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With only three stages left in the 2016 Dakar, the teams and drivers determination to push hard until the end increases. One of the trickier stages of the rally happened during today’s Stage 10.

Stephane Peterhansel pushed harder than anyone else to take the stage victory. Rounding out the podium was teammate Cyril Despres, and Toyota driver Giniel de Villiers.

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“We had a terrible start to the special. We got lost at km 32 and wandered around for at least 15 minutes. I blew a fuse because I thought I’d lost everything. We took risks and threw caution to the wind. We pushed very hard because we knew today was the decisive stage. It was a stage with very tricky navigation, off-track sections, drainage channels,” a frustrated Peterhansel explained at the end of the stage.

“Everything that makes rally raid hard. As usual, this is where you see huge gaps. I had a flat tyre and started screaming my head off, I was a bit out of my mind today. However, when we got going, we were fast. We took a huge leap in the overall. It’s also good to know we’ve got Cyril right behind us to give us a hand. He’s helping us out even though he wasn’t supposed to do that at the start, it’s awesome,” he continued.

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After some technical difficulties during yesterday’s stage and skipping way points, Team Speed driver Sheldon Creed was disqualified from the Dakar. This left Robby Gordon without support on the course. Creed had also shown up late to the starting line receiving a penalty for that as well.

The last three stages will be action packed as teams will do anything to get to the finish line. Do you think Robby Gordon has a chance to win a stage? Tell us in the comments below.