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ottobre 07, 2020 - Honda Racing
One-two for Monster Energy Honda Team in the first stage
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Kevin Benavides and #joanbarreda lead the #andaluciarally after clinching first and second spots in the opening stage of the race today. Brabec and Cornejo both posted top ten finishes.
The Monster Energy Honda Team riders shone as the first full stage of the #andaluciarally got underway. #kevinbenavides and #joanbarreda scooped the top positions after completing the day's two timed-sections, which played out over wide open routes and tracks. Both riders aboard the Honda CRF450 RALLYs were able to grab the two leading positions on the day, as well as in the overall standings of the rally.
Today’s starting order proved a positive one for both riders, who were able to make up ground on the riders who had finished faster yesterday. In spite of some technical issues, #kevinbenavides held an infernal pace to take the win ahead of his Monster Energy Honda Team squad-mate #joanbarreda. The Argentine's win on the day sees him take the overall leadership with a 3’15-advantage over the Spaniard.
Team-mates #rickybrabec and Nacho Cornejo, not used to the Andalucian slopes, were finding it difficult to keep the pace set by Kevin and Joan, conceding several minutes in the process. The pair hold ninth and tenth in the general standings after stage one.
The second stage will take place tomorrow, Thursday, with two 140-kilometre and 130-kilometre timed-stages plus a 95-kilometre liaison section. The second special of tomorrow's stage two will cover the same route as today's.
Ricky Brabec
STAGE: 9TH OVERALL: 9TH
The first special was tough. These guys out here on these roads are so fast. I don't have the skills to be riding fast on these roads. It was a fun day overall. I'm glad to be at the finish and not in a ditch or sitting against a tree right now. I'm looking forward to the next few days. We are going to change up our tyre combination. Today we had the wrong combo. It was really slippery out there. Now we are going to get ready for tomorrow.
José Ignacio Cornejo
STAGE: 10TH OVERALL: 10TH
I am learning about how to go fast on these roads, which I am not very used to, but I hope to improve. Kevin was very strong today. I'm going to try to cut down the distances with the frontrunners, and try and figure out how to get faster on these road tracks. I think I didn't do too badly today in an entertaining stage with quite a bit of dust in some parts. Let's try to enjoy the remaining days.
Kevin Benavides
STAGE: 1ST OVERALL: 1ST
The day has been a positive one. Today I felt good from the beginning ... everything was going well ... until just before the neutralization my roadbook broke and the paper came loose and I wasn't able to move it. I tried to fix it in the neutralization, but it wasn't possible so for the remaining 110 kilometres I had to follow the tracks. It was hard to focus, with a few scares, but it turned out well in the end. I saw my brother on the ground, who had fallen, but I think he's okay, which is the important thing.
Joan Barreda
STAGE: 2ND OVERALL: 2ND
Today was a good stage after yesterday's, we have seen a lot of fast riders in this rally. Today was important to have a first stage without making any navigation errors. In the first part there was practically no navigation, but as the kilometres passed there were more open areas where I was able to pick up the pace. There were some complicated parts, which we had to really pay attention to. Maybe I've dropped a bit of time there, but I think it was a good stage overall.
Stage 1 Results
Pos. Rider Nation Team Time/Gap
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5f7db49ddb39b070636510 14
800x533, 67KB
5f7db4ac1bf70177571452 15
800x533, 127KB
5f7db4b88315f814634668 12
800x533, 82KB
5f7db4cf67118992998500 13
800x533, 105KB
5f7db4de6a938621476804 16
800x533, 59KB
5f7db5003b71e023899077 17
800x533, 105KB
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