Stage 3 - Monday 5 January 2009 | Puerto Madryn > Jacobacci
- Connection 70 km
- Special 551 km
- Connection 73 km
Press Releases
Despres gets "tyred" up - Al Attiyah counter-attacks
As Marc Coma has now won his second stage on the 2009 edition of the Dakar and takes some serious lead in the overall rankings, Cyril Despres keeps sinking down the rankings after having had to fight tyre problems during the whole special stage of the day. In cars, Nasser Al Attiyah ends up with the best timing of the day and gets dangerously close to Carlos...
Breaking news
21:15 - Car - Stage 3 summary
Pending validation, Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah (BMW) won his 2nd stage of the rally raid and his 3rd one in all his Dakar participations, 35" ahead of Spain’s Carlos Sainz (VW) and 1’40" ahead of Germany’s Dieter Depping (VW). By a way of consequence in the overall rankings, the Qatari is climbing up two positions to now rank second, 3’40" behind the Spanish...
21:10 - Truck - Stage 3 summary
21:07 - Bike - Stage 3 summary
21:02 - Quad - Stage 3 summary
19:44 - Truck - Chagin can start counting his stage victories for 2009
19:07 - Quad - Machacek deprives Declerck from third stage victory
interviewdujour
Marc Coma (Esp - 2 - KTM) - 002
"After the trouble I had yesterday, I was a bit concerned because there were a lot of riders ahead of me and a lot...
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Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qat - 302 - BMW) - 302
Today, I had to attack. I lost a lot of time in yesterday’s stage so I had to take that into account and push hard...
Hans Stacey (Ndl - 500 MAN) - 500
"We really had bad luck. We had a flat tyre today. It is our third flat in three days! It’s incredibe. I am not...
Portrait of the day
Gossip
Watch out for your... tongue!
On km 2 of the day’s special stage, the best thing to do behind the wheel was to stay quiet. A bad rut in the road...
Portrait of a lady
Bike
Annie Seel
1m62 and 54 kg. Annie Seel might be small in size but certainly not in caliber! This tiny lady has a strong mind...
Travel diary
parcours
Puerto Madryn > Jacobacci
For the third day of the race, the special program is a tough one, ranging over 600 km. It will be a sign that the competitors have reached the heart of the matter, even though big problems are still to come. The entry into Patagonia, which will be accompanied by a significant change in terrain, will need new piloting abilities. The landscape is much hillier, and those who prefer long curves will find what they’re looking for. Here, orientation is done using the lakes that border the route, around ten throughout the day, and numerous pink flamingoes will be the preferred guides for this stage.
Public areas
On some special stages, special viewing areas are set aside for the public. Their location is communicated three days before the race passes by.
Standings
Standings
| Special n°1 | bike | quad | car | truck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st starts(GMT-3) | 07:00 | 07:00 | 08:52 | 08:52 |
| Number of participants | ||||
| from start | 201 | 24 | 170 | 80 |
| have left | 186 | 24 | 160 | 79 |
| at CP 1 | 176 | 22 | 152 | 71 |
| at CP 2 | 180 | 24 | 137 | 67 |
| at the arrival | 180 | 23 | 126 | 61 |
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