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gennaio 05, 2017 - Yamaha Racing

Van Beveren Goes Into Attack Mode During Stage Three At Dakar Rally

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Enjoying a highly positive third day of competition at the 2017 Dakar Rally, #adrienvanbeveren moved closer to the top of the general standings where he's now provisionally placed sixth overall. Continuing their strong runs all three of Adrien's Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team partners along with WR450F mounted Xavier de Soultrait finished stage three without problems and are still in the battle for top honours at this year's #event.
Featuring a timed special of 364km in the dust of the Argentinean northwest, stage three of this year's Dakar Rally proved to be a great test for Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team riders' navigational skills. Remaining focused on his goal for a good final result, #adrienvanbeveren rode a smart race to the finish in San Salvador de Jujuy. Completing the special in a total time of 04:43:21, the #wr450frally mounted rider claimed a strong sixth place result.
Looking to make the most out of his familiarity with the conditions Rodney Faggotter was the second fastest Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team rider finishing today's stage three in 18th position. Gradually gaining back confidence following his fall during yesterday's stage, the Aussie opted to take it steady to the finish of the day so that he can now focus on the remainder of the rally.
Knowing there is still a long way to go until the finish line in Buenos Aires, Portugal's Hélder Rodrigues rode a cautious race during stage three to come home in 23rd position. With the race now heading to the mountainous stages of Bolivia, the Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team rider is aiming to put his vast experience to use in order to start climbing closer to the top of the provisional overall standings.
For Italy's Alessandro Botturi it was a day of mixed emotions. Pushing hard for a good result from the first part of the timed special, the #wr450frally mounted Italian lost a huge amount of time #racing in the dust of the leading riders. Struggling to get a good race pace Alessandro finished the special with the 20th fastest time, but was hit by a 20-minute penalty due to missing a waypoint that dropped him to 27th in today's results.
Following his impressive ride yesterday that saw him claim third on stage two, Yamaha France supported Xavier de Soultrait was one of the first riders to take the start of today's stage three. Assigned with the demanding task to open the tracks along with a small group of riders, the Frenchman suffered a series of mistakes that dropped him to 13th at the end of stage three.
Yamaha remains a dominant force in the Quad category. With four Yamaha mounted riders topping today's stage three, it was Argentina's Gaston Gonzalez who got away with the stage victory aboard a YFM 700 machine. With three stages completed in this year's #event Yamaha supported Ignacio Casale is provisionally leading the overall standings in the class.
Taking place at altitude of around 3,500m tomorrow's stage four will be another tough test for all Dakar Rally competitors. Including a timed special of 416km the stage will take racers to Bolivia with the day's bivouac set in the city of Tupiza at 3,000m above sea level.

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