It's an American 1-2 in the bikes division of Dakar2023, as KTM privateer Mason Klein leads Skyler Howes heading into Monday's rest day. The top eight are all split by less than 10 minutes, however:
Howes, riding for the factory Husqvarna team, briefly lost the lead to compatriot Mason Klein after Stage 8 on Sunday, but was promoted back to the head of the standings when his rival was penalised for speeding.
However, after Klein's two-minute speeding penalty was applied, Howes moved back into the top spot by 1m13s ahead of both Klein and KTM's Kevin Benavides on identical times with six stages left to run. Daniel Sanders, Sunderland’s GasGas teammate, won the third stage to assume the lead at this point, but dropped down the order after a difficult fifth stage, struggling with illness.
Two-time champion Price now sits fourth overall, 2m58s down on the lead, ahead of Honda pair Pablo Quintanilla and Adrien van Beveren , who won Stage 5 in his first Dakar representing the brand following the withdrawal of Yamaha.
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