Dakar 2012, Stage 12
Arequipa - Nasca
504 km in total, 245 km special test
Successful across the giant dunes
The Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain brought two riders
into the top five at stage twelve of the Rally Dakar. Joan
Barreda was battling with his fellow countryman Marc Coma
for the victory. Coma finally arrived at the finish in
Nasca first, 2:43 minutes ahead of Barreda. Paulo
Goncalves, still frustrated with yesterday´s jury decision,
powered his bike from starting position 17 all the way to
fifth on the day.
Barreda gave another super performance. He made a small
navigation error in the beginning, before stepping it up
and going for the stage victory. He rode on his own all day
and through very challenging dunes, which reminded Dakar
veterans of the old days in Mauritania. The course was real
difficult and the navigation was asking a lot from the
riders. Barreda ultimately came out with one more top
result in second place.
Paulo Goncalves meanwhile gained his rhythm back. The
Portuguese enjoyed a trouble-free day, no problems
whatsoever for him. He was rewarded with fifth spot in
today´s classification.
Zé Hélio took it relatively easy. The Brazilian
understandably had some regard for the monster-sized dunes
on the way from Arequipa to Nasca. Teammate Jose Manuel
Pellicer had a cruel opening to the stage. The Spaniard
landed awkwardly following a jump, crashed and broke his
handlebar. Thanks to a makeshift repair he was able to
continue. Hats off to him for making it to the finish
without even losing too much time.
Altogether the team can be very satisfied with how the
second part of the two-day marathon stage went.
Saturday will now see the final hurdles on the way to Lima.
It´s a rather long stage with lots of navigation
difficulties. The special test offers 275 kilometres and
should decide the outcome of the Dakar 2012.
1. Marc Coma (SPA) KTM, 2:24:38 hrs
2. Joan Barreda (SPA) Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain,
2:43 min behind
3. Jordi Viladoms (SPA) KTM, 3:10
4. Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM, 3:57
5. Paulo Goncalves (POR) Husqvarna Rallye Team by
Speedbrain, 5:25
37. Zé Hélio (BRA) Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain,
32:09
69. Jose Manuel Pellicer (SPA) Husqvarna Rallye Team by
Speedbrain, 1:12:14
Overall standings
1. Coma, 39:38:16 hrs
2. Despres, 1:35 min behind
3. Helder Rodrigues (POR) Yamaha, 1:13:49
4. Viladoms, 1:40:34
5. Stefan Svitko (SVK) KTM, 1:41:45
11. Joan Barreda (SPA) Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain,
3:29:27
19. Zé Hélio (BRA) Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain,
5:44:58
21. Jose Manuel Pellicer (SPA), Husqvarna Rallye Team by
Speedbrain, 6:33:37
30. Paulo Goncalves (POR) Husqvarna Rallye Team by
Speedbrain, 8:03:19
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