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ottobre 12, 2021 - Honda Racing

Quintanilla and Brabec aim at the Rallye du Maroc podium for tomorrow's final stage

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After the longest special stage of the #rallyedumaroc, two Monster Energy Honda Team riders will bid to make it onto the final podium in Zagora tomorrow.

Riders were today once again faced with high-speed, undulating, stony and sandy tracks, with some broken-up ground and even some trial-style areas. There were constant dangers present on a route which covered some stretches that had been covered over the preceding days. The amount of dunes today was negligible. A 118-kilometre liaison section led the riders to this morning's starting point for the 367-kilometre special stage, the longest of the entire #rallyedumaroc. By the end of the special, there were just 61 kilometres left to reach the Tizi bivouac located in Zagora.

The day proved to be a good one for #pabloquintanilla, who rode a solid stage and finished with the third best time of the day. The Honda CRF450 RALLY rider confirmed his second overall place in the rally. The Chilean has one day left tomorrow to attempt to attack and reduce the 37-second gap that separates him from first place.

Joan Barreda finished fourth today despite a heavy fall on a boulder. The rider from Castellón had been notching up fine times until that point. In the general standings, however, any podium chances had faded in yesterday’s stage.

American #rickybrabec, after opening the way for a large stretch of today’s stage, will also be in contention for the overall victory tomorrow. He is currently lying seven-and-a-half minutes behind the leader with 190 kilometres still to run. The American will go all out to complete the task.

It was a very tough day today for José Ignacio Cornejo, who suffered a major fall in the opening kilometres of the special, sustaining a chest injury. However, in spite of the severe pain, the Chilean battled on to the finish, but having to ease off the gas. After a medical check-up back at the bivouac, the rider was declared fit enough to start the final #rallyedumaroc stage tomorrow.

The final day of #racing will feature a shortened route of 166 kilometres of special stage rather than the originally scheduled 291 kilometres with race organizers citing logistical issues. The race will play out over the same area previously used on stage one.

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