Dmitry Sotnikov: "A puncture cost me 6 or 7 minutes"

Dakar 2022 | Stage 4 | AL SALAMIYA > AL-HOFUF
January 5 th 2022 - 17:38 [GMT + 3]

Although the stage win went to Eduard Nikolaev, the reigning champion still commands a lead of 6′10″ over his teammate in the general standings.

Dmitry Sotnikov - Stage 4 - RUS
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Dmitry Sotnikov - Stage 4 - ENG
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"I led from the front, but Karginov took advantage of a minor navigation error I made to overtake me halfway through the stage. A puncture cost me six or seven minutes… I then followed Van Kasteren before overtaking him a bit further down the road. It was a long, hard slog. I'm still in the overall lead, but there's a long way to go. Of course, we'll do our best to put even more time into the others."

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