The ninth stage of the Dakar Rally was once again won by Luciano Benavides of the Red Bull KTM Factory team. At the finish line, Benavides held a lead of 1 minute and 54 seconds over Adrien Van Beveren, while Daniel Sanders finished in third place.
Ricky Brabec, Skyler Howes, and Jose Cornejo also managed to stay within five minutes of the leader.
With his third-place finish, Sanders has extended his overall lead in the standings to 14 minutes and 45 seconds. Tosha Schareina is in second place, while Adrien Van Beveren follows 20 minutes behind in third.
Click here for the stage results: http://trackingdakar.com/nl/stage-9/bikes/results/
Click here for the overall standings: http://trackingdakar.com/nl/stage-9/bikes/standings/
