Dakar stage 3: Video highlights

Name: Stage 3 - Car/Bike - Stage Summary - (San Juan - Chilecito)
Uploaded: 2015-01-07
Channel: Dakar
Description: In only his third ever Dakar stage, Austrian Matthias Walkner secured a convincing victory, taking the honours ahead of four time Dakar winner Marc Coma. The young Austrian may be new to Dakar but he is already a world class rider and MX3 Motocross World Champion. Walkner beat Coma by 40 seconds after 2 hours and 34minutes of riding. The result escalates him up the leader board to third overall.

Published: 07 January 2015 Updated: 07 January 2015

In only his third ever Dakar stage, Austrian Matthias Walkner secured a convincing victory, taking the honours ahead of four time Dakar winner Marc Coma. The young Austrian may be new to Dakar but he is already a world class rider and MX3 Motocross World Champion.

Walkner beat Coma by 40 seconds after 2 hours and 34minutes of riding. The result escalates him up the leader board to third overall.

By Michael Guy

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