been perfect. My confidence is growing all the time and
each rally we do I learn a little bit more and gain a lot of
experience.”
A Cross Country Rally favourite, Sanz took out the
female category and sat less than two hours behind Sun-
derland in 7th place outright.
Sanz rode quickly heading into the final stage where
she consolidated her position, minimising errors and
safeguard the top ten spot. The Dakar Women’s Cham-
pion marked her first competitive outing in this year’s
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship with
the excellent placing beating many of the championship
regulars in the process.
Sanz’s impressive speed and consistent, error-free
finishes paid off, especially at an event as tough and de-
manding as the Silk Way Rally. Sanz will now take some
rest before continuing her Dakar preparation at the next
race in Chile.
“These last days have been tough and certainly very
tiring as well as being technical,” grinned Sanz, as always.
“I’m happy to be at the end safely and I’m very happy with
my result.
“Now, after some rest, I will continue to train and focus
as always on the Dakar Rally next year.”
The Silk Way Rally has continued the run of great resul-
ts for the Red Bull KTM team who now prepare for round
three, the Atacama Rally held in Chile across the first
week of September.
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