Sunderland: “I’m a contender… for the first day!”
“It’s difficult to judge your strategy based on the first day because you still don’t know who’s pulled out all the stops. It’s also important not to go all in, you’ve got to leave something for the other stages…
KTM
However, I think I had a good special and that’s always a reason to be happy. The bike didn’t miss a beat, it was very fast and I probably posted a good time. I’m a contender… for the first day. I hope I’m also a contender at the end, but we’ve only covered 175 kilometres and there’s still a long road before us.”
Marc Coma confident
The top man in the rally, Marc Coma, produced a solid performance in today’s opener that leaves him third in the provisional classification, one minute behind the winner and half a minute ahead of Joan Barreda, who’ll do his best to thwart his plans. Alain Duclos and his Sherco shone to finish fifth in the inaugural stage, as well as the first French rider
Altogether 161 bikes started the first stage this morning in Beunos Aires.
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