A large part of bikers already have a measured section behind them. The winner was Brit Sam Sunderland, who also took the lead. Martin Michek lost less than 20 minutes to him and finished 17th. Jan Brabec then 29th and both swapped positions in the overall standings. Michek is 21st and Brabec is two places behind him.
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“It was a very nutritious special, with a lot of dunes at first. It didn’t suit me at all, because the compression in my ribs bothered me. I tried to fight it. But the pain started at the beginning of the stage and I felt it all the time. I think “But that I gave an excellent performance, of course it can always be better. It was probably one of the toughest specials that was here,” said Martin Michek.
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Martin Prokop is constantly driving in cars and at the 280th kilometer he is missing about 18 minutes for the best, which is enough for 15th place. The stage was won by the Swede Ekström, but Nasser al-Attiya continues to lead.
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The trucks started later, but at the 201st kilometer Aleš Loprais is fifth with a loss of eleven minutes to Sotnikov. Martin Macík got over 20 minutes and Tomáš Vrátný had an accident. However, according to his team, the entire crew is fine. You can follow the course of the stage in detail here.
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Four-wheeler Zdeněk Tůma holds the sixth place in the middle of the stage and due to the resignation of another opponent, he should move to the fifth place in the finish.
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