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Njengoba kwenzekile izolo lesi siqephu esibekelwe isikhathi sincishisiwe sisuka ku-485 km saya ku-244 km, ngenxa yokwanda kokugeleza komfula ngemuva kwe-CP5, okwenze kwaba nzima ukuthi abashayeli bamabhanoyi badlule.U-Stéphane Peterhansel uthole inzuzo zisuka nje, ehlale elawula ingaphambili lomjaho. Ekugcineni, uthathe ukunqoba ngemizuzu engaphezu kwengu-5 ngaphambi kukaCyril Despres (Peugeot), okuthe naphezu kokusebenza kahle kwakhe akakwazanga ukuhambisana nesivinini somlingani wakhe weqembu.
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