Date: January 6th

Stage: Stage 1

Stage Distance:  Liaison > 127 km – Special > 414 km

Stage Ranking: 8th in the QUAD category

Race summary: January 6th in Saudi Arabia, the start was given for the first stage of this year’s Dakar, with the participants embarking on more than 500 kilometers of road, 414 of which was the stage. CFMOTO Thunder Racing Team pilot Antanas Kanopkinas, who spent more than 7 hours on the track, took the 8th place in the quad category today according to provisional results.
The racer had successfully got back to the Bivouac as the plan. Though one of the tires was punctured, he still managed to return the mechanics with tire in a good shape; meaning that this situation has been resolved.