Dakar Rally 2017: Results, Reaction and Updated Route Schedule After Monday

French veteran Stephane Peterhansel won the seventh stage in the car category of the 2017 Dakar Rally to extend his lead at the head of the general classification on Monday.  Following two days of inaction—one caused by Saturday's cancellation of the sixth stage due to bad weather—Peterhansel claimed a second stage win of this year's race over the reduced 161-kilometre route from La Paz to Uyuni, Bolivia. The defending champion's lead at the top of the standings is now at one minute, 57 seconds over compatriot and Peugeot team-mate Sebastien Loeb, whom he edged out in the stage by 48 seconds, per the Dakar Rally: In the bike category, the Unites States' Ricky Brabec became the sixth different ...

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