La Rioja: France’s David Fretigne of Yamaha won the second stage of the motorcycling category on Sunday at the Dakar Rally, a 294 km timed stage from Cordoba to La Rioja.
Compatriot David Casteu of Sherco retained the overall race lead after coming in second on the day 43 seconds adrift.
Spaniard Marc Coma of KTM was third on the day 1min 8sec behind Fretigne to go second overall ahead of French teammate Cyril Despres.
Fretigne goes fourth in the overall standings, 2min 14sec off the pace.
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, January 04, 2010, 00:07