Stephane Peterhansel of France closes in on 12th Dakar title; only 2 minutes back in overall
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Nasser Al-Attiyah won the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, but Stephane Peterhansel finished close behind to give himself a chance of winning his 12th Dakar title.
Al-Attiyah of Qatar was 3 minutes, 50 seconds, in front of Peterhansel and 13:45 clear of overall car leader Nani Roma of Spain.
Roma leads the overall by 2:15 ahead of Peterhansel. Al-Attiyah is 46 minutes off the pace with three stages remaining before Saturday's finish in Valparaiso.
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In bikes, Joan Barreda Bort of Spain won the stage, but countryman Marc Coma holds a commanding overall lead and should win barring a catastrophe. Coma is 44:10 ahead of Barreda Bort and more than 2 hours in front of No. 3 Jordi Viladoms.
Thursday's 11th stage is from Antofagasta to El Salvador.