Dakar 2012, Stage 2
Santa Rosa de la Pampa - San Rafael
781 km in total, 295 km special test
First podium for Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain
Joan Barreda showed his and his bike´s true potential at
today´s second stage of the Dakar 2012. The Spaniard
powered his Husqvarna 449 RR by Speedbrain to third place
at what´s been the first real test in this year´s race.
Unfortunately the young Spaniard received a time penalty of
five minutes because he lost his time card during strong
winds on Sunday. Barreda bounced back and has improved to
fifth place overall. Teammate Paulo Goncalves meanwhile
suffered from a similar misfortune. The Portuguese, who
placed 13th today, also picked up a penalty due to
speeding. The remaining three riders, Zé Hélio, Ike
Klaumann and Jose Pellicer, are doing fine a little further
down the ranks.
Joan Barreda: The first 170 km were very fast, often full
throttle. Then came a river bed with huge stones. I didn´t
start any takeovers, as it was pretty risky to crash. I
gained ground to the riders in front of me, managed to pass
them in the sand and make up time. The final kilometres
were physical and reminded me of a sandy Motocross track.
Navigation was tricky also. I´m happy to start tomorrow´s
stage in third.
Paulo Goncalves: I was a little too cautious yesterday,
which resulted in a not-so-great starting position today.
Whenever I closed in on riders, it was not risk-free to
pass due to the course. But I´m delighted having finished
the first two days without a crash and plan to attack these
coming days. I received a penalty yesterday bacause of
speeding, now I have to fight and play catch-up. Nothing is
lost, the real difficult stages are waiting.
Tomorrow brings the field towards the Andes and up to 3,000
metres altitude. It´s a challenging stage to San Juan, with
river crossings and a 270 kilometres long special test.
1. Marc Coma (SPA) KTM, 3:07:21 hrs
2. Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM, 1:18 min behind
3. Joan Barreda (SPA) Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain,
2:33
4. Francisco Lopez (CHI) Aprilia, 2:44
13. Paulo Goncalves (POR) Husqvarna Rallye Team by
Speedbrain, 12:30
21. Zé Hélio (BRA) Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain,
17:49
34. Ike Klaumann (BRA) Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain,
27:22
37. Jose Manuel Pellicer (SPA) Husqvarna Rallye Team by
Speedbrain, 31:16
Overall standings
1. Coma 3:40:12 hrs
2. Lopez 2:30 min behind
3. Despres 2:52
5. Joan Barreda (SPA) Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain,
8:16
21. Goncalves (POR) Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain,
20:13
23. Zé Hélio (BRA) (SPA) Husqvarna Rallye Team by
Speedbrain, 21:07
33. Ike Klaumann (BRA) Husqvarna Ralllye Team by
Speedbrain, 32:04
35. Jose Manuel Pellicer (SPA) Husqvarna Rallye Team by
Speedbrain, 36:31
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