BARCELONA, Jan. 9 (SportsFinding) –
The Spanish pilot Laia Sanz (Gas Gas) has assured this Thursday after finishing in the 26th position the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally, played between Neom and Ha'il over 353 kilometers of special, which is “happy” to have reached the finish despite Do not go very fast, in a strategy that will lengthen until you see the ideal time to press.
“Without taking too many risks, I have taken a safe pace. I have not gone very fast, but I am happy to be here. If the stages are going to be like this, many things will happen, so that we will continue on the same path tomorrow” , he predicted in statements provided by the team.
Soficat Xerox pilot added that she ended up “tired” this stage. “It has been a very hard stage, with some last 200 kilometers very physical and crushing. It was all off track in sand, with vegetation and many potholes, all very fast and delicate because it was easy to have a fall,” he said.
Sanz will adopt a conservative strategy that will help you in these tough stages, with “head and prudence” on your Gas Gas RC 450F. Despite finishing at 28:27 minutes from Toby Price, winner of the day, she was satisfied. “I am happy, because I am not very far from the men I fight with. The result is not super, but it is what I have to do from now on, since this will be very long,” he predicted.
“The day I can, I will tighten more, but for now you have to be patient,” said the Barcelona. In the general classification he won another position to be in the 23rd position, 13 minutes from the 'Top 20'. Of course, the 'Top 15' is one hour away, one of the objectives it pursues.