Sport | French double in Dakar Rally as Loeb and Van Beveren win stage nine

Ricky Brabec of Honda during stage 9 of the Dakar Rally. (Twiiter)

Ricky Brabec of Honda during stage 9 of the Dakar Rally. (Twiiter)

Sebastien Loeb (Prodrive) claimed his fourth victory of this year’s Dakar Rally on Tuesday, taking the honours on stage nine in Saudi Arabia, while Adrien Van Beveren (Honda) made it a French double by winning on the bikes.

Neither, however, has control of the overall standings with Carlos Sainz (Audi) leading the cars and Ricky Brabec (Honda) the bikes.

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