Giovanni Wins Stage, Lewis Third
Paul Carruthers | January 20, 2001
KTM’s Giovanni Sala won today’s 19th stage of the Paris-Dakar Rally, a 349.6-mile stage that featured 134.5 miles of special test. Sala topped BMW’s Cyril Despres and his factory teammate Jimmy Lewis in today’s stage.
As far as the overall standings go, Fabrizio Meoni further extended his lead over fellow KTM rider Jordi Arcarons today, with Meoni now leading by 25 minutes, three seconds. Carlo De Gavardo, another KTM rider, is third overall.
Lewis, meanwhile, is now just two minutes behind sixth-place runner John Deacon in the overall standings. Johnny Campbell, eighth in today’s stage, remains eighth overall.
Paul Carruthers | Editor
Paul Carruthers took over as the editor of Cycle News in 1993 after serving as associate editor since starting his career at the publication in 1985. Carruthers has covered every facet of the sport in his near-28-year tenure at America's Daily Motorcycle News Source.
