANIEL SANDERS,RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING + 00H 09′ 17” 7. STEFAN SVITKO,SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM + 00H 10′ 17” 8. TOBY PRICE,RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 11′ 26” 9. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN,MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 12′ 44” 10. MARTIN MICHEK, ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP + 00H 16′ 23” 19. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT,DUUST RALLY TEAM + 00H 42′ 26” 89. WESTON CARR,HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 03H 00′ 23” 94. KYLE MC COY,AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 03H 18′ 19”
STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 7 1. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 32H 37′ 20” 2. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 00′ 01” 3. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 06′ 48” 4. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 14′ 39” 5. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 24′ 39” 6. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 31′ 00” 7. DANIEL SANDERS, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING + 00H 37′ 41” 8. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 43′ 12” 9. STEFAN SVITKO, SLOVNAFT RALLY TEAM + 01H 10′ 33” 10. MARTIN MICHEK, ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP + 01H 43′ 21” 69. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 17H 01′ 59” 78. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 19H 03′ 47” 99. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 52H 50′ 03”
After 48 hours within the dunes, Stage Six of the 2024 Dakar Rally concluded with Monster Energy Honda rider Adrien Van Beveren crusing ahead with the stage win. A slew of acquainted faces adopted his time, together with KTM Factory rider Toby Price, Monster Energy Honda rider Ricky Brabec, GasGas Factory rider Daniel Sanders, and Hero MotoSports rider Ross Branch.
Early within the day, although, Korr Offroad Racing rider Mason Klein could not get his bike to begin. It was the most recent mechanical subject that he is needed to struggle alongside this 12 months’s Dakar. Luckily, as you’ll be able to see on this video, the Dakar Spirit is alive and properly as rivals together with five-time four-wheeled Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah have been joyful to assist him get it began.
I do not learn about you, nevertheless it at all times places a heat feeling in my coronary heart to see this sort of camaraderie amongst rivals. You’ll usually hear riders say that through the occasion, all of them need to win. But after they’re within the bivouac, they’re simply mates hanging out, and with an entire lot of mutual respect as properly. It reveals.
Unfortunately for Klein, whereas he was capable of begin the second a part of Stage Six, he was not capable of full the stage. He lastly retired on Stage Six, which was additional alongside than even his personal group anticipated, given the mechanical points which were plaguing the Korr bike all through the occasion. It was a greater than valiant effort, and we stay up for seeing what he does subsequent.
Here are the highest 10 bike finishers for the 48-hour marathon Stage Six of the 2024 Dakar Rally.
Rider
Team
Time
Adrien Van Beveren (France)
Monster Energy Honda Team
7 hours, 57 minutes, 29 seconds
Toby Price (Australia)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
8 hours, 01 minute, 42 seconds
Ricky Brabec (USA)
Monster Energy Honda Team
8 hours, 02 minutes, 31 seconds
Daniel Sanders (Australia)
Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing
8 hours, 04 minutes, 24 seconds
Ross Branch (Botswana)
Hero MotoSports Team Rally
8 hours, 07 minutes, 09 seconds
Luciano Benavides (Argentina)
Husqvarna Factory Racing
8 hours, 08 minutes, 08 seconds
Kevin Benavides (Argentina)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
8 hours, 13 minutes, 34 seconds
Stefan Svitko (Slovakia)
Slonaft Rally Team
8 hours, 18 minutes, 48 seconds
José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo
Monster Energy Honda Team
8 hours, 19 minutes, 18 seconds
Jeanloup Lepan (France)
Duust Rally Team
8 hours, 23 minutes, 53 seconds
2024 Dakar Rally Top 10 Bike Rankings Overall After Stage Six
For the primary time within the 2024 Dakar Rally, Ricky Brabec takes the lead. He’s largely are available in second or third to this point on the phases accomplished this 12 months, nevertheless it goes to point out that consistency is completely key in a rally raid state of affairs.
