Ricky Brabec: "We are going to fight back and forth until the last kilometre"

Dakar 2019 | Stage 7 | San Juan de Marcona > San Juan de Marcona
January 14 ^th 2019 - 12:18 [GMT -5]

Honda's American rider has taken the overall lead back from Pablo Quintanilla and holds a margin of 6'55" over Toby Price.

"Yeah, I needed a good stage, I needed to push up and get to the front. It wasn't easy, I think I was riding too fast, you know, riding faster than I should have, but... No close calls today, actually no close calls the entire rally, so that's a plus and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that until the end. I needed a good stage today to get me back on top, and tomorrow hopefully is a little bit easier navigation than today but, you can never be too sure until you're actually out there and navigating. I'm looking forward to the next three days, I think me and Quintanilla are going to fight back and forth until the last kilometre. [Not making a mistake] is the key every day. It's key not to make a mistake, but it's really difficult."