Dakar Rally 2017: Friday Results, Reaction and Updated Route Schedule

Sebastien Loeb attained victory in the cars category at Stage 5 of the 2017 Dakar Rally, as veteran Stephane Peterhansel took control of the general classification at the top of the leaderboard on Friday.  Loeb had suffered during the previous stage, dropping 22 minutes, but he recovered on the 692-kilometre course between Tupiza and Oruro in Bolivia. The success was the Frenchman's second stage victory in South America during the current competition. Great Britain's Sam Sunderland was victorious in the bikes section, romping to the win by over seven minutes. Kees Koolen dominated in the quads as he grabbed victory, also winning by over seven minutes. Maganov Ravil was the winner in the UTV section, and Gerard ...

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