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Runner-Up Result for Luciano Benavides on Dakar Stage 10

Runner-Up Result for Luciano Benavides on Dakar Stage 10

ARGENTINIAN STAR STEERS HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING FR 450 RALLY TO BEST RESULT OF 2022 EVENT SO FAR

MATTIGHOFEN, AUSTRIA – January 12, 2021 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Luciano Benavides has impressively completed stage 10 of the Dakar Rally as the second-fastest rider. Continuing his exceptional run of form in this second week of racing, the young Argentinian immediately pushed hard from his seventh-place start position, focusing intently on his navigation throughout the special. Putting in a superb ride to complete the 375-kilometre route just over two minutes down on the eventual stage winner, Luciano moves into 13th in the provisional overall standings.

The terrain that the riders faced on stage 10 was a mixture of sandy tracks, dirt roads, and a section of dunes – all coming together on what was a fast stage in terms of average speed – that collectively posed a huge challenge to all riders. With temperatures high in the desert, fatigue and focus was also an issue,…

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