Peterhansel takes pole position as desert takes toll on cars

DEFENDING champion Stephane Peterhansel moved into the overall lead of the Dakar Rally with his second stage victory on day seven.

Peterhansel takes pole position as desert takes toll on cars
Fri, 07 Jan, 2005 - 00:00
Amanda Cornforth

The Mitsubishi driver beat Nasser Al Attiyah’s BMW by 25 minutes and 40 seconds across the longest special of the event between Zouerat and Tichit to knock overnight leader Bruno Saby off the top spot.

Saby damaged his Volkswagen Touareg on the course and lost nearly half an hour.

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