Xavier De Soultrait: "My pace is really good"

Dakar 2021 | Stage 4 | Wadi Ad-Dawasir > Riyadh
January 6 ^th 2021 - 16:50 [GMT + 3]

Xavier De Soultrait finished today's stage in fifth place, seven minutes behind stage winner Joan Barreda, to move into the overall lead by a slim margin of 15 seconds over the Spaniard.

"It's difficult to open up large gaps in stages like these. We'd have to attack like a madman, but we're already going very fast. I again reached 175 km/h today. I could go faster, but I don't feel like it. You also need to follow the roadbook... At any rate, my pace is really good."