After Thursday’s emotional, and historic, Dakar stage win it was back down to earth with a bump – literally – for former MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci on Stage 6.
The competitive running was eventually halted after 101km, only a quarter of the planned stage length.
“I think they made the right decision [to halt the Stage] and now I’m looking forward to having one day of rest before continuing on Sunday.”
Sam Sunderland (GASGAS) leads the bike category by 2m 39s from KTM’s Matthias Walkner heading into the rest day.
The Saudi Arabian Dakar concludes on January 14.
