Alejandro Patronelli leads in rally second stage

Alejandro Patronelli, brother of last year’s Argentine quad champion Marcos Patronelli, was the first to reach the finish line in the second stage of the Dakar Rally, followed by Czech Machaek, who came 1 minute 46 seconds behind.

Another Argentine competitor, Tomás Maffei, reached the finish line 2 minutes and 20 seconds after Patronelli in the race covering the road from Córdoba to San Miguel de Tucumán.