Riyadh > Riyadh

01-07-2022 - Stage 6

Liaison > 214 km - Special > 348 km

Dakar 2022 – Stage 6 | A red-hot performance from Sanders and Terranova!

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For the last day of racing before the rest day, stage 6 gave rise to a game of musical chairs between the FIA and FIM loops from the day before in the region of Riyadh. The cars and bikes started at the same time from 7.45 AM onwards on their respective specials. While the cars found the familiar traces of the two-wheelers on the ground in front of them, the leading...

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