Al-Attiyah pulls the strings, Coma gains consolation win
China Daily | Updated: 2010-01-13 08:11
LA SERENA, Chile: Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah kept his hopes alive of winning the car section in the Dakar Rally as he won the ninth stage on Monday, the 170-kilometer special from Copiapo.
Spanish cyclist Marc Coma won his third stage of the rally which may prove little consolation after he was penalized six hours at the weekend ,which put him out of contention for the overall title.
Al-Attiyah's victory saw him close in on overall leader, Volkswagen team-mate Carlos Sainz, who was second, and holds a fragile lead of just 8 min 36 sec over the Qatari.
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