© J. van Oers. The longest timed section of the rally had plenty of surprises in store today, with in particular a deluge of penalties in the bike category. Casteau scored another stage victory, boasting a lead of 4'39" over the Chilean Francisco Lopez in the general standings.

As he already did two days ago, Spaniard Marc Coma made use of the chance to be starting from the back due to yesterday's result, to attack and clinch the victory of today's stage.

© Repsol Media Service. After crossing the Mediterranean, the participants of the Tunisia Rally have raced this morning the second leg of the 2007 edition that served as a first contact with the African continent, allowing to break the traditional transition leg to the south of the country, where the rest of the rally will be staged.

© Gauloises Racing. 132 bikes, 109 car teams and 69 trucks reached the capital city of Senegal and finished the 29th edition of the Dakar.

© J. van Oers. Cyril Despres, who started out today tailing Coma by almost an hour, inherits the uncomfortable position of general rankings leader by default, in tandem with setting the best time of the day on the special.

© Gauloises Racing. Yesterday it was the turn of Latvian rider Janis Vinter, today it was another privateer who won the special, with Helder Rodrigues finishing just 44 seconds ahead of Dakar leader Marc Coma.

© KTM. There can be perhaps no better confirmation of KTM’s status as the world’s leading producer of off-road machines than a quick look at the starting list for Dakar 2007 — the ultimate rally and the ultimate adventure.

© Repsol Media Service. Overall leader Coma starting first and Viladoms second, todays stage was a day with a lot to loose and little to win.