Al-Attiyah ‘increases’ Desert Challenge lead

Goncalves controls bikes

Kuwait Independent Hockey (KIH) – Runners Up of KEHA Hockey Tournament. QASR AL SARAB, UAE, April 5: Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah extended his advantage in the car category to 1hr 46min 03sec after the fourth 250.25 km selective section of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge Powered By Nissan on Wednesday.

But the scene is set for a dramatic showdown in the motorcycle category over the closing stage on Thursday. Victory on stage four fell to the Monster Energy Honda team rider Kevin Benavides, but the Argentinean lost his chance of taking the win with clutch issues on day three and a fascinating five-way battle is in prospect over the closing kilometres between overnight leader Paulo Gonçalves, Austrian Matthias Walkner, Pierre Alexandre Renet, Sam Sunderland and Pablo Quintanilla.