Faria wins Dakar Rally first stage
Updated at: 1830 PST, Saturday, January 06, 2007  
PORTIMAO: Portugal's Ruben Faria, riding a Yamaha, won the first stage of the 2007 Dakar Rally motorbike race, ahead of compatriot Helder Rodriguez and France's David Casteu.

Faria covered the 117 km of special stages between Lisbon and here in 1hr 22min 07sec.