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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Loeb Takes Dakar Rally Stage after Sainz Caught Speeding

Honda's Chilean biker Jose Ignacio Florimo Cornejo competes during the Stage 8 of the Dakar 2023, between Al-Duwadimi and Riyadh, on January 8, 2023. (AFP)

Sebastien Loeb grabbed victory Sunday in the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally after Carlos Sainz was hit with a five-minute penalty.  

The victory lifted Loeb to fourth overall but he remains almost two hours behind overall leader Nasser Al-Attiyah.  

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