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2023 FIM Awards, the curtain falls on Benavides Bros. dream season

Chapter 2 of the W2RC followed up the success of the inaugural edition of this new paradigm, rolled out in 2022, with a new hit performance. Two new races were added to the calendar. The competition made its first foray into Mexico with the Sonora Rally. After that, the caravan headed to Argentina for the revival of the Desafío Ruta 40, last held in 2018. Boasting a total...

Dakar 2024 : a three-star menu

Some promises can trigger dread and excitement at the same time. Case in point: the one made at the presentation of the 2024 route, which gave an enthusiastic response to the competitors' mantra that "a great Dakar is a tough Dakar". Their wish has come true, and they will only get a few days before the start to soak up the atmosphere in AlUla, where a giant bivouac will be...

Dakar 2024 : a new step towards the future

The Dakar Rally organisers have invited French and Spanish competitors to Château-Lastours to mark the opening of registrations and announce the broad outlines of the 46th edition, which will include new competition and technological aspects. The rally's fifth edition in Saudi Arabia will be held from 5 to 19 January 2024, starting in the thousand-year-old city of AlUla,...