Al-Attiyah wins 9th stage, cuts into Sainz's lead
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January 13, 2010, Wednesday
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QATARI driver Nasser Al-Attiyah won the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally, cutting into the overall lead of Spain's Carlos Sainz. In the motorbike category, Marc Coma of Spain won the 338-kilometer stage from Copiapo to La Serena.
Monday's stage wrapped up almost a week in Chile's Atacama desert, one of the driest places on earth.
Al-Attiyah won in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 28 seconds, 5:59 ahead of Volkswagen teammate Sainz. Al-Attiyah's victory cut Sainz's overall lead to only 8:36 with five stages remaining. The rally ends on Saturday where it began in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
Coma completed the stage in 2:12:30, just 4 seconds in front of KTM teammate Cyril Despres. Despres holds a huge leads in overall standings, 1:21:50 ahead of Norway's Pal Anders Ullevalseter. Coma, the defending champion, is more than 7 hours behind.
Al-Attiyah did what he set out to do - whittle down Sainz's lead.
"After yesterday, I said I must take six minutes from Carlos because if he gains time over me today, then the team might start giving team orders and I don't need team orders," Al-Attiyah said. "Now, victory is possible. ... The fight continues. I'm here to win the race."
The 10th stage will be a relatively short, sandless stretch from La Serena south to the Chilean capital Santiago. From there, the Dakar crosses the Andes at 3,500 meters and returns to Argentina.
Monday's stage wrapped up almost a week in Chile's Atacama desert, one of the driest places on earth.
Al-Attiyah won in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 28 seconds, 5:59 ahead of Volkswagen teammate Sainz. Al-Attiyah's victory cut Sainz's overall lead to only 8:36 with five stages remaining. The rally ends on Saturday where it began in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
Coma completed the stage in 2:12:30, just 4 seconds in front of KTM teammate Cyril Despres. Despres holds a huge leads in overall standings, 1:21:50 ahead of Norway's Pal Anders Ullevalseter. Coma, the defending champion, is more than 7 hours behind.
Al-Attiyah did what he set out to do - whittle down Sainz's lead.
"After yesterday, I said I must take six minutes from Carlos because if he gains time over me today, then the team might start giving team orders and I don't need team orders," Al-Attiyah said. "Now, victory is possible. ... The fight continues. I'm here to win the race."
The 10th stage will be a relatively short, sandless stretch from La Serena south to the Chilean capital Santiago. From there, the Dakar crosses the Andes at 3,500 meters and returns to Argentina.
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