A strong pain has sidelined Orly Terranova from the Dakar

Mendoza’s pilot Orlando Newfoundlandabandon the Dakar. By mid-morning, the red BRX prototype arrived at the Ha’il field, surprisingly. After getting out of the vehicle, he spoke to Clarín: “In the third stage I suffered from severe pain in my lower back, after a big jump we made with the car. I received massages when I arrived, but today, in the fast zones, it was unbearable for me to sit in the car,” said the man from Mendoza.

After her success in the Bahrain Racing Xtreme team bunker, Terranova went to the Dakar medical center to fix some number plates. She also spoke with her personal physician, who is in Mendoza, and then communicated her decision. “I realize that yesterday’s impact generated inflammation in the wound I dragged on my lower back. After the good specials we did with Alex, I felt that he could have done a good Dakar. That’s as far as it goes. Well, that’s life and that’s sport,” she highlighted on her social media about her.

In addition to Newfoundland, the stage was won by World Rally legend Sebastien Loeb (Orly’s teammate), while the overall classification is dominated by Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah (Toyota).

In the lightweight Sude by Side the Argentines Jeremías González Ferioli and Juan Manuel “Pato” Silva advance, while Nicolás Cavigliasso remains in the race.

In motorbikes, good performance by Kevin Benavídes (KTM), who is third overall, after the 7th place in the fourth stage, behind his brother Luciano (Husqvarna), who is 9. Franco Caimi (Hero) from Mendoza is 13th.

In quads, the Frenchman Alexander Giraud is unstoppable. He won the stage and escaped in the general classification, now seconded by Argentinian Francisco Moreno (at 47m4) and Manu Andujar, at 1h8m12s.

The fifth stage will take place on Thursday, also a “loop” with start and finish in Ha’il, on a route of 646 kilometres, 375 of which are special.