onds from leader Howes.
Klein may have gone home
empty handed, but his perfor-
mance firmly put him on many
factory team's shopping list for
the 2024 race.
One of the standouts was Kev
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in Benavides' younger brother Lu-
ciano on the factory Husqvarna.
Taking a career-first stage victory
on the sixth stage, he would go
on to take two more wins to end
the rally in sixth place.
"It's been a crazy, tough, and
incredibly rewarding Dakar and
I'm just over the moon to be here
safely after what has to be one
of the best races of my life," L.
Benavides said. "I came into this
year's rally without a Dakar stage
win, and now I have three. It's re
-
ally given me motivation for the
future and I'm looking forward
to the season ahead even more
now."
Daniel Sanders carried the
hopes of the GasGas factory
team following defending cham
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Ross Branch held up
Indian honors by taking
two stage wins for the
Hero Motorsports team.
