Crew facts

• At the age of 20, Edgar Canet, the incredible talent of the present and future of international Rally Raid, heads into his second Dakar, his first in the top Rally GP category. He debuted last year in the Rally 2 class with the KTM factory team, the youngest rider ever to compete in the Dakar with a works outfit. He was only 19 years old and, despite his tender age and lack of experience, he stunned the world: he got off to a flying start, finishing third in the prologue stage among all the top riders. He completed seven stages in the top 10, securing a spectacular second place in stage 7 and a top-5 finish in stage 10, results that came after a fall at the start of stage 6. That day, in tears, he continued despite the pain, not knowing if he would be able to continue, although he later saw that it was only a knock and he could carry on. He finished with a magnificent eighth place overall and victory in the Rally 2 category. His emotions were twofold: for completing the Dakar, but above all because just four years earlier, also on 17 January, he crashed while riding a motocross bike and broke five vertebrae. At the time, he did not know if he would ever walk or ride a motorbike again. He underwent three operations and returned to two wheels. 
• The La Garriga (Barcelona) native is a champion in the making, and his rise to fame has been meteoric. When he turned 18, he wanted to try his hand at rally raids and finished runner-up in his first outing, the 1,000 Dunas. He then won the Oasis Rally and wanted to measure himself against the world's best in the W2RC World Championship. He surprised everyone. In his world championship debut in 2024, at the age of 19, in Rally Portugal, he was third in his first prologue, finished eleventh overall, and third in Rally 2. He continued to amaze with the same result in the Desafío Ruta 40 and finally exploded with seventh-place (second in Rally 2) in the Rallye du Maroc. It appeared a star had been born, and he confirmed it with a phenomenal 2025 season, winning the W2RC World Rally Raid Championship in the Rally 2 category at a mere 20 years of age, with four Rally 2 victories in five world championship events.
• Nani Roma is his racing mentor and role model, the person who has always supported him. The first time the Dakar champion on two and four wheels saw Edgar ride was at the tender age of ten. KTM team director Jordi Viladoms is another of his role models, who did not hesitate to offer him the opportunity to prove himself and then shine, to continue growing as a KTM factory rider in the last Dakar Rally.
• He won the Spanish Motocross Championship in the 85cc category at the age of 14 and then competed in the national and European championships in the 125cc category. He could have opted to continue in motocross with the realistic goal of reaching the World Championship, with a promising future ahead. Still, he always loved raids and the Dakar Rally, and at 18, he wanted to change disciplines. No matter how much those around him told him it was too soon, he insisted on achieving his goal: to race in the Dakar Rally.
• He grew up surrounded by wheels and petrol in his grandfather's motorcycle shop, who had also competed in the national motocross scene when he was younger. Seeing his brother ride, he wanted to do it too. His brother eventually turned to football, but Edgar, who had played for La Garriga's team, decided at the age of seven to pursue motorcycling. He made the right choice.