Ha'il, Jan. 8 -- : This was the longest day of the Dakar Rally 2023 so far, with the weather conditions forcing the ASO organization to change the structure of stage number six. Riders got up in the middle of the night to leave the bivouac in Ha'il at around four o'clock. In total, they had to cover over 900 kilometres, with 367 special stages composed of ample tracks, plateaus and a sequence of dunes. Arriving at Riyadh after more than 12 hours riding their Honda's CRF 450 Rally, the three faces of the Honda Team made a solid stage.
Pablo Quintanilla was the fastest on the chronograph, with a sixth place (2:52s gap) which means he gets the same result on the overall standings. Adrien Van Beveren had to open the track after his stage win a...