#4th stage

So far has Adrien Van Beveren reached CP4 with a good lead over his rivals. The Yamaha rider took advantage of a regrouping of riders at CP3 to gain a five minute lead over Xavier de Soultrait in second. Stefan Svitko currently lies in provisional third, 7 minutes behind the stage leader.

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At the cars Sébastien Loeb and Stéphane Peterhansel are continuing their intense duel. Despres is currently at a standstill after 180 km of the special due to a broken rear wheel on his Peugeot! Nasser Al-Attiyah also stopped! Several minutes after Cyril Despres, now one of the other favorites for the Dakar has ground to a halt, after 204 kilometers.