Defending champion Nani Roma gained a consolation victory in the Dakar Rally ninth stage on Tuesday as Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah increased his overall lead after "a terrible mistake" by main rival Giniel de Villiers. Spain's Roma, whose hopes of a second straight overall win evaporated on the first stage because of electrical failure, completed the 538km (450km timed) drive from the Chilean coastal city of Iquique to Calama in the Andes six-and-a-half minutes clear of Al-Attiyah. The 2011 Dakar winner's bold showing bolstered his bid for a second title. Mini thought they had sealed a 1-2-3 in the stage but their hopes were dashed late on in the day as Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit,...
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