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Skyler Howes Claims Top-Four Result on Dakar Rally Stage Three

Skyler Howes Claims Top-Four Result on Dakar Rally Stage Three

CONSISTENCY PAYS OFF FOR HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING’S LEAD RIDER AS HOWES CLIMBS TO FOURTH IN THE OVERALL RACE CLASSIFICATION

MATTIGHOFEN, AUSTRIA – January 4, 2021 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Skyler Howes continues to put in strong and consistent results at the 2022 Dakar Rally, claiming his second fourth-place stage finish in a row to move himself up to fourth in the provisional overall standings. Skyler now trails the event leader by under four minutes. Teammate Luciano Benavides completed the shortened 255-kilometre special in 15th place.

Skyler Howes

Heavy rain in the area forced the organisers to cut short stage three, and with wet sand covering the tracks and dunes, the special delivered a fast-paced challenge to all competitors. Howes, who found the conditions very much to his liking, pushed hard from his fourth-place start position, making very few errors and catching the three riders ahead of him before the end of the stage. Opening…

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