Profile of BRADLEY COX - BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM - Dakar

N°12 Bike BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM

JOSE IGNACIO CORNEJO FLORIMO

MARTIN MICHEK

BRADLEY COX

(zaf) Born on 13/02/1998 1.71m / 70kg

Hobbies

cycling

“Chasing that factory ride”

RIDER FACTS

Multi-times South African champion in enduro, off-road and moto-x, Bradley Cox, son of Alfie, made his rally raid debut at the 2021 Rallye du Maroc at the age of 23. Finishing 3^rd in Rally 2, he instantly became ‘one to watch’.
Dakar however hasn’t always been kind to him. His 2022 debut was marred by technical problems, while 2023 saw him crash out on the first stage.
Bradley’s Dakar 2024 didn’t start great either and at the rest day he was only 17^th overall. However, greater maturity and experience paid dividends and in the second week he pulled back to finish 3^rd Rally 2.
Better yet, he finished 2 stages in the top 5 overall and 3 stages in the top 10, showing he had the pace to run with the Rally GP factory riders
Absent from Abu Dhabi he finished 1^st Rally 2 in Portugal and second on the Ruta 40 in Argentina.
Coming into the 2024 Rallye du Maroc second in Rally2, 8 points behind leader Romain Dumontier, Bradley once again showed his ability to race under pressure by taking the world cup off his French rival, and ‘icing on the cake’, finishing 5^th overall ahead a whole host of Rally GP professionals.
For Dakar 2025 Cox Junior makes a well-deserved move up to the Rally GP class, knowing that all the team managers will be waiting to see how Dakar 2025 pans out before signing up their next crop of riders.

2025 AMBITIONS

“For sure it has been a good season. The first week in January was a bit shaky but after that I grabbed the bull by the hones and the rest of the year worked out very well. Currently I’m not at all in a bad situation. I really love being with BAS. I have a great relationship with (team manager) Bart and my mechanic Leon and the whole team is super professional. Plus, I have good sponsors and an ‘almost’ factory bike from KTM. But in an ideal world this will be my last Dakar with a private team and if things going according to plan I’ll sign with one of the factory teams in the near future. To secure that place you obviously have to post the results and what I’ll be aiming for on the 2025 Dakar is stage wins. That’s what makes the ‘deciders’ sit up and take notice. Obviously, I’m not operating in a vacuum and I know that I’m already on their radar. A couple of appearances on the nightly W2RC podium would give the whole process a good push in the right direction!”

Vehicle

BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM

KTM 450 RALLY REPLICA
BAS WORLD KTM RACING TEAM

Mark KTM
Model 450 RALLY REPLICA
Engine 449 cm³ single cylinder 4 stroke
Frame twin cradle steel
Power approx. 70 bhp
Weight 139 kg
Tank capacity 34,5 litres
Performance tuner BAS World KTM Racing Team
Assistance BAS World KTM Racing Team
Class Rally GP

Ranking 2025

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The grit of champions

FOCUS

This stage could well have been a trailer for the 2025 Dakar, shining a spotlight on two aspects of the Saudi expanses where the 47th edition is taking place. The special had the potential to restore minds and bodies to their pre-race day condition, beginning with a long sector on fast plateaus where Ross Branch and Guerlain Chicherit blundered out of...

End of the road for Bradley Cox

Bradley Cox, who had crashed 100 metres after the start of the special, stopped of his own accord to be examined by the medical team at km 48. The South African has withdrawn from the stage. Now competing in the Rally GP category, he will not be able to continue. He was in twelfth place overall as the highest-placed privateer.

Top privateer

Rookie Rally GP rider Bradley Cox begins the second week of the race in twelfth place overall. Representing the BAS World KTM Racing Team, he is also the leading privateer, one spot ahead of his teammate Tobias Ebster, who competes in Rally 2. The privateer podium is rounded out by the Slovakian rider Štefan Svitko, who sits fourteenth overall for the Slovnaft Rally Team.

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Sanders takes control

Daniel Sanders blasted through the first time check (km 27) with the fastest time, 8 seconds clear of Tosha Schareina and 46 ahead of Bradley Cox. Adrien Van Beveren is cruising in tenth place 1'53" behind Sanders.

Cox penalised, Howes on the podium

Bradley Cox has received a 6-minute penalty for going over the speed limit during the Special. The South African, whose pace was quick from the very start, drops down to 11th position on the special, allowing Ricky Brabec to take second place and Skyler Howes to climb onto the third step of the day’s podium.

Bradley Cox: “I’m pretty happy with today, especially after a tough first three days”

Bradley Cox battled for stage victory with Lorenzo Santolino before receiving a 6-minute penalty at the finishing line. The South African knows where he lost out on what could have been his first stage win but is not letting it get him down and is already looking ahead to the marathon stage that starts tomorrow.

“I was a little bit on the wrong...

First time for Santolino!

Lorenzo Santolino has won the day’s special by 1’21’’ in front of Bradley Cox and 4’01’’ ahead of Ricky Brabec. The Spaniard has picked up his first stage victory on the Dakar and the 6th for Sherco since Mickael Metge tasted success in 2019 in Pisco. It is the French brand’s first stage win in Saudi Arabia. It was David Casteu,...

A first for Santolino?

After 307 km, 20 km from the finishing line, Lorenzo Santolino has regained the lead from Bradley Cox by 39’’. The official Sherco rider is perhaps heading for his first stage victory on the Dakar. The day after Carlos Sainz’s premature exit from the rally, such a result will surely warm the heart of the Spanish supporters.