Matthias Walkner: "It was really intense on the straights"

Dakar 2019 | Stage 6 | Arequipa > San Juan de Marcona
January 13 ^th 2019 - 14:23 [GMT -5]

The defending champion finished third today and stayed in contention for the win, sitting in sixth place overall about 10 minutes behind new leader Pablo Quintanilla.

"For me, it was quite good because I had some good lines in front of me, but the navigation was really tricky and I always tried to focus on the road book, not just trust the lines. I was all day more or less alone, so it feels quite long, and it was really intense because the pace was quite high, especially on the straights."