Dakar: motorbike, the favorite Price wins the first special stage

Toby Price is confirmed as the man to beat in the Dakar 2020 reserved for motorcycles. The Australian pilot, who is part of the Red Bull Ktm Factory Team, in fact, won the first special stage of the raid, held on the 319 kilometers that connect Jeddah to Al Wajh (Saudi Arabia), on the edge of the Red Sea. Price, who covered the track with a time of 3h19'33 ", preceded in the order of arrival the American Ricky Brabec (Monster Energy Honda Team 2020), second, at 2'05". In third place was the Austrian Matthias Walkner (Red Bull Ktm Factory Team), who suffered a delay of 2'40 "from the winner Price.
To find an Italian competitor you have to go back to 24th place, which is occupied by Jacopo Cerutti, in the race for Solarys Racing: his delay from Price is 25'40 ".