Sainz secures 14th stage in Dakar

Sainz took his fifth stage win of the Dakar rally

Carlos Sainz won the penultimate 14th stage of the Dakar Rally, but Stephane Peterhansel reinforced his lead in the overall standings after finishing 11th.

Spain's Sainz raced through the 576km route from Tambacounda to Senegal's capital, Dakar, in two hours 21 minutes and two seconds for a fifth stage win.

Brazilian Jean De Azevedo won the motorcycle section, while overall leader Cyril Despres finished fourth.

But Frenchman Eric Aubijoux, 42, died after suffering a seizure.

That fourth-placed finished extended Frenchman Despres's overall lead to more than 36 minutes over his closest rival, team-mate David Casteu.

And Peterhansel looks odds-on to make it a France double after extending his lead in the cars section to seven minutes, 16 seconds ahead of compatriot Luc Alphand.

The cross-continental race concludes on Sunday at Lac Rose, a lake outside Dakar.

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Stage 14 results:

Cars:
1. Carlos Sainz (ESP) Volkswagen 2h 21:02
2. Giniel De Villiers (RSA) Volkswagen at 0:07min
3. Carlos Sousa (POR) Volkswagen 0:45
4. Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah (QAT) BMW 1:52
5. Robby Gordon (USA) Hummer 1:54
6. Mark Miller (USA) Volkswagen 2:02
7. Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi 4:22
8. Jutta Kleinschmidt (GER) BMW 5:38
9. Jean-Louis Schlesser (FRA) Schlesser-Ford 5:58
10. Miguel Barbosa (POR) Proto 8:00

Motorbikes:
1. Jean De Azevedo (BRA) KTM 2hr 37:46
2. Jacek Czachor (POL) KTM at 2:05min
3. Janis Vinters (LAT) KTM 5:05
4. Chris Blais (USA) KTM 5:12
5. Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM 7:03

Leading overall positions:

Cars:
1. Stephane Peterhansel (FRA) Mitsubishi 45h 42:45
2. Luc Alphand (FRA) Mitsubishi at 7:16min
3. Jean-Louis Schlesser (FRA) Schlesser-Ford 1h 36:24
4. Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah (QAT) BMW 2h 03:16
5. Mark Miller (USA) Volkswagen 2h 11:28
6. Hiroshi Masuoka (JPN) Mitsubishi 2h 45:31
7. Carlos Sousa (POR) Volkswagen 5h 13:22
8. Robby Gordon (USA) Hummer 7h 06:51
9. Carlos Sainz (ESP) Volkswagen 7h 28:53
10. Stephane Henrard (BEL) Volkswagen 8h 29:27

Motorbikes:
1. Cyril Despres (FRA) KTM 51hr 25:49
2. David Casteu (FRA) KTM at 36:09min
3. Chris Blais (USA) KTM 53:01
4. Pal Anders Ullevalseter (NOR) KTM 1h 40:12
5. Helder Rodrigues (POR) Yamaha 2h 32:38