“Something to remember for a lot of years”
RIDER FACTS
- Vasileios Boudros has always been in or around a bike workshop, on or around a motorbike. His grandfather was specialized in BMW spare parts. His parents met in his grandfather’s workshop. He grew up just outside of Athens playing with spark plugs and oil.
- And then came the riding from the young age of 8 on his mum’s scooter and later on a motorcycle his grandpa gave him when he was 12. That eventually took him to off-road racing and when he first competed in a rally, all he had in mind was the Dakar.
- In his late thirty’s and before turning forty he decided to gift himself with a participation to the World’s toughest rally and managed to finish it (70th) in 2022.
- He decided to return two years fater after a discussion with his best friend telling him that he would never dare doing it the hard way: the Original by Motul way with absolutely no assistance. Alone on his Husqvarna the rider from Athens lived the Dakar at its fullest and despite suffering, despite spendings endless nights, including one in the dunes, he again reached the finish in 81st position.
- That experience of a lifetime has pushed him to return once again, still with no assistance. Extremely busy in his everyday life as the owner of a tour operating company that takes riders on enduro trips, he at least has had enough saddle time to prepare for another epic journey.
AMBITION 2025
V.B.: “Dakar 2024 was a great adventure. It was epic. I went from amazing moments when I had nice performances on the bike and I was feeling super, to exhaustion and sleeping at night in the dunes during the 48 hours Chrono. I was being helped by friends and I helped friends. It was something to remember for a lot of years. I really enjoyed it a lot.
For the next Dakar I don’t really have time to prepare a lot, at least not like I would want to. I have a touring company on enduro bikes so I do ride a lot. I recovered from my injuries I had on the last Dakar when I broke my finger and injured my knee. Now I can ride with customers, I can train. I will go to Dubai for two weeks to train in the sand. It’s getting there. Everything is planned. The bike is well prepared.”
