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Dakar Shake-Up: Benavides Retakes Motos Lead by Seconds After Sanders Crashes in Stage 10

Sanders’ crash in the no‑assistance marathon reshuffled the order to a razor‑thin Benavides lead.

Overview

  • Luciano Benavides reclaimed the overall lead in motos after Stage 10, holding a 41‑second margin over Ricky Brabec with three stages remaining.
  • Daniel Sanders crashed around km 138, suffered left‑shoulder trauma, lost roughly 25 minutes on the day, and fell to fourth at about 16 minutes off the lead after medical checks during neutralization.
  • Adrien Van Beveren won the Stage 10 special to Bisha with Benavides second and Brabec fourth, while Tosha Schareina rose to third overall at roughly 16 minutes back.
  • Organiser time restitutions for riders who stopped to assist Sanders, as well as bonus seconds and penalties, could still adjust the finalized timings from the marathon leg.
  • In cars, the overall lead shifted after Stage 10 to Nasser Al‑Attiyah as Carlos Sainz and Nani Roma lost time in navigation errors, with Sainz also penalized and Roma retaining a provisional podium position.