Rider
Team
Time
Ricky Brabec (USA)
Monster Energy Honda Team
27 hours, 11 minutes, 21 seconds
Ross Branch (Botswana)
Hero MotoSports Team Rally
27 hours, 12 minutes, 12 seconds
Adrien Van Beveren (France)
Monster Energy Honda Team
27 hours, 20 minutes, 42 seconds
José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo
Monster Energy Honda Team
27 hours, 25 minutes, 35 seconds
Toby Price (Australia)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
27 hours, 38 minutes, 21 seconds
Kevin Benavides (Argentina)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
27 hours, 39 minutes, 54 seconds
Daniel Sanders (Australia)
Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing
27 hours, 47 minutes, 11 seconds
Luciano Benavides (Argentina)
Husqvarna Factory Racing
27 hours, 58 minutes, 47 seconds
Stefan Svitko (Slovakia)
Slonaft Rally Team
28 hours, 19 minutes, 03 seconds
Jeanloup Lepan (France)
Duust Rally Team
28 hours, 43 minutes, 03 seconds
Now that the monster marathon that was Stage Six is over, everybody has a relaxation day in Riyadh to recuperate earlier than tackling the rest of the 2024 Dakar Rally. Six phases stay, however given the very fact of the Prologue and the 48-hour marathon of Stage Six, all of the rivals are properly and actually into the again half of the 2024 Dakar Rally now.
Today was the second half of the 48-hour Chrono stage within the 2024 Dakar Rally. Yesterday, riders have been to trip so far as they might into the Saudi Empty Quarter earlier than 4:00 p.m. This morning, they resumed racing. For the 12 riders up entrance, it meant a really lengthy day adopted by a considerably shorter day. Riders in the course of the pack had two extra equally divided days of driving.The rider who mastered each segments greatest was Adrien Van Beveren. He had the most effective time yesterday and held on to his benefit over his Honda teammate Ricky Brabec. Second place, nonetheless, was adequate for Brabec to imagine the crown of general chief. He surpassed Hero’s Ross Branch and now holds a bonus of lower than a minute. Many riders had hassle with poor gasoline vary, and reported that they needed to discover a stability between gasoline conservation and velocity within the deep sand.
Sadly, Mason Klein lastly misplaced his battle with persistent mechanical points. He survived yesterday’s lengthy trek solely to cease immediately with undisclosed motor issues. That follows yesterday’s withdrawal of Skyler Howes. Joan Barreda additionally dropped out. Jacob Arguebright, however, had his greatest stage of the rally to this point. He discovered the sand to his liking and was capable of help his DUUST teammate Konrad Dabrowski on the course.
Ricky Brabec
Ricky Brabec : “There was a lot of time in the dunes but I didn’t mind that as the challenge of going for many hours and kilometers made it a lot of fun. Camping with the boys was a blast, we had a really good time last night although we didn’t get much sleep. The stage was 100% dunes but it was really cool and I hope they do something like this again. Rocks and open deserts are a bit better for me and with the dunes I really pushed but I also played it safe towards the end as I didn’t want to open stage seven. I’m in a good place going into next week, so let’s see what happens in the next six days.”
Skyler Howes: “I’m gutted to have to exit the rally early. After a less than ideal start I was looking forward to the chrono stage and the second week to claw back the time that I lost in the first couple of days. The issue that took me out is nobody’s fault, not mine, mechanics or the team. When you’re pushing at the maximum level for this many days, luck has a big part to play and yesterday I drew the short stick. Sometimes this happens in racing and all we can do is learn from it. Now I’m looking forward to the year ahead and focusing on being better. Failure and adversity can be the best teacher, one I’m familiar with.”
Jacob Argubright
Jacob Argubright: “Been a long 3 days In the empty quarter! I had to start dead last on stage 5 because of not starting stage 4 which turned out to be a blessing because I was able to help my Duust Co teammate @konrad_dabrowski537 with some electrical problems on his bike and from there we limped it in till pretty much dark in so he could continue the race. After such a slow day I started last yet again with Konrad on stage 6 called the Chrono stage that took place over 2 days of pure dunes. I rode my ass off surfing dunes passing I think around 100 people, running out of gas twice on the first day and once today and still had my best stage finish of P14. Really stoked considering I don’t think I ride that well the dunes but I definitely felt great both days. Ready for a nice rest day and back at it for the second half!”
1. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 07H 57′ 29” 2. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING+ 00H 04′ 13” 3. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM+ 00H 05′ 02” 4. DANIEL SANDERS, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING+ 00H 06′ 55” 5. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY+ 00H 09′ 40” 6. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING+ 00H 10′ 39” 7. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING+ 00H 16′ 05” 8. STEFAN SVITKO, SLONAFT RALLY TEAM+ 00H 21′ 19” 9. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM+ 00H 21′ 49” 10. JEANLOUP LEPAN, DUUST RALLY TEAM+ 00H 26′ 24” 14. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM+ 00H 42′ 52” 63. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS+ 04H 15′ 40” 84. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING+ 06H 24′ 37”
STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 6 A&B
1. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 27H 11′ 21” 2. ROSS BRANCH HERO, MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY+ 00H 00′ 51” 3. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM+ 00H 09′ 21” 4. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM+ 00H 14′ 14” 5. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING+ 00H 27′ 00” 6. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING+ 00H 28′ 33” 7. DANIEL SANDERS, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING+ 00H 35′ 50” 8. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING+ 00H 47′ 26” 00H 15′ 00” 9. STEFAN SVITKO, SLONAFT RALLY TEAM+ 01H 07′ 42” 10. JEANLOUP LEPAN, DUUST RALLY TEAM+ 01H 31′ 42” 70. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS+ 13H 51′ 06” 81. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING+ 16H 04′ 50” 00H 18′ 00” 102. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM+ 52H 15′ 03”
In the Dakar Rally, there is not any stage that is unimportant. However, Stage Five was of explicit significance to riders operating the 2024 version. Why? Because the outcomes would decide the operating order of the GP class riders in the monster 48-hour marathon known as Stage Six. Rules for Stage Six had GP-class riders operating in reverse order of how they completed in Stage Five.
While Duust Rally Team rider Konrad Dabrowski had mechanical points, it was one more occasion the place you possibly can clearly see the Dakar Spirit on show as he had assist getting his bike again up and operating.
Adrien Van Beveren thought he had the highest time and would due to this fact be sitting fairly for the beginning of Stage Six, however Pablo Quintanilla swept in to beat Van Beveren’s time by a mere 37 seconds. In all, right here have been the highest 10 outcomes for Stage Five of the 2024 Dakar Rally.
Racer
Team
Time
Pablo Quintanilla (Chile)
Monster Energy Honda Team
1 hour, 32 minutes, 53 seconds
Adrien Van Beveren (France)
Monster Energy Honda Team
1 hour, 33 minutes, 30 seconds
Toby Price (Australia)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
1 hour, 34 minutes, 32 seconds
Daniel Sanders (Australia)
Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing
1 hour, 35 minutes, 51 seconds
Mason Klein (USA)
Korr Offroad Racing
1 hour, 35 minutes, 54 seconds
Ross Branch (Botswana)
Hero Motosports Team Rally
1 hour, 36 minutes, 35 seconds
Ricky Brabec (USA)
Monster Energy Honda Team
1 hour, 36 minutes, 41 seconds
Stefan Svitko (Slovakia)
Slonaft Rally Team
1 hour, 37 minutes, 03 seconds
Tobias Ebster (Austria)
Kini Rally Racing Team
1 hour, 37 minutes, 26 seconds
Skyler Howes (USA)
Monster Energy Honda Team
1 hour, 37 minutes, 48 seconds
Incidentally, these outcomes put Hero Motosport rider Ross Branch again on high of the general standings after Stage Five.
The 48-Hour Marathon Loop Of Stage Six: Shubaytah to Shubaytah
The first day of Stage Six has wrapped, however as a result of the stage lasts for 48 hours, no official occasions can be found but. The riders nonetheless have one other day to journey to finish the stage.
Unfortunately for Skyler Howes, a mechanical failure ended his 2024 Dakar Rally effort simply 39 kilometers into the beginning of Stage Six.
2024 Dakar Rally Overall Rider Standings After Stage Five
The total leaderboard modified once more after Stage Five, so here is the place we’re at as Stage Six continues.
