
Russian Eduard Nikolaev at Kamaz retains leadership on the Dakar-2013 rally, showing the fourth result at the end of the tenth stage of the race. The victory went to another Russian crew Andrei Karginov, who in the overall standings rose to 4th place.
Their teammate "Kamaz-Master" Ayrat Mardeev finished the sixth and occupies the third line. In the second position is Czech Martin Koloma on Tatra with a lag behind the leader of the race Eduard Nikolaev 32 minutes 23 seconds, ITAR-TASS reports.
In the race of motorcyclists, the Spaniard Hoan Barred (Khuskvarna) won at the tenth stage, but the leadership in the race passed to the French racer Siril Depre (KTM). On ATVs for the second day in a row, the best result is shown by the Pole Lukash Laskavits on Yamaha, but the experimental Argentine Marcos Patronelli ("Yamaha") firmly holds the palm of the championship.
In the category of SUVs at the tenth stage, the Argentine pilot Orlando Terrana on BMW was the first to finish. Nevertheless, the French racer Stefan Petransel ("mini") is still the leader. The Russian pilot Leonid Novitsky on the “mini” showed the 10th result and so far remains in third place in the total standings with the lag behind the leader 1 hour 8 minutes 40 seconds.
The tenth stage of a length of 632 kilometers passed between the Argentine cities of Cordov and La Riokha. The next day of the competition will end for riders in the city of Fiambala in the Argentinean Province of Qatamark. And then Chile awaits them again.