Guillaume de Mévius: "With Mathieu on my right, I'm not worried about opening a special"
Dakar 2026 |
Stage 1 |
YANBU
> YANBU
January 4
th
2026
- 14:59
[GMT + 3]
Guillaume de Mévius and Mathieu Baumel clinched the stage, achieving the first of their objectives for their return to competition after a year following the Frenchman's accident. Next on the list is a top 5 finish in Yanbu on 17 January.
"Winning a stage always feels good, but it wasn't really our strategy for the day. Still, it's a positive sign because we didn't feel we had the outright pace to take the stage. Tomorrow, Mathieu and I will be opening, and I'm very happy about that. Our approach is different from the others. We're a bit on our own in this Dakar. We'll ride our way and, if we win stages, all the better, and we'll manage to have the best possible day the next stage. With Mathieu on my right, I'm not worried about opening a special. But of course, there is strategy involved, and we'll need to stay mindful for what comes next."
