SAN MIGUEL DE TUCUMAN (Argentina): Defending champion Carlos Sainz of Spain added a second stage win in as many days on Monday at the Dakar Rally in Argentina, dominating the 324km special stage from Cordoba to San Miguel de Tucuman.
The Volkswagen driver crossed the line with a 1:03 advantage over Qatari team-mate Nasser Al-Attiyah, with French veteran and multiple champion Stephane Peterhansel 1:34 adrift in his BMW.
Double rally world champion Sainz moved his overall lead over Peterhansel to 3:05 with last year’s runner-up Al-Attiyah third at 3:19 as the drivers head for yesterday’s third stage – a 500km special from San Miguel de Tucuman to San Salvador de Jujuy.
But the Spaniard lamented losing previous time because of windscreen wiper problems.
Smooth ride: Cyril Despres of France rides his KTM during the second stage of the Dakar Rally from Cordoba to Tucuman on Monday. Despres won the stage to take the overall lead. — Reuters“They wouldn’t work properly and for a dozen kilometres I couldn’t see a thing and I had to drive very slowly,” said Sainz.
