- Ultimate Motorcycling https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/motorcycle-racing/dakar-cross-country-rallies/ Motorcycle Reviews, News on Motorcycles, Specs, Test & Race Results Wed, 03 Jan 2024 08:53:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-UltimateMoto_Circle-512x512-1-32x32.png - Ultimate Motorcycling https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/motorcycle-racing/dakar-cross-country-rallies/ 32 32 Factory Aprilia Tuareg in 2024 Africa Eco Race [Monaco to Dakar] https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2024/01/03/factory-aprilia-tuareg-in-2024-africa-eco-race-monaco-to-dakar/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 08:53:37 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=273664 Although many eyes are focused on the upcoming Dakar Rally, which takes place in Saudi Arabia, there is an alternative rally with a destination familiar to Dakar Rally fans—Lac Rose in Senegal. The Africa Eco Race starts in Monaco and ends in Dakar, using many historic routes. Aprilia was the last Italian brand to win […]

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]]> 2023 GasGas RX 450F Replica First Look [14 Fast Facts] https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2022/09/01/2023-gasgas-rx-450f-replica-first-look-14-fast-facts/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:52:19 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=243005 Although the Dakar Rally and other rally raids are wildly popular with fans worldwide, authentic production rally motorcycles are few and far between. The new 2023 GasGas RX 450F Replica steps up to the plate, offering many of the goodies you will find on Sam Sunderland’s 2022 Dakar Rally-winning GasGas Factory Racing bike. Let’s take […]

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]]> Laia Sanz Wins 3rd 2021 World Championship: EnduroGP and TrialGP https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2021/10/18/laia-sanz-wins-3rd-2021-world-championship-endurogp-and-trialgp/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 04:57:34 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=234152 2021 has been quite a year for GasGas Factory Racing’s Laia Sanz. The 35-year-old Spaniard won three world championships—two of them in different motorcycle disciplines, plus a team title. Last month Sanz won her 14th FIM Women’s Trial World Championship after returning to the sport after a seven-year break. Sanz snatched the title from longtime […]

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]]> Cross Egypt Challenge 2021 Is On: 10th Anniversary Edition https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2021/08/23/cross-egypt-challenge-2021-is-on-10th-anniversary-edition/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:15:14 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=232652 The 10-day, 8-stage, 1500-mile 2021 Cross Egypt Challenge starts on October 7 in Alexandria. Interrupted last year due to government health restrictions, the FIM adventure touring rally finishes up in Cairo. It’s not a race, and it attracts two-wheeled vehicles ranging from ADV bikes to scooters. The 2021 edition takes participants to Egypt’s Western Desert […]

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]]> 2021 Honda CRF450 Rally First Look (9 Fast Facts + Specs and Photos) https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/12/31/2021-honda-crf450-rally-first-look-9-fast-facts-specs-photos/ Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:28:52 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=227500 Ricky Brabec returns to the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia as the defending champion. In 2020, Brabec became the first American to win the Dakar Rally, and the Honda CRF450 Rally broke KTM’s win streak of 18 victories in the Dakar Rally. Let’s take a look at the motorcycle that he will be bringing to […]

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]]> 2021 Dakar Rally Dates Set: Return To the Arabian Peninsula https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/06/15/2021-dakar-rally-dates-set-return-to-arabian-peninsula/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 23:14:51 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=222858 The Dakar Rally returns to the Arabian Peninsula for the second year in a row, as the Dakar Rally 2021 will be held January 3-15. American Ricky Brabec will be defending his 2020 Dakar Rally win, riding for the Monster Energy Honda Team. Although the Dakar Rally will be held in Saudi Arabia again, the […]

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]]> Brabec Wins Sorona Rally – Five Days in México https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/03/23/brabec-wins-sorona-rally-five-days-in-mexico/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 04:35:36 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=221070 As racing is winding down around the world, the Yokohama Sonora Rally in México’s Sorona Desert was a final holdout. Monster Energy Honda Team’s Ricky Brabec, fresh off his historic victory in the Dakar Rally, took the win by less than a minute. His margin of victory was 50 seconds over Skyler Howes, with Brabec […]

