António Maio completed today in Alula the prologue of the Dakar Rally 2024. The Yamaha driver completed the 28km that composed the special in 22m04s having recorded a difficulty in navigation that did not allow him to go beyond the 21st place of the classification intended for GP drivers.
Despite the setbacks, the GNR Major is motivated for the first stage of the Dakar Rally which takes place tomorrow.
“The prologue did not go as I had intended. I made a mistake on a note at mile 20 which made me waste some time. Because of the dust the visibility was low and I ended up a little disoriented. But we're only at the beginning of the race and there's still a lot of work to do. The bike is fine and I didn't have any problems. Now we will prepare the stage tomorrow that will be tough and with a lot of stone by the indications given” advanced António Maio who is in the 38th position of the overall classification of the bikes.
The first stage of the Dakar Rally 2024 will connect Alula to Al Henakiyah fulfilling 405 km played on the timetable. The challenge will be difficult and the design will be innovative. The differences in rankings may be defined at the end of this day.
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Source: Antonio Maio's official press release
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