FIVE-time Hattah Desert Race winner and reigning Dakar Rally champion Toby Price dropped to ninth overall in the motorcycle section after stage two of the iconic event.

After winning the opening stage, the Dakar 2016 and 2019 champion Price endured a day to forget on the ride from Al Wajh to Neom in Saudi Arabia’s north-west and is now just over 7½ minutes from the lead.

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