San Juan > Villa Carlos Paz
As a sixth title in the car category approaches, Stéphane Peterhansel did not take the slightest risk to reach Villa Carlos Paz. The race for stage victory was sumptuous, however, between the two Toyotas of Leeroy Poulter and Giniel De Villiers and the two Minis of Nasser Al Attiyah and Mikko Hirvonen. The latter picked up his first win on the Dakar in a tense finish. The scenario was similar in the bike category with the leader, Toby Price, focusing on control and Helder Rodrigues off the leash. The official Yamaha rider grabbed his first success of the 2016 vintage as well as fourth place in the overall ranking. As for Antoine Meo, third this morning, he was the day's big loser. After a fall, 20 kilometres from the finishing line, he drops three places in the overall ranking.
