Spanish rider Joan Barreda won his first stage of this year's Dakar Rally on Wednesday taking the honours in the fourth stage of this year's race with Australia's Dominic Sanders retaining the overall lead. | Sport24news
Barreda, on a Honda, timed 16 seconds faster than Chilean team-mate Pablo Quintanilla with the ultra-consistent Skyler Howes of the United States third, 1min 5sec off the pace.
He led for most of the stage until a fuel intake problem 20km from the finish cost him dearly, losing 12 minutes."I had to stop, take the tank off and pour it in the back," he said."I was getting very stressed. It's pretty disappointing because the day was going so well, but at least we made it here."
Sanders, though, worryingly for his fans said he was suffering from a sore arm after posting the eighth fastest time, over 10min off the winner. "We'll take it easy. It's a long race. I'm just trying to calm myself down every day. I said to myself and the family and friends back home that after the year off I'll be happy with a top 10 finish."
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