The tricolor was placed ninth in the stage this Tuesday, and dropped one place in the general of light prototypes. Mauricio Cueva was the best national in motorcycles.
The Ecuadorian pilot Sebastián Guayasamín closed the ninth stage of the rally Dakar, raced this Tuesday in Wadi Ad-Dawasir, in which Ecuadorian motorcyclists also had Álex Mauricio Cueva as the best located, in box 106.
“Today we ran a little more conservative, not as unbridled as in the previous stages. The stress of going so deep begins to take its toll on fatigue, “said Guayasamín.
The South American duo made up of Guayasamín and his Argentine navigator Ricardo Torlaschi he was not out of mishaps, this Tuesday with tire problems, the repair of which weighed for the 335 machine to get a better location.
“We had a wheel and a strap that brokeWe lost ten minutes there, and that in such a short stage is a long time ”, commented the Ecuadorian.
Guayasamín crossed the finish line 19 minutes 20 seconds behind American Seth Quintero (Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team USA), winner of the day; while in the general classification he is eighth, with Chilean Francisco López (EKS-South Racing) as the leader.
“We have more stages and we will fight until the end, but we are happy because we are still in the top 10 ″, said the man from the capital.
Sebastián Guayasamín finished ninth in the ninth stage of the Rally @dakar and dropped to eighth overall in light prototypes.
In motorcycles, Álex Cueva was the best placed in tricolor at the end of the day in position 106. Juan Carlos Puga arrived at 120 and Juan José Puga at 121. pic.twitter.com/mTV7TEfiSe– Marcelo Gallo O. (@Marcelo_GalloO) January 11, 2022
In the group of Ecuadorians who run in the motorcycle division, Mauricio Cueva (Xraids Experience) was the one with the best location this Tuesday, with the locker 106; for his part, Juan Carlos Puga (Puga Team) crossed the finish line in position 120; and Juan José, at 121.
In this category, Chilean José Cornejo (Monster Energy Honda) won the ninth stage, a 287-kilometer special; while Austrian Mattias Walkner (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) placed fifth and went on to lead the test.
The Overall ranking has Cueva in 109th place, Juan Carlos Puga at 116 and Juan José at box 128.
“After sleeping in the same clothes as I arrived last night, today I came out empowered, inspired, determined to dominate those dunes, and so it was, I faced them with ñeque, with courage, I even laughed inside that helmet how one day you are about to die, of leaving everything thrown away and the next you are your own idol, ”Cueva posted on social networks.
The tenth day runs between Wadi Ad-Dawasir and Bisha, “a special dedicated to beauty, with variations of relief and colors that will amaze the competitors from start to finish ”, highlighted the organization of the rally most extreme in the world. (D)
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