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Giniel is no 1 after stage 2!!

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Mal Hannes wrote:Giniel is no 1 after stage 2!!
That is quite excellent. Let’s hope he remains consistent and doesn’t get stuck / lost / breakdown over the remaining stages
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Good for him !! Hope he stays there !!

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Giniel didn't stay in front...
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Prof wrote:Giniel didn't stay in front...
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What about the overall classification after both stages?
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Toyota 1 & 2 in overall standings

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Sebastian is gaining ... Fast!
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Yes Loeb and Roma had a good stage yesterday and so did Peterhansel over the first few waypoints, then he got stuck for 17mins.

Things can change so quickly.

Not too sure what happened to Nasser yesterday. He consistently lost time during the stage as did Giniel the last few waypoints. Roma and Ten Brinke made up some time at the end.
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I hope Nasser bounces back. I never used to be a fan of his until I recently heard a good story about him from one of the previous Dakar drivers.

There was a situation where twins from Peru could only afford to contest one bike. They had flicked a coin to determine who would ride & who would act as support.

Nasser found out about this & approached them to find out much money they needed to contest a 2nd bike. I think the figure mentioned was $80k or $100k.

He just gave them the money & the only thing he asked in return was that they place his team sticker on their bike. So technically he was a sponsor.
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Now that is a great gesture!
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Seems Sainz is stuck for more than 30mins already.

Giniel just went 4mins faster than Loeb and Roma at WP3.

Nasser is flying today while Ten Brinke lost about 6mins at WP2.
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Giniel is certainly in the fight. Again the most consistent to date. But the other usual suspects can’t be written off just yet.
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Giniel has been stationary for over 50min.... technical issues. Over an hour behind
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So I think that is that for Giniels Hopes of winning.

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Definitely, he damaged the sump before CP2 and is waiting for assistance. Race over unfortunately
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