Profile of BRADLEY COX - BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM

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BRADLEY COX

(zaf) 1.71m / 70kg

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“To be a thorn in the side of the factory riders”

A multi-times South African champion in enduro, off-road and moto-x, Bradley Cox made his rally raid debut at the 2021 Rallye du Maroc at the age of 23. Finishing 3rd in Rally2 he instantly became ‘one to watch’ on the following Dakar but his rally was marred by a punctured fuel tank. That saw him finish the day in 84th place, just as he was about to break into the top 15 and 25th overall in Jeddah. Third in Rally2 in the 2022 W2RC he was again hotly tipped for the 2023 Dakar but crashed out on the very first stage with a dislocated elbow. That caused him to miss the first round of the 2023 W2RC but he was back for the second round in Mexico where he won the prologue overall. At the penultimate round in Argentina he won the Rally2 category and finished the last day 5th overall. Then in Morocco he again won the Rally2 class and finished 8th overall. Clearly on an upward trajectory and now mixing it with the ‘big boys’ by regularly getting into the top 10 overall, Bradley is hoping it will be third time lucky on the 2024 Dakar. The goal is to achieve a result that will catapult him into RallyGP and the arms of a factory team – just like his Dad Alfie Cox who achieved 3 Dakar podiums between 1999 and 2005 aboard his works KTM.

“Coming into rally raid I had the speed but my lack of experience meant that I couldn’t navigate at that pace. Since then I’ve been working on combining the two elements and as my results from this year show I’m clearly getting there. Ironically, I think the big break through came this summer on a rally outside the championship, the Taklimakan Rally in China. There I was able to just knock down the speed a fraction and open the road every day to take the win. It was a really useful experience and didn’t do my confidence any harm either. As far as the upcoming Dakar is concerned my goals are to win the Rally2 class and finish in the top 10 overall. Or to put it another way, to be a thorn in the side of the professional RallyGP riders. If I can manage that it should accelerate my passage into RallyGP and a paid ride.”

Vehicle

BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM

Mark KTM
Model 450 RALLY REPLICA
Performance tuner BAS World KTM Racing
Assistance BAS World KTM Racing
Class Rally 2

Ranking 2024

All news of B. Cox

The final sprint in the Rally 2 class

Indian Harith Noah has been the revelation on this edition of the Dakar, to the extent that he occupied the lead in the Rally 2 general rankings on the morning of the last stage, with a lead of 5’53’’ over 2023 world cup winner Romain Dumontier. The Frenchman had his worst day on the rally yesterday and lost command of the rankings. This morning, he was even...

Dakar 2024 - Stage 11 | All the results

RALLY GP | BRANCH WINS STAGE 11

Ross Branch has achieved the best time at the finish of the special to grab his second stage victory on this edition of the Dakar. The man from Botswana has deprived Ricky Brabec of victory by 32’’, despite the American’s acquisition of 5’45’’ in bonuses. The American has therefore lost the same amount...

Noah closes in on Dumontier in Rally 2

Bradley Cox is the quickest of the Rally 2 riders and has the 4th best time for the bike category after 292 km. In the Rally 2 class, Harith Noah is 2nd, 4’35’’ behind, whilst Romain Dumontier is 3rd, 7’47’’ behind. In the virtual general rankings, the Frenchman is now only 1’19’’ ahead of the Indian, meaning the finale of...

Noah threatens Dumontier

Romain Dumontier’s times have reappeared in the Rally 2 stage rankings. The Frenchman boasts the third best time after 179 km, 5’37’’ behind Bradley Cox. Harith Noah is currently second, 2’15’’ behind the South African. In the virtual general rankings, Sherco TVS Rally’s Indian rider is only 1’09’’ behind the...

Noah rushes the net

Harith Noah is still in the Rally 2 lead at km 225, now with 1′53″ to spare over Toni Mulec. Mathieu Doveze is 2′58″ off the pace. The big guns of the W2RC, appear to be a cut below. The depth of the Rally 2 has increased in this Dakar. Right now, there are six Rally 2 riders between eleventh and sixteenth in the virtual overall. Dumontier...

Dakar 2024 - Stage 9 | All the results

RALLY GP | VICTORY FOR VAN BEVEREN

Adrien Van Beveren has won the special, his 2nd on this edition of the Dakar and the 5th of his career. Honda rider number 42 opened the way for the majority of the route, picking up 5’36’’ in bonuses. Ricky Brabec has finished second, 42’’ behind, with Pablo Quintanilla in third, 4’29’’ behind,...

Cox leads the Rally 2 class

Bradley Cox has the third best overall time in the bike category after 135 km, 1’48’’ behind Van Beveren. Cox was the 15th rider to start and leads Dumontier by 44’’ and Noah by 2’49’’ in the Rally 2 class. The Indian Sherco rider has come into the limelight since the start of the second week.

Dumontier back at the helm in Rally 2

Romain Dumontier retook the Rally 2 lead at km 213. He still holds it at the next time check (km 251), where he was ninth overall at 6′06″ from the reference time, two spots ahead of Bradley Cox, who is just 57 seconds behind the 2023 Rally 2 World Cup winner. Paolo Lucci lost a few minutes assisting Medeiros, but it will get deducted...