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]]> 2020 Dakar Rally Results: Honda’s Brabec Claims 1st Win for USA (Video) https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/01/17/2020-dakar-rally-results-hondas-brabec-claims-1st-win-for-usa/ Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:10:31 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=219780 For the past 18 consecutive years, KTM has dominated the Dakar Rally, winning each event in dominating style. Two legendary names are associated with KTM and Dakar – the now-retired Marc Coma and Cyril Despres, who moved to automobile compeition. But KTM’s amazing run ended in 2020 when Honda claimed the victory in Saudi Arabia […]

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]]> America’s Brabec Leads 2020 Dakar Rally with 1 Stage Remaining https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/01/16/americas-brabec-leads-2020-dakar-rally-with-1-stage-remaining/ Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:16:05 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=219759 Though he struggled to a 10th-place finish during stage 11 of the 2020 Dakar Rally, Monster Energy Honda Team's Ricky Brabec holds the overall lead with one stage remaining.

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]]> 2020 Dakar Rally: Stage 8 Canceled in Memory of Goncalves https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/01/13/2020-dakar-rally-stage-8-canceled-in-memory-of-goncalves/ Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:51:48 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=219719 Due to the death of the Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves during Sunday's stage seven of the 2020 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, stage eight was canceled.

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]]> Paulo Gonçalves Dies in Dakar Rally Crash: 2013 Rally World Champion https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/01/12/paulo-goncalves-dies-in-dakar-rally-crash-2013-rally-world-champion/ Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:21:55 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=219692 Competing in his 13th Dakar Rally, 2013 Cross-Country Rallies World Champion Paulo Gonçalves was killed in a crash at the 276-kilometer mark of Stage 7. He was quickly airlifted to nearby Layla Hospital, but doctors were unable to revive him. Riding for Hero MotoSports Team Rally in the Saudi Arabian desert, the 40-year-old Gonçalves had […]

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]]> America’s Brabec Enters Rest Day with Lead at 2020 Dakar Rally https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/01/11/americas-brabec-enters-rest-day-with-lead-at-2020-dakar-rally/ Sat, 11 Jan 2020 15:09:18 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=219681 With his stage-6 win at 2020 Dakar Rally, Ricky Brabec entered the rest day with a 20:56-minute lead over Husqvarna Factory Racing Team's Pablo Quintanilla.

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]]> KTM’s Price Claims 2020 Dakar Rally Stage 5; Brabec Retains Overall Lead https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/01/09/ktms-price-claims-2020-dakar-rally-stage-5-brabec-retains-overall-lead/ Thu, 09 Jan 2020 14:51:12 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=219616 The reigning Dakar Rally Champion, Red Bull KTM Rally Factory Team’s Toby Price, claimed his second stage win Thursday during the 2020 Dakar Rally, which debuts in Saudi Arabia. Price, who won last year’s rally while riding with a broken wrist, took over the lead by mile 94 of 220 in the timed special that […]

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]]> America’s Ricky Brabec Wins Stage 3, Takes Overall Dakar Lead (+Video) https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/01/07/americas-ricky-brabec-wins-stage-3-takes-overall-dakar-lead-video/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 21:47:09 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=219590 After KTM led the opening two days of the 2020 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, America’s Ricky Brabec claimed on Tuesday the stage 3 win and the overall standings. Brabec, who DNF’d while in the lead during the 2019 Dakar Rally due to mechanical failure, piloted his Monster Energy Honda CRF450R Rally to the victory […]

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]]> 2020 Dakar Rally: KTM Wins Grueling Saudi Arabia Stages 1 & 2 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/01/06/2020-dakar-rally-ktm-wins-grueling-saudi-arabia-stages-1-2/ Mon, 06 Jan 2020 13:53:28 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=219551 Last year during the shortest Dakar Rally on record at only 10 stages, KTM dominated once again, the Austrian manufacturer claiming its 18th-straight title. Toby Price earned the win on the KTM 450 Rally; this was the Australian’s second Dakar victory. KTM also claimed the second and third positions with pilots Matthias Walkner and Sam […]

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]]> America’s Ricky Brabec Set for 2020 Dakar: Q&A with Honda Pilot https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2019/12/31/americas-ricky-brabec-set-for-2020-dakar-qa-with-honda-pilot/ Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:34:47 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=219487 One of America’s few Dakar Rally competitors, Ricky Brabec had an extremely tough break in 2019 Dakar – the shortest Dakar Rally on record with 10 stages. The Monster Energy Honda CRF450R Rally pilot was forced to retire while in the lead with two stages remaining in the 2019 endurance race that occurred entirely in […]

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]]> Dunlop Geomax Enduro EN91 Tire First Look (6 Fast Facts) https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2019/08/14/dunlop-geomax-enduro-en91-tire-first-look-6-fast-facts/ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:00:14 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=216301 Dunlop Geomax Enduro EN91: DOT Off-Road Competition Tire Street-legal and off-road competition-ready, the Dunlop Geomax Enduro EN91 is available for riders looking to enter anything from local dual-sport rides to FIM Enduro races, including the International Six Days Enduro. Let’s take a look at Dunlop’s latest dirt-focused rubber. The Dunlop Geomax Enduro EN91 was designed […]

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]]> Honda’s Ricky Brabec Dominates 2019 Sonora Rally https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2019/03/28/hondas-ricky-brabec-dominates-2019-sonora-rally/ Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:04:47 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=213604 Honda's Ricky Brabec capitalized on pushing himself every possible way throughout the 2019 Sonora Rally, and claimed the win by over 37 minutes.

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]]> BMW GS Trophy 2020 – Qualifier USA Date Set https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2019/02/15/bmw-gs-trophy-2020-qualifier-usa-date-set/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 06:31:19 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=213008 BMW GS Trophy 2020 – Qualifier USA Date Set If you think you have what it takes to ride in the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy 2020 in New Zealand, you are going to have to prove it. You will get your chance from May 30 through June 2 at the GS Trophy 2020 – […]

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]]> 2019 Dakar Rally Results: KTM Claims 18 Straight Wins (Video) https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2019/01/18/2019-dakar-rally-results-ktm-claims-18-straight-wins/ Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:21:27 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=212517 KTM has done it again. The Austrian motorcycle manufacturer claimed its 18th-straight Dakar Rally win with Toby Price aboard the 450 Rally.

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]]> 2019 Dakar Rally Stage 9 Results, Motorcycles: KTM’s Price Ahead by 1 Minute (Video) https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2019/01/17/2019-dakar-rally-stage-9-results-motorcycles-ktms-price-ahead-by-1-minute-video/ Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:27:57 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=212503 The penultimate stage of the 2019 Dakar Rally - the shortest on record with only 10 stages - had a surprise winner and kept a KTM 450 Rally in the overall lead.

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]]> 2019 Dakar Rally Stage 8 Results, Motorcycles: KTM Takes Over (Video) https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2019/01/16/2019-dakar-rally-stage-8-results-motorcycles-ktm-takes-over-video/ Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:43:52 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=212475 As KTM chases its 18th-straight Dakar Rally title, the Red Bull Factory Rally Team took the stage-eight win Tuesday and the overall lead.

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]]> 2019 Dakar Rally Stage 7 Results, Motorcycles: Brabec Leads Again (Video) https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2019/01/15/2019-dakar-rally-stage-7-results-motorcycles-brabec-leads-again-video/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 13:35:56 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=212471 2019 Dakar Rally Stage 7 Results TUESDAY UPDATE from stage 8 – according to Brabec’s social media feeds, the American’s engine failed, causing a DNF. For the second time so far in 2019 Dakar Rally – the shortest on record with only 10 stages – America’s Ricky Brabec has claimed the overall lead. The Monster […]

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]]> 2019 Dakar Rally Stage 6 Results, Motorcycles: Quintanilla Back on Top (Video) https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2019/01/14/2019-dakar-rally-stage-6-results-motorcycles-quintanilla-back-on-top-video/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:53:28 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=212456 Following Saturday's only rest day, the second half of the 2019 Dakar Rally - the shortest on record at only 10 stages - begin Sunday with stage six.

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]]> 2019 Dakar Rally Stage 4 Results, Motorcycles: America’s Brabec Takes Over (Video) https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2019/01/11/2019-dakar-rally-stage-4-results-motorcycles-americas-brabec-takes-over-video/ Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:18:02 +0000 https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/?p=212442 Honda's Ricky Brabec not only took the stage-four win of 2019 Dakar - his second-ever Dakar Rally win since debuting in 2017 - but also the overall lead.

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