The eighth stage of the Dakar Rally was won by Tosha Schareina of the HRC Honda team. Over the nearly five-hour stage, Schareina crossed the finish line with a lead of 2 minutes and 7 seconds over Ricky Brabec, while Skyler Howes finished third, completing a full top-three sweep for Honda.
Daniel Sanders limited the damage with a fourth-place finish, arriving 3.5 minutes behind Schareina. He remains 12 minutes ahead of Schareina in the overall standings. Brabec has now moved up to third place but faces a deficit of nearly 32 minutes.
Michael Docherty of the Bas World Dakar team delivered an impressive performance today, finishing fifth.
Riders who lost significant time today included Luciano Benavides and Adrien van Beveren. Both finished outside the top twenty, losing around half an hour to the front runners.
Click the following link for the stage results: Stage 8 Results
http://trackingdakar.com/nl/stage-8/bikes/results/
Click the following link for the overall standings: Overall Standings
