Skyler Howes continued to fly high cover for his wingman Ricky Brabec heading into the final three Stages of the Dakar Rally. Despite some serious challenges, his consistency sees Howes 5th overall. Stage 10 saw Howes finish with a solid fourth-place finish, also picking up bonus time. The dune-heavy terrain suited both the American and his Honda CRF450 RALLY.
“Time and time again we’re seeing that the Marathon Stage is a key factor in this race. Yesterday, I did a much better job of managing, it was really rocky in the beginning and tricky navigation, so I more or less just chilled out and rode really easy, managed the bike, brought it in in a good position and also didn’t make any navigation mistakes.” Of course it is Dakar and anything can happen at any time!
“Today, I knew it was going to be really physically demanding. I rode normally, I didn’t go out of my comfort zone. Adrien passed me going full gas, I just let him go. I was riding my own race today and eventually we caught back up. They were opening the stage and it was really difficult to open in the big dunes so I was able to close the gap back up and I would consider this a really good stage, managed it, I rode my own race, had my own plan”
See the Stage video recap here:
