Adrien Van Beveren: "I'll be on my own, it's up to me"

Dakar 2022 | Stage 10 | ALULA > ALULA
January 12 ^th 2022 - 13:05 [GMT + 3]

The Yamaha biker has seized the overall lead, but he remains apprehensive about his less-than-ideal starting position in tomorrow's decisive stage. He has a margin of 4′15″ over Pablo Quintanilla and 5′59″.

"I rode at my pace, trying not to get lost. At the last minute, I had run the calculations and it was looking great for tomorrow, starting a bit towards the back, but they put a team strategy into play. The problem is tomorrow will be a sandy stage and, when you leave the track for others to follow, they can gain a lot of time on you. I know KTM, GasGas and Husqvarna will race as a single team, and Honda has four fast bikers. Unfortunately, Andrew was not as good as I was today, so he won't be able to help me out. I'll be on my own, it's up to me. I don't know how it's going to work out, I love leading from the front. We'll give it our best. I might be the only one without a strategy, and maybe it'll work out just fine. Maybe it'll make our dream come true."