McRae leads again in Dakar

Former world champion Colin McRae is the overall leader in the Dakar Rally, after winning his second special stage on day five between Agadir and Smara.

The Scot hit back after his Nissan suffered a puncture on Monday, which dropped him down to 10th overall.

But he bounced back in Granada two days ago, flying to stage-four success with a 6mins 15secs advantage over his team-mate Giniel De Villiers, with Jutta Kleinschmidt third, more than 1min behind.

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