Peterhansel retains lead

Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah won the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally yesterday as overall leader Stephane Peterhansel kept clear of trouble to finish fourth. Al Attiyah, in a BMX, was 28 seconds faster than Japan's Hiroshi Masuoka (Mitsubishi) over...

Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah won the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally yesterday as overall leader Stephane Peterhansel kept clear of trouble to finish fourth.

Al Attiyah, in a BMX, was 28 seconds faster than Japan's Hiroshi Masuoka (Mitsubishi) over the 400-km loop around Nema in Mauritania.

Overall Peterhansel gained two minutes on his Mitsubishi team-mate Luc Alphand to lead him by almost 10 minutes in the standings.

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