Stage 3 of the Dakar stopped due to weather

It's not all sunshine in the Saudi desert. Rain can also appear and give headaches to the organizers of the Dakar. Indeed, step 3 (Alula-Ha'il) of the event was stopped due to bad weather conditions.

« The deterioration of the weather conditions no longer allows the organization to guarantee the safety of the competitors in the best conditions, the motorcycle riders are stopped at CP 2 (km 335) and CP3 (km 377), Did we learn. Times will be kept for drivers who have reached the finish. For the others, a calculation will be carried out for each of the pilots based on the average achieved over the first part of the stage, in order to assign them a time. The deterioration of the weather conditions no longer allows the organization to guarantee in the better conditions for the safety of competitors, motorcycle riders are stopped at CP 2 (km 335) and CP3 (km 377). Times will be kept for drivers who have reached the finish. For the others, a calculation will be made for each of the drivers based on the average achieved over the first part of the stage, in order to assign them a time."

Thus, the results of CP3 (the waypoint of 378^e kilometer) serve as rankings for the cars in this 3^e Dakar special.

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