Not him anyway. The South African rides with a wet finger, by feeling, without planning anything, and even in broad daylight, his lucky star is there to guide him. “Taking back the lead was clearly not the plan, we just rodesaid the South African. At the start, we got into a rhythm which allowed us to overtake some guys. So we slowed down, but some caught up with us. It was perhaps a little too slow so we resumed our pace from the beginning. » Improvisation can be good and Lategan is in a perfect position for the last two loops of Shubaytah: he has regained the lead in the ranking, but not that of the procession which will set off today. He doesn't feel the most comfortable in the dunes, but he moves forward, with his somewhat rudimentary but ultimately very effective strategy: “I'm just trying to get the car back in one piece and not get stuck. For the moment, it's working. » Maybe that’s the magic of the dunes.
