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Portugal's Helder Rodrigues wins motorcycle race in Day 6

Xinhua, January 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Portugal's Helder Rodrigues (Honda) won the sixth stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally Friday, in the motorcycle division.

Rodrigues "perfectly negotiated" the 318-km route between the Chilean cities of Antofagasta and Iquique to climb to 6th place in the overall standings.

Australia's Toby Price came in second, followed by Portugal's Paulo Goncalves (Honda), who ranks third in the standings.

Spain's Joan Barreda came in sixth place, but continues to lead the scoreboard, while fellow Spaniard Marc Coma was the eighth rider to cross the finish line in Iquique, located 1,800 km from the capital Santiago.

For motorcyclists and quad drivers, the race continues Sunday, departing from Iquique and crossing the border into neighboring Bolivia and continuing to the country's Uyuni saltfalts.

Motorcyclists and quad drivers rest Saturday, but auto and truck racers will be competing.

Sixth stage standings in the motorcycle division

1. Helder Rodrigues (Portugal) 3 h 40 min 10 s

2. Toby Price (Australia), trails by 1 min 10 s

3. Paulo Goncalves (Portugal), trails by 1 min 42 s

General standings in the motorcycle division

1. Joan Barreda (Spain) 21 h 38 min 35 s

2. Marc Coma (Spain), trails by 12 min 27 s

3. Paulo Goncalves (Portugal), trails by 17 min 12 s

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