Schareina: "I lost a couple of minutes to avoid opening tomorrow"

Dakar 2025 | Stage 4 | AL HENAKIYAH > ALULA
January 8 ^th 2025 - 18:49 [GMT + 3]

The Honda rider took a gamble near the end of the special, conceding the stage win to Sanders so that the Australian has to open the road tomorrow morning. The Spaniard is now second overall, 13'26" behind "Chucky".

"It was tough today, with rocky sections for 400 kilometres. I pushed from the start, caught up with Daniel at the refuelling, then we rode together. In the end, I tried to stay calm, I lost a couple of minutes to avoid opening tomorrow. You had to be careful with the bike, with the tyres, because it's a marathon stage, and tomorrow we still have over 400 kilometres to go."