Petrucci wins stage five at the Dakar Rally
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When the news came out that Danilo Petrucci was leaving the MotoGP paddock, I expected to hear shortly afterwards that the two-time MotoGP race winner (Mugello 2019, Le Mans 2020) had signed for a WSBK team. But that news never came. Instead, we heard of his plans to compete in the Dakar Rally. Nice one. He certainly wouldn?t have been the first ex-MotoGP rider to enter the Dakar. But, after a few stages into the 2022 Dakar Rally, it looked as though Petrucci might just be the first ex-MotoGP rider to win one. And now he is.
I say that because right from the off, Petrucci has been seriously impressive at the 2022 Dakar Rally. Unfortunately, he won?t be anywhere in the overall standings, thanks to a mechanical DNF in stage two, but he?s kept going, and he?s absolutely flying.
The fact is, that he?s not just fast for a rookie; he?s fast full stop. He was fourth fastest when he broke down in stage two, he was leading at one point in stage four, and he has only gone and stuck it on the top of the podium in stage five this morning. Outstanding, old boy!
Leg-ends
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Out of nowhere, Danilo Petrucci is mixing it with Dakar legends; smoking previous winners like Toby Price, Sam Sunderland and Matthias Walkner. I can?t stress how impressive that is. It?s his first Dakar Rally. The bloke has never been a World Champion enduro rider or anything like that.
I?ve done some number crunching, and worked...
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