The hero of the Saudi nation, fourth in last year’s edition, conceded eight seconds to Nasser Al-Attiyah and finished third on the day.
“Everything went well. We didn’t throw caution to the wind because we needed to avoid getting into trouble. It’s just a prologue, but we ended up quite high.”
By: Official Dakar website
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