Racer
Team
Time
Ross Branch (Botswana)
Hero Motosports Team Rally
19 hours, 5 minutes, 03 seconds
José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (Chile)
Monster Energy Honda Team
19 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds
Ricky Brabec (USA)
Monster Energy Honda Team
19 hours, 8 minutes, 50 seconds
Adrien Van Beveren (France)
Monster Energy Honda Team
19 hours, 23 minutes, 13 seconds
Kevin Benavides (Argentina)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
19 hours, 26 minutes, 20 seconds
Pablo Quintanilla (Chile)
Monster Energy Honda Team
19 hours, 31 minutes, 50 seconds
Toby Price (Australia)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
19 hours, 36 minutes, 39 seconds
Daniel Sanders (Australia)
Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing
19 hours, 42 minutes, 47 seconds
Romain Dumontier (France)
Team Dumontier Racing
19 hours, 43 minutes, 55 seconds
Martin Michek (Czech Republic)
Orion Moto Racing Group
19 hours, 44 minutes, 55 seconds
It’s undoubtedly not the ending that Skyler Howes hoped for on the 2024 Dakar Rally, however the one constant factor about Dakar is that something can (and does) occur.
We look ahead to seeing what the second day of Stage Six brings, together with the remainder of the 2024 Dakar Rally.
Today was the primary half of the 48-Hour Chrono stage within the 2024 Dakar Rally. This is a brand new problem for this yr’s occasion, the place the riders are scored after two days of racing. The riders are informed to put down arms at 4:00 p.m. native time and head to the closest of seven bivouacs. At that time, it was Honda’s Adrien Van Beverin who had lined essentially the most floor together with his teammate Ricky Brabec shut behind. “Point F” at kilometer 513 is the place they are going to spend the evening, together with Luciano Benevidez, Kevin Benevidez, Nacho Cornejo, Toby Price, Joan Barreda, Ross Branch, Steven Svitco, Daniel Sanders, Antonio Maio and Martin Michek. Mason Klein and Jacob Argubright have been credited with the nineteenth and twentieth greatest distance for the day, respectively. Unfortunately, Skyler Howes didn’t not make it far sufficient to achieve any of the bivouacs. His Honda suffered terminal mechanical points solely 39 km into the stage. Also having a foul day was his Honda teammate Pablo Quintanilla, who ran out of gasoline and misplaced huge time.
The day’s occasions really put Brabec within the digital lead of the rally general, however these instances could have no official bearing on the standings till the end tomorrow.
There are a number of causes to seek out the Dakar Rally and rally raids usually fascinating. Pitting riders and their machines in opposition to really grueling programs, handing them roadbooks, and seeing how rapidly they’re in a position to traverse the terrain to get the place they are going is just a part of it.
Skills and camaraderie are additionally a serious a part of it. Call it the Dakar Spirit, or name it what you’ll, however it’s at all times heartening to see rivals in a self-discipline look out for one another.
Sure, they wish to win, they usually wish to be the most effective, however in addition they know that you aren’t getting good within the first place or proceed enhancing if there is not any one working on the identical degree. They wish to beat the remainder of the sphere, however they concurrently need the remainder of the sphere to do properly; simply not in addition to they do. It is sensible, proper?
While that spirit is a reasonably frequent factor to see within the bivouac and on the levels, one thing that is much less frequent is what Kove Moto head Zhang Xue has been sharing with the world. Remember how we talked about that Mason Klein had been having some technical difficulties with his bike on Stage Two and Stage Three of the 2024 Dakar Rally?
Not plenty of producers or group house owners would hop on social media and take full accountability for a machine that is not performing in addition to they really feel that it ought to. Yet that is precisely what Mr. Zhang did after the Kove’s engine broke on Stage Two.
He provided each a transparent clarification for what went unsuitable, in addition to a heartfelt apology. It’s precisely this type of spirit that makes Dakar particular.
During Stage Three, when Klein spent hours fixing his bike after which nursing it throughout the end line of the stage, Mr. Zhang could not consider his eyes. He took to the group’s Instagram account once more to share his enthusiasm for what he lauded as Klein’s genius in fixing the engine properly sufficient to get the bike throughout the end line in any respect as an alternative of merely retiring.
Humans make errors and are fallible, however it’s what we do and the way we be taught from these errors that reveals who we actually are. At its greatest, that is what any good motorsport brings out in folks, and it is notably true with rally raids (and Dakar chief amongst them).
Thanks to Klein’s expertise in getting the Kove again house after Stage Three, the group was in a position to go on and full Stage Four. He’s at present operating in 99th place, however overcoming such lengthy odds and obstacles is its personal form of profitable.
