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Al-Attiyah Seizes Dakar Lead as Sanders’ Penalty Shakes Up Bike Order

Penalties reshaped the leaderboard ahead of Sunday’s Riyadh–Wadi Ad Dawasir test.

Overview

  • - Nasser Al-Attiyah won Stage 6 from Hail to Riyadh to take over the overall lead in cars, with Henk Lategan now 6:10 back and Nani Roma up to third (+9:13); Carlos Sainz sits fourth.
  • - Daniel ‘Chucky’ Sanders lost the bikes stage win to a six‑minute speeding penalty, handing victory to Ricky Brabec; Sanders retains the overall lead by 45 seconds, with Luciano Benavides third.
  • - Argentine crews rose in Challenger as Nicolás Cavigliasso and Valentina Pertegarini moved to second overall and Lucas Del Río with Bruno Jacomy climbed to a provisional third.
  • - Kevin Benavides marked progress in his Challenger debut with third on Stage 6 after early-week setbacks, improving his start position for the rally’s second half.
  • - After a heavy Stage 5 crash, Jesús Calleja withdrew and publicly questioned starting‑order procedures and dust conditions, adding to safety scrutiny on the rest day in Riyadh.