"I've still got bruises and sore muscles"

Dakar 2020 | Stage 7 | Riyadh > Wadi Al Dawasir
January 12 ^th 2020 - 15:22 [GMT + 3]

The Frenchman went toe to toe with the leaders of the race to finish in fourth place for the second stage in a row.

"It was a long, super-fast stage. It's tough to stay focused when you spend so much time going flat out, as obstacles can appear out of the blue at any time. This is being a gruelling rally for me. I crashed in the opening stage and hurt my arm badly. I've still got bruises and muscular. Moving up the classification is nice, but it's not my main goal. What I want is to make it to the finish."