Dakar Rally 2024: Stage Four Results
Stage Four ran from Al Salamiya to Al-Hofuf on January 9, 2024. At the beginning, the temps had been hovering on the 5 diploma Celsius mark (that is about 41 levels Fahrenheit). Ross Branch fell twice and was okay each instances, however these falls put a dent in each his stage and general time rankings.
In the top, it was Nacho Cornejo’s faultless navigation and pace that noticed him take each the stage win and the general lead after Stage Four. Ricky Brabec completed in second, and birthday boy Kevin Benavides rounded out third place for the stage.
Here’s the complete high 10 outcomes for Stage Four:
Rider
Team
Time
José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (Chile)
Monster Energy Honda Team
2 hours, 51 minutes, 11 seconds
Ricky Brabec (USA)
Monster Energy Honda Team
2 hours, 54 minutes, 10 seconds
Kevin Benavides (Argentina)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
2 hours, 54 minutes, 29 seconds
Ross Branch (Botswana)
Hero Motosports Team Rally
2 hours, 55 minutes, 37 seconds
Adrien Van Beveren (France)
Monster Energy Honda Team
2 hours, 56 minutes, 36 seconds
Luciano Benavides (Argentina)
Husqvarna Factory Racing
2 hours, 58 minutes, 33 seconds
Joan Barreda Bort (Spain)
Hero Motosports Team Rally
2 hours, 59 minutes, 26 seconds
Rui Gonçalves (Portugal)
Sherco Rally Factory
3 hours, 1 minute, 2 seconds
Skyler Howes (USA)
Monster Energy Honda Team
3 hours, 1 minute, 16 seconds
Romain Dumontier (France)
Team Dumontier Racing
3 hours, 3 minutes, 5 seconds
2024 Dakar Rally Overall Leaderboard After Stage Four
By taking his eighth-ever Dakar Rally stage win, Nacho Cornejo has now taken the lead for the primary time on the 2024 Dakar Rally. With a number of levels left to go, it is unattainable to foretell what is going to occur between every now and then. For the second, although, the lead is his to get pleasure from.
Here are the general rider standings after Stage Four of the 2024 Dakar Rally.
Rider
Team
Time
José Ignacio Cornejo Florimo (Chile)
Monster Energy Honda Team
17 hours, 27 minutes, 13 seconds
Ross Branch (Botswana)
Hero Motorsports Team Rally
17 hours, 28 minutes, 28 seconds
Ricky Brabec (USA)
Monster Energy Honda Team
17 hours, 32 minutes, 9 seconds
Kevin Benavides (Argentina)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
17 hours, 47 minutes, 52 seconds
Adrien Van Beveren (France)
Monster Energy Honda Team
17 hours, 49 minutes, 43 seconds
Luciano Benavides (Argentina)
Husqvarna Factory Racing
17 hours, 58 minutes, 24 seconds
Pablo Quintanilla (Chile)
Monster Energy Honda Team
17 hours, 58 minutes, 57 seconds
Toby Price (Australia)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
18 hours, 2 minutes, 7 seconds
Martin Michek (Czech Republic)
Orion Moto Racing Group
18 hours, 5 minutes, 24 seconds
Romain Dumontier (France)
Team Dumontier Racing
18 hours, 5 minutes, 27 seconds
What will occur subsequent? Your guess is nearly as good as ours. Feel free to speak about it within the feedback.
Stage 4 was the second half of the marathon after the riders of the Dakar rally camped within the desert in a single day away from their groups. It was additionally the shortest day of the rally up to now and it went effectively once more for the Monster Energy HRC Honda Team. Nacho Cornejo took his second stage win whereas his teammate Ricky Brabec was second. That put Cornejo within the general lead forward of Hero’s Ross Branch with Brabec in third, 5 minutes from the lead. It’s one other quarter-hour again to fourth place Kevin Benevidez.
