kevin benavides (January 9, 1989 (age 34), Salta, Argentina) won his second Dakar this Sunday by winning his thrilling final duel against his teammate in KTM Toby price and in the accompanying structure, Skyler Howes (Husqvarna, brand owned by KTM). The pilot of Argentina does not want to forget about Leo Messi and the albiceleste team champion of Qatar when attending the press when he got off his motorcycle, now as the new two-time champion of Dakar.
“I want to send congratulations to Leo Messi, to the whole Argentine team, how well… I managed to beat Saudi Arabia”, he declared between laughs in reference to the previous World Cup. Kevin won the game against the deserts of Arabia and all his rivals after arriving in Dakar full of motivation for the success achieved by Messi and company a few days before.
“I think his victory had a lot to do with it, I was very motivated by what the National Team did, that challenge, and I always fight for my flag. Today I once again left the flag of Argentina at the top of motorcycling in the world”, added one from Salta, who repeated on several occasions that he was “the first rider to win on two different motorcycle brands”, something that they should do. you have been misinformed. Cyril Neveau did it on Yamaha (1979 and 1980) and Honda (1982, 1986 and 1987), Edi Orioli did it on Cagiva and Yamaha, Sainct did it on BMW and KTM and Sunderland, along with KTM and GasGas.
LAST STAGE STRATEGY
“I called my psychologist, my family… and well, thinking about the possibilities that one always says: ‘I can win, I can be second, third…’ and in the end my mind went blank and said: ‘ I have to go out and do what I have to do: drive. I can’t control the driver behind or the one in front, I just have to go out and do the best I can. And that I did, I went out to give the maximum possible and it happened. I got it”.
DEDICATION TO PAOLO GONÇALVES
“I’m really glad and happy. Touch the sky again with your hands. I dedicate this to my friend Paolo (Gonçalves, a former Honda teammate who died in an accident competing on a motorcycle in Dakar 2020), who always helped me there and regrets, and to my family and all those who was with me and who really made me come here.”
STAGE 13 IS THE KEY
“Yesterday was a stage that I started in fourth position. Then, the crash of Matthias Walkner, who has been out of work for a long time. I also think that I made a difference there by going out and being strong in my head again to get on the bike and get faster. Yesterday after I won the stage, I knew the possibilities were there and I had to go out and do it”.
Source: La Verdad
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