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Repsol's Peterhansel Takes First Stage Win In New MPR13 Mitsubishi Evo - In The Motorbike Class, Marc Coma Keeps The Leadership

09 November 2006

In the motorbike class, Marc Coma keeps the leadership despite some mechanical problems during today's special. Luc Alphand extends his overall UAE Desert Challenge lead. Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret recorded the first ever stage win for the new MPR13 version of Mitsubishi’s new Pajero/Montero Evolution on its race debut in the UAE Desert Challenge, today. The victory on the car’s fourth day of competition moved Peterhansel and Cottret from fifth to second place overall. Defending Dakar Rally champions Luc Alphand and Gilles Picard extended Team Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart’s outright lead in the UAE Desert Challenge by setting the second fastest time. They now lead their team mates by 22m 22s, with Jean-Louis Schlesser a distant third.