Spain's two-time world rally champion Carlos Sainz extended his overall lead in the car section of the Dakar Rally on Tuesday when he won the 10th stage, a 238 kilometres special from La Serena. Earlier his compatriot Marc Coma had won his second successive motorcycling stage.
Sainz extended his overnight lead to over 10 minutes as his second-placed Volkswagen team-mate Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah could finish only fourth in the stage, 1min 40sec in arrears. Coma, who is out of contention for the overall title having been penalised six hours over the weekend, beat Frenchman David Fretigne by 2min 6sec.
Another Frenchman, Cyril Despres, who was sixth on the stage over six minutes in arrears, remains the clear overall leader. The battle for the remaining podium places looks set to be intense in the remaining four stages ahead of the finish in Buenos Aires.
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