A loop around AlUla

Dakar 2026 | Stage 3 | ALULA > ALULA
January 6 ^th 2026 - 07:02 [GMT + 3]

Welcome to the live coverage of the third stage on the Dakar 2026! Today, the rally-raid will be plunging into the post-card like setting of AlUla. The competitors will be tackling a hefty morsel of 736 kilometres, including a 421-kilometre special that promises to be a real conundrum. Combining sandy tracks and rocky formations, the navigation is set to be tricky. Title holder and general rankings leader Daniel Sanders will kick of proceedings in the bike race at 7.30, while Seth Quintero will get the FIA stage underway at 9.45.