Date: January 10th

Stage: Stage 5

Stage Distance: Liaison > 527 km – Special > 118 km

Stage Ranking: 7th in the QUAD category

Race summary: On Wednesday, the Dakar Rally was deceptive – although the track stretched just 118 kilometers, and athletes had to cover more than 500 km on public roads before the start. What’s more, the athletes already entered the Empty quarter, which greeted with the sea of sand. Antanas Kanopkinas, a pilot of the CFMOTO Thunder Racing Team, says the day was good but he had some problems.

“It was a very nice track made up of dunes only. All of them were manageable, only one punished me. I had to change some elements of the quad on track and drive without the front semiacle. I am very pleased that homework done by the mechanic before the start has led to today’s finish. Otherwise, I would probably still be waiting in the dunes for help,” Kanopkinas said and did not hide that he was very tired after a day, but is happy to be at the finish.

The athlete recorded the seventh time in the quad category, and is an hour and 47 minutes behind the leader of today M. Medeiros.