Tosha Schareina is the first leader of the Dakar 2024. In his first participation as a factory rider for Monster Energy Honda, he entered the race with the best time in Friday’s prologue – beating Daniel Sanders (Red Bull GasGas) by 12 seconds.
In an interview with the official Dakar website, the Spanish rider expressed his satisfaction with his performance in the 27km timed section but also showed awareness of the actual significance of the result:
– I felt really, really good in the Prologue. It was longer than we expected normally for the Prologue and more navigation too. It was 100% sand. I felt good during all the Prologue. Of course we have too keep our feet on the ground because the main race starts tomorrow. I keep focused on tomorrow.