Dakar 2024, Stage 2: Peterhansel scores historic win, Sainz takes overall lead

Peterhansel had suffered a bruising start to his 35th appearance in Dakar on Saturday, as a spate of punctures left him 30 minutes off the front. But with fewer stones on the 464km stage between Al Henakiyah and Al Duwadimi, the 14-time Dakar winner rose to the fore, scoring a narrow but significant 29-second stage win over Prodrive’s Sebastien Loeb.The Frenchman was already ahead of the field …Keep reading