Belgian driver Guillaume de Mévius came through under the radar to win stage one of the Dakar Rally on Sunday. De Mevius’ tracking beacon went silent for a large portion of the 305-kilometer loop around Yanbu and he unexpectedly won the stage by 40 seconds from five-time champion Nasser Al Attiyah. The stage win was also a triumph for de Mévius' navigator Mathieu Baumel, whose right leg was amputated almost a year ago when he was hit by a car while offering roadside assistance in his native France.
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