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JEDDAH: Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit presented Bahrain Raid Xtreme with a brilliant comeback victory in the Dakar Rally on Tuesday as rain and poor visibility cut short the third stage in Saudi Arabia. Chicherit and Alex Winocq in their Prodrive Hunter recorded a memorable stage win by 3 minutes, 26 seconds from the Toyota of South African Henk Lategan, with Argentinian Orly
French star to lead fightback after Al Attiyah takes honours on punishing stage in Saudi
The stage win promoted the Qatari driver and co-driver Mathieu Baumel to second place, 2m12s behind Audi's Carlos Sainz in the overall classification.
Although there was little opportunity to gain time on rivals, the Prologue was fairly significant as it helps determine the starting order for the first stage proper on Sunday — with the top 10 finishers getting the chance to pick their preferred starting positions.
Sebastien Loeb raring to go as he leads four-car challenge by BRX in Saudi Arabia