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    lundi 7 janvier 2013

    DAKAR 2013 ; VIDEO STAGE03


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    Dakar, étape 3 : Peterhansel en tête

    Leg 3: Pisco-Nazca (343km)
    Nasser Al-Attiyah a offert une 3e victoire consécutive au team Qatar Red Bull en remportant la spéciale du jour devant Robby Gordon et Stéphane Peterhansel (Mini/Michelin) qui prend les commandes du classement général. Carlos Sainz a connu des ennuis mécaniques
    .Nasser Al-Attiyah handed Team Qatar Red Bull its third straight 2013 Dakar stage win by winning today’s competitive section ahead of Robby Gordon and Stéphane Peterhansel (Mini/Michelin). Carlos Sainz was delayed by mechanical trouble, however, and Peterhansel now tops the provisional order.
    Pour son retour sur le Dakar, Carlos Sainz vit un début de course tourmenté. Après avoir remporté la 1ère spéciale, l’Espagnol avait perdu près de 20 minutes dans les dunes hier mais il fut repêché par les commissaires et finalement déclaré vainqueur de la 2e étape. C’est donc en leader du Dakar qu’il s’est élancé ce matin à l’assaut de la 3e étape entre Pisco et Nazca, en tête du cortège auto devant Peterhansel.
    Mais l’Espagnol a vécu une journée galère, rythmée par des coupures électriques sur son Buggy qui lui ont coûté une demi-heure. Son équipier Nasser Al-Attiyah s’est arrêté pour lui prêter main forte, mais rien à faire. Le Qatari a donc poursuivi sa route et remporté la 3e spéciale devant Robby Gordon et son Hummer toujours très performant dans les dunes.
    Des dunes, il y en avait au programme de cette journée, et certains cordons – le premier par exemple - n’étaient pas faciles à franchir. Lucio Alvarez (4e), Nani Roma (5e) et Leonid Novitskiy (6e) s’en sont plutôt bien sortis, Giniel de Villiers s’est égaré au km 65 et a perdu une trentaine de minutes. Héros de ce début de rallye, Ronan Chabot (Buggy) a perdu 40 minutes après un problème de moyeu avant au km 80.
    La chaleur fut intense aujourd’hui sur le Gran Tablazo d’Ica, 50°C au sol et…. beaucoup moins dans l’habitacle de la Mini ALL4 Racing de Stéphane Peterhansel ! L’équipe X-Raid a enfin accepté d’installer la climatisation dans ses Mini/Michelin. C’est donc un Peterhansel pimpant et heureux d’avoir pris la tête du classement qui s’est présenté aux interviewes après l’arrivée.
    Seul hic aujourd’hui pour l’équipe allemande, la sortie de route de la Mini n°310 en début de spéciale. Krzysztof Holowczyc et Filipe Palmeiro ont été évacués vers l’hôpital de Pisco pour examens.

    Carlos Sainz’s reacquaintance with the Dakar has been one of ups and downs so far. After claiming SS1, the Spaniard dropped almost 20 minutes in Monday’s dunes but his day was salvaged by the stewards who ended up declaring him to be the winner of SS2. The overnight leader consequently started today’s leg from Pisco and Nazca at the front of the ‘car’ field, ahead of Peterhansel.
    Sainz had another run to forget today, however, including an electrical problem with his Buggy’s engine which kept cutting. The issue cost him around half-an-hour, and even the assistance of his team-mate Nasser Al-Attiyah, who stopped to provide help, couldn’t cure the trouble. The Qatari consequently continued the stage and went on to win SS3, ahead of Robby Gordon and his Hummer which was as competitive as ever in the dunes.
    Indeed, sand dunes were the day’s biggest difficulty, and the first of them figured among the toughest challenge. Lucio Alvarez (fourth), Nani Roma (fifth) and Leonid Novitskiy (sixth) coped well, but Giniel de Villiers got lost at Km65 and dropped some 30 minutes. Meanwhile, the rally’s early hero Ronan Chabot (Buggy) lost 40 minutes because of a hub problem at Km80.
    Despite ground temperatures of up to 50°C at Gran Tablazo de Ica, Mini ALL4 Racing’s Stéphane Peterhansel was able to stay cool thanks to the air conditioning system fitted to the Team X-Raid Mini/Michelins. The Frenchman looked perfectly refreshed as he answered the media’s questions at the end of the stage after taking the lead.
    The only problem for the German squad today was the accident early on the stage of Krzysztof Holowczyc and Filipe Palmeiro (Mini N°310) who were taken to Pisco Hospital for tests.
    Etape 3 : Pisco-Nazca (343 km)
    Classement étape 3
    1. Al-Attiyah/Cruz (Buggy), 2h30min14s – 2. Gordon (Hummer), +1min18s – 3. Peterhansel/Cottret (Mini), +3min52s – 4. Alvarez/Graue (Toyota Hilux) + 9min36s – 5. Roma/Périn (Mini), +12min20s…
    Classement après étape 3
    1. Peterhansel/Cottret (Mini), 5h34min26s – 2. Al-Attiyah/Cruz (Buggy), +6min53s – 3. Alvarez/Graue (Toyota), +18min11s – 4. Notvitskiy/Zhilstov (Mini), +21min00s – 5. Sainz/Gottschalk (Buggy), +21min16s…

    DESPRES OVERALL DAKAR LEADER AFTER STAGE THREE ...KTM GREATS PICS


    Red Bull KTM factory rider and reigning title-holder Cyril Despres on Monday assumed his natural habitat at the head of the overall standings in the 2013 Dakar Rally. Despres, who finished third in Stage Three, vaulted from fifth overall into the premiere place on Day Three of this marathon event.
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