Dakar-2024: Loeb débloque, Cornejo enchaîne en moto!

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Le Français Sébastien Loeb (Prodrive) s'est rassuré mardi en remportant la quatrième étape du Dakar-2024 en Arabie saoudite, tandis qu'Ignacio Cornejo prend la première place du classement général moto avant l'arrivée du rallye-raid dans le redouté désert de l'Empty Quarter.  Le nonuple champion du monde des rallyes sortait d'une journée noire: trois crevaisons avec une arrivée à plus de 22 min du vainqueur. - L'info en continu  https://buzzplus.fr/ Infos, news & actualités - L'information internationale en direct.

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00:00 The Frenchman Sébastien Loeb, ProDrive, reassured himself on Tuesday by winning the 4th stage of the Dakar 2024 in Saudi Arabia,

00:07 while Ignacio Cornjow took first place in the Moto General classification before the arrival of the Rally Red in the dreaded desert of the Amptiq Arte.

00:14 The world's youngest rally champion came out of a dark day, three punctures and an arrival of more than 22 minutes from the winner.

00:21 The terrain was less rocky on Tuesday for the special between Al-Salamiah and Al-Ofuf, 299 km.

00:28 "It was important to get back into it. Especially since we were going to get to big stages.

00:34 We shouldn't have been dropped," Loeb said, marking a 24th stage win in the competition.

00:40 The three Audi Performs, Nasser, Al-Attiyah and Yazid, Al-Raji, also made the headlines.

00:46 For the moment, no one is taking a break from analysing the 49-year-old Frenchman.

00:51 The Alsatian, looking for a first title in the Dakar after finishing second in the last two editions,

00:57 is 1.08 minutes behind the leader of the general classification Yazid Al-Raji, Toyota,

01:02 and 1.22 minutes behind his rival Nasser Al-Attiyah, Prodrive, third in the stage and overall.

01:07 "We, with Mathieu Baumel, are learning to master our new car. It's not easy.

01:14 We have to bring it back to the bivouac so that everything is ready for the Amptiq Arte," said the Qatari,

01:19 who died three times on Monday and finished the stage in third place.

01:22 The Dauphin to the General, Carlos Sainz, Audi, finishes his race in fourth place,

01:27 5.08 minutes ahead of his teammate at Audi Stéphane Peuterencel, 5.59 minutes.

01:34 After a transition stage, the drivers will have to be attentive on Wednesday during the fifth race.

01:39 They land in the Amptiq Arte, nicknamed "The Remainder of Silence",

01:43 645 km of course between Al-Ofuf and Shubetta, 118 km of special stages,

01:48 with a lot of sand and dunes.

01:50 Cornjo leader at the General.

01:52 On the bike, the Chilean Ignacio Cornjo, Honda,

01:56 follows up with a second victory and takes the lead in the General classification.

01:59 "I made a few navigation errors at the beginning,

02:02 I thought I was wasting time so I attacked to catch up,"

02:05 said Enacho, who has been winning his eighth stage victory since his first participation.

02:10 Ignacio Cornjo ahead of his teammate at Honda, the American Ricky Brabrek,

02:14 2.59 minutes, followed closely by the Argentine Kevin Benavidez, KTM,

02:19 holding the title and winning on Monday, 3.18 minutes.

02:23 In the lead since the first stage, the Botswana-Heroes Branch

02:27 finishes at the foot of the podium at 4.26 minutes.

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