Michael Docherty wins the 10th motorcycle stage of the 2025 Dakar, Daniel Sanders secures the lead in the general classification

The context of this 10th stage, short with only 115 km timed (Haradh-Shubaytah), entirely in the sand and a few dunes, was conducive to surprises this Wednesday, the first on the track having to make the track for the others. And this was confirmed with the victory of a Rally2 among the motorcycles since it was the South African Michael Docherty (KTM) who was the fastest, ahead of the Portuguese Rui Gonçalves on his Sherco by 1'20''. French. In the end, we found seven Rally2s in the top 10 of the day. Docherty is the second South African to win a stage of the Dakar on motorcycles after Alfie Cox, who achieved this performance in 2003.