DAKAR RALLY
Peterhansel leads while De Villiers hits trouble
San Salvador de Jujuy — Defending champion Stephane Peterhansel led a Peugeot sweep of the top-three finishing spots on the third stage of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday with teammate Sebastien Loeb narrowly retaining the overall lead. Peterhansel, 51, seeking a 13th career triumph in the gruelling 9,000km endurance event, finished the San Miguel de Tucuman to San Salvador de Jujuy stage in Argentina in 4 hours 18min 17sec. Carlos Sainz, the 2010 champion, was second, coming home 1min 54sec behind the Frenchman Peterhansel. Third was nine-time world rally champion Loeb at 3min 8sec off the lead. Loeb stays in the overall lead with a paper-thin 0.42sec advantage over Sainz and a 4.18sec gap on Peterhansel. "It’s a really good day for Peugeot. We’ve lost, not completely but probably, two rivals in Nasser Al Attiyah and Giniel de Villiers, so it’s a little bit clearer at the front of the race," said Peterhansel, who had struggled in the first two stages, finishing seventh and 12th. Wedne...
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