Spain's two-time rally world champion Carlos Sainz further extended his overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Tuesday as he won the 476 km 10th stage around Copiapo of Chile.
Sainz, who was winning his sixth stage of this year's edition and fourth in a row, beat U.S. driver Robby Gordon, and was 7 min 39 sec ahead of his American Volkswagen team-mate Mark Miller.
Spanish rider Jordi Viladoms, on a KTM, won the motorbike section, finishing 1min 06sec ahead of Franco-Malian rider Alain Duclos (KTM) and 8:29 ahead of Portuguese biker Helder Rodriguez, also on a KTM.
Viladoms' compatriot Marc Coma retained the overall lead and increased his lead over second placed rider David Fretigne of France despite finishing 12 min 17 sec behind the stage winner.
The start of the stage was delayed two-and-a-half hours with the Chilean race venue of Copiapo enshrouded in thick morning fog.
(Xinhua News Agency January 15, 2009)
