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Hail, Saudi Arabia, Jan 2 (AFP\/APP):Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah won the first special of the Dakar Rally on Sunday to extend his race lead after victory in the prologue.<\/p>\n

The 51-year-old, looking to win the race for the fourth time, finished the stage 12 minutes and seven seconds quicker than nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb in second place.<\/p>\n

“It feels steady. We’ll do our best, but today was a good stage for us. This is no time to race conservatively,” said Toyota’s al-Attiyah, a former Olympic shooting medallist.<\/p>\n

The 333-kilometre loop around northern Saudi Arabia saw several competitors suffer navigational difficulties, resulting in large time gaps.<\/p>\n

Record 14-time Dakar winner Stephane Peterhansel, nicknamed “Monsieur Dakar”, lost a lot of time after losing a wheel of his Audi.
\nThe Frenchman could now decide to withdraw from the race after having to wait for six hours for assistance.<\/p>\n

Loeb is now 12mins and 44secs behind Al-Attiyah in the early standings after battling back from a difficult start which saw his car suffer two punctures.<\/p>\n

“It really wasn’t simple, we messed up and started with two punctures before the neutralisation,” he said. “There was no room for error in the second part.”<\/p>\n

“The first part of the day dented our confidence, but everything turned out fine,” he added.<\/p>\n

Australian Daniel Sanders extended his early advantage in the bikes category, beating Chilean Pablo Quintanilla by 3mins and 7secs on Sunday.<\/p>\n

“In the end, a lot of guys got lost and, luckily, we got onto the right track,” said Sanders.<\/p>\n

“It was a good, strong finish. I just didn’t push too much at the start, just gave it a nice rhythm, and at the end I tried to open as much as I could.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hail, Saudi Arabia, Jan 2 (AFP\/APP):Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah won the first special of the Dakar Rally on Sunday to extend his race lead after victory in the prologue. The 51-year-old, looking to win the race for the fourth time, finished the stage 12 minutes and […]<\/p>\n

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