Docherty holding on

Michael Docherty still holds the fastest time at km 78. The South African is 48" clear of Luciano Benavides, with Adrien Van Beveren relegated to third place at nearly 2 minutes. Docherty is not the only Rally2 biker in great form today, as since Romain Dumontier sits in fourth place, right behind Van Beveren.

Dumontier and Docherty in a dead heat

Yesterday, Romain Dumontier and Michael Docherty finished the second part of the marathon stage in exactly the same time in Rally2! The two leaders came in just over a minute behind Paolo Lucci. "Dudu" retains control of the lead in the category with over 23 minutes in hand over the Italian and more than 1h 15 over Docherty.

Docherty feels at home

Michael Docherty is South African, but he has already travelled around the world for various motocross championships, including America and Europe. After three years based in the Emirates, it comes as no surprise that he started dabbling in rally raids. In the 2022 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, held not far from today's special, he won the prologue and stage 1 ahead...

Docherty regains form

Michael Docherty, who suffered a crash on stage 3 and injured his right wrist, was again at the front on Sunday. "Iron Mike" took sixth place, only 8 minutes behind Ross Branch. He is fifth in the Rally2 rankings, 1 hour and 17 minutes behind category leader Romain Dumontier. "I'm glad we have a day off before we head into the home stretch," he wrote on Facebook....

Michael Docherty: “The navigation was definitely key”

The South African, who is racing in the Rally 2 class, lit up the special by taking part in the fight for victory almost entirely throughout the stage, but finished with the 17th best time in the end. Nonetheless, he still leads his category.

“It was good. The beginning part was pretty cool. It was very, very technical, so I think a lot of my...