january 10, 2020 - Yamaha Racing
Strong Stage Six Performance From Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team’s Franco Caimi
Continuing to improve his speed during the 2020 Dakar Rally, #monsterenergy Yamaha Rally Team’s #francocaimi has placed sEventh on stage six, the second-longest leg of the #Event from Ha’il to Riyadh. Completing the 477-kilometre, sandy special just over eight minutes behind the day’s fastest rider, Franco heads into tomorrow’s rest day having broken into the top 10 of the provisional overall standings.
Another challenging day with two long liaisons and a very early, very cold start, for the first time the 2020 Dakar Rally challenged competitors with an all-sand special. Making some small adjustments to his bike ahead of today’s stage, Franco immediately found his form to pass the day’s first check point in third. Sixth through check point two, a consistent ride during the remainder of the stage saw him claim his highest finish of the rally to date, also breaking into the overall top 10 aboard his WR450F Rally.
Moving forward no fewer than four places in the provisional overall results, Jamie McCanney enjoyed his second-best day of the 2020 Dakar Rally so far. With his confidence building since the start of the #Event, following a strong fifth leg performance the Manxman delivered his best yet on the sands of stage six. Starting 19th, Jamie passed though checkpoints one and two 17th fastest before dropping a little time through check points three and four. Completing the second-longest stage of the #Event without problems, he ended the day in 20th and moves to 22nd overall.
With stage six now complete, Franco, Jamie and the entire #monsterenergy Yamaha Rally Team will enjoy a well-earned rest day ahead of another six stages of #racing. With the race resuming on Sunday, January 12, stage seven incorporates the longest special of the 2020 Dakar Rally. Racers will need to rely on their navigational skills to tackle all 546 kilometres as they head south-west and away from the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh.
Franco Caimi – #monsterenergy Yamaha Rally Team 7th Stage 6
"It’s a great feeling to know that we are now at the rest day, it’s been a tough few days so far but importantly I am starting to feel better and better. Not just with my bike, but in terms of feeling confident with the conditions we have here. It’s not been easy to constantly keep changing to the different conditions, but today I felt really good. We made some small changes to my bike yesterday, which worked really well. Some rest is very much appreciated now, but my thoughts are already on next week. We all know that we have some tough days ahead, but I’m looking forward to them."
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