Ricky Brabec Keeps The Third Place

“This was another day in the region of Belén and in my opinion this was the most emblematic stage so far at the Desafio Ruta 40. There was a lot of navigation in the difficult dunes of Fiambala. Ricky did very well during all the stages, he made third but very close to the first. Today Adrien was doing very well in the dunes. Unfortunately he made a mistake in the final part. Nacho is sick and it was a pity because this stage was made for him. Pablo was also fast in many waypoints. We are good and focused. I hope we reach Salta with all riders well ranked."

“The stage was good, two days ago we did more or less the same round but just in the other direction and then on the second part of the stage was Fiambala where we haven’t been there since the Dakar with its soft dunes. This was a day where opening bonus time made sense. Looking forward to the final day.”

“This morning there was a lot of dust in the river bed and I tried to keep safe. In the second part there were a lot of dunes and I pushed hard - I think I was doing good. Just a few kilometres before the end I missed a note on the road book and went too far. Lost some minutes and this made me reflect on the importance of reading the road book.”

"This was quite a complete special stage with a difficult navigation with fast tracks with dunes, and stones. I felt good in the first part until the refueling and managed to keep a good pace. Then things changed and I couldn't maintain the same rhythm. This is not my best race, but we are always learning in such a demanding atmosphere."

“Stage 4 is done and I did not feel very well. I was quite strange since the morning, I didn't know what was going on so at the end I was feeling a lot more tired than I used to be. In the liaison back I start getting a fever. I hope to get better for tomorrow so I will be able to finish with a solid stage."