Mason Klein
For Mason Klein it was one other day the place he was doing effectively to only get to the end together with his ailing Kove. It might be one other motor and one other penalty tonight, however Mason is creating an enormous fan base in China. One Chinese fan commented on Mason’s Instagram: “When you stopped, Chinese Kove users and Dakar fans were all watching your GPS. Yesterday, everyone stayed up until 2am Beijing time until you finished the race before going to bed. Yesterday, your feat will be recorded in the history of China’s motorcycle development. In two days, your fan base in China has exceeded everyone’s. I hope you can consider coming to China after completing the race smoothly. People would really like to travel to China!!!”
Jacob Argubright couldn’t get to the tip of the Marathon stage, however he might be allowed to proceed with huge penalties. “I’m officially out of my second Dakar rally with a mechanical issue. I did everything I could but I couldn’t even move the bike if I wanted to. No one to blame here, just part of the testing game. If all goes well we will fix the bike and I’ll be back racing tomorrow on stage 5, I just won’t be considered a finisher from this point forward.”
Ricky Brabec
Ricky Brabec: “Stage four was good, it was the shortest one yet so I was happy to have a shorter day. We’re at the bivouac an hour earlier than we have been, so that’s also nice and it gives the mechanics some more time to work on the bikes. I was second on the road which definitely wasn’t easy as navigation is really tricky this year. It can catch you off guard quickly so if you’re not on your toes from sunrise to sunset then it really can throw you. Tomorrow’s stage five is a sand dune day, it’s a short one but it’ll be long day in the saddle with the liaison. It’s going to be an interesting next three days, everyone in the team is doing a great job and I’m looking forward to getting to the end of this rally.”
Skyler Howes: “I’m becoming more and more confident with the bike, we’ve made a few little changes to the suspension and to some other positive adjustments. I had a small mechanical issue which slowed me down and I also had to search for a hidden waypoint which lost me some time. The pace and riding was good and it was overall another positive day. I do prefer the previous stages as there’s more stones, rocky canyons and technical navigation, once you get into the dunes it’s almost like a motocross race, you push really hard and you just follow the compass.”
STAGE 4
1. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 02H 51′ 11” 2. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 02′ 59” 3. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 03′ 18” 4. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 04′ 26” 5. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 05′ 25” 6. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 07′ 22” 7. JOAN BARREDA BORT, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 08′ 15” 8. RUI GONÇALVESS, SHERCO RALLY FACTORY + 00H 09′ 51” 9. SKYLER HOWES, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 10′ 05” 10. ROMAIN DUMONTIER, TEAM DUMONTIER RACING + 00H 11′ 54” 15. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 15′ 08” 60. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 01H 13′ 15” 71. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 01H 23′ 56” 98. MASON KLEIN, KORR OFFROAD RACING + 01H 49′ 16” 131. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 28H 53′ 49”
STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 4 1. JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM 17H 27′ 13” 2. ROSS BRANCH, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 01′ 15” 00H 01′ 00” 3. RICKY BRABEC, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 04′ 56” 4. KEVIN BENAVIDES, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 20′ 39” 5. ADRIEN VAN BEVEREN, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 22′ 30” 6. LUCIANO BENAVIDES, HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING + 00H 31′ 11” 7. PABLO QUINTANILLA, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 31′ 44” ‘ 8. TOBY PRICE, RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING + 00H 34′ 54” 9. MARTIN MICHEK, ORION – MOTO RACING GROUP + 00H 38′ 11” 10. ROMAIN DUMONTIER, TEAM DUMONTIER RACING + 00H 38′ 44” 11. DANIEL SANDERS, RED BULL GASGAS FACTORY RACING + 00H 39′ 43” 12. JOAN BARREDA BORT, HERO MOTOSPORTS TEAM RALLY + 00H 42′ 34” 13. SKYLER HOWES, MONSTER ENERGY HONDA TEAM + 00H 48′ 39” 14. RUI GONÇALVES, SHERCO RALLY FACTORY + 00H 54′ 28” 15. STEFAN SVITKO, SLONAFT RALLY TEAM + 00H 55′ 59” 89. WESTON CARR, HT RALLY RAID HUSQVARNA RACING + 09H 06′ 44” 90. KYLE MC COY, AMERICAN RALLY ORIGINALS + 09H 07′ 27” 107. MASON KLEIN, KORR OFFROAD RACING + 11H 05′ 57” 123. JACOB ARGUBRIGHT, DUUST RALLY TEAM + 49H 04’ 03”
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