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FIVE WOMEN STARTED

(AND FINISHED) THIS

11YEAR’S DAKAR RALLY

LONG-TIME KTM rider and newly crowned
Dakar Legend Laia Sanz was on board
Gas Gas machinery for 2020. This year the 34-year-old started her 10th

Dakar Rally, with a worst place finish of 93rd and a best place finish of

ninth, and is one of the very few riders who can lay claim to finishing
every Dakar she’s started.
South African riders Taye Perry and Kirsten Landman both made
their Dakar debuts in 2020, finishing 77th and 55th, respectively. French

rider Mirjam Pol was back for her eighth edition of Dakar and finished
the event in 41st overall. After failing to finish in her rookie attempt last

year, Spanish rider Sara Garcia was back for 2020 and, competing in the
Original by Motul category alongside boyfriend Javier Vega Puerta, she
finished 22nd in the unassisted category, and 86th overall. This is how

HUSQVARNA AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE our boys fared,
stage by stage
RIDER ANDREW Stage 1 Stage 7

SHORT OFFERED RANKING STAGE GENERAL RANKING STAGE GENERAL

1
1
Toby Price
Toby Price
4
7
HIS REAR TYRE TO Rod Faggotter 25 25 Rod Faggotter 29 13
KTM RIDER PRICE Ben Young 92 92 Ben Young 55 63
84
Trevor Wilson
128
128
Trevor Wilson
85
Matthew Tisdall 129 129 Matthew Tisdall 99 143
Stage 2 Stage 8
RANKING STAGE GENERAL RANKING STAGE GENERAL
Toby Price 17 9 Toby Price 7 4
Rod Faggotter 18 19 Rod Faggotter 29 13
Ben Young 93 88 Ben Young 55 63
Trevor Wilson 112 121 Trevor Wilson 85 84
Matthew Tisdall 132 130 Matthew Tisdall 99 143

Stage 3 Stage 9
RANKING STAGE GENERAL RANKING STAGE GENERAL
Toby Price 5 6 Toby Price 2 3
Rod Faggotter 14 15 Rod Faggotter 18 13
Ben Young 92 88 Ben Young 73 62
Trevor Wilson 91 108 Trevor Wilson 72 81
Matthew Tisdall 125 124 Matthew Tisdall 104 99

Stage 4 Stage 10
RANKING STAGE GENERAL RANKING STAGE GENERAL
Toby Price 6 4 Toby Price 4 4
Rod Faggotter 18 17 Rod Faggotter 6 13
Ben Young 66 76 Ben Young 76 60
Trevor Wilson 95 97 Trevor Wilson 51 78
Matthew Tisdall 122 120 Matthew Tisdall 100 97

Stage 5 Stage 11
RANKING STAGE GENERAL RANKING STAGE GENERAL
Toby Price 1 2 Toby Price 5 3
Rod Faggotter 23 17 Rod Faggotter 18 13
Ben Young 66 71 Ben Young 58 57
Trevor Wilson 94 94 Trevor Wilson 80 76
Matthew Tisdall 115 113 Matthew Tisdall 94 96

Stage 6 Stage 12
RANKING STAGE GENERAL RANKING STAGE GENERAL
Toby Price 11 3 Toby Price 3 3
Husqvarna and KTM Rod Faggotter 15 13 Rod Faggotter 22 13
reminded everyone that Ben Young 60 66 Ben Young 72 58
when push comes to shove, Trevor Wilson 84 88 Trevor Wilson 63 76
it’s one big ‘happy’ family Matthew Tisdall 102 108 Matthew Tisdall 100 96

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