The Yamaha riders are back on track! After a day off yesterday, today's stage marked the entry into the second part of the rally and a change in programme for the extreme enduro competitors. They faced the first dune sections of the 2016 edition combined with newly enforced navigational challenges on the track, upping the rally's difficulty. The leading group kept the pressure on and maintained a fast race pace and as a result only a tiny time difference divided the first ten riders. Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team's rider Hélder Rodrigues kept his momentum and signed off the eighth stage with a strong sixth position. His teammate Alessandro Botturi finished 12th and Yamalube Yamaha Junior Rally Team's riders Adrien Van Beveren and Xavier De Soultrait also did well, ending the day in 10th and 13th place respectively.
