Undoubtedly, the young Edgar Canet It has been one of the great sensations of this year’s Dakar edition. He riding a KTM He has recorded his speed with the motorcycle over the dunes and the typical traps of the Dakar, his navigational skills and knows how to read the race conditions to know when to be conservative and when to be full throttle.
Well supported and advised at all times by his team and his environment, Canet finished conquering the Rally 2 category on motorcycles and achieved a more than creditable 8th place in the general classification; That is why, this Sunday, the good motorcycle fans of his hometown, friends and family would like to receive him with full honor.
Canet arrives in Barcelona with the two remaining drivers in this year’s Dakar, Nando Jubany and Isidre Esteve and then headed The Garriga52 kilometers away. A great party awaits him there. Plaça de l’Esglesiawhere the town hall is located. At the southern entrance of the town, a concentration of motorcycles and bicycles awaited him and escorted him to the center of the municipality, where the local authorities awaited him.
Canet, who never stopped greeting the crowd that had gathered on the road, had a few words of thanks from the balcony of the town hall after a formal cava bath to the more than 300 people who cheered him on. “I want to thank all the people here, I’ll keep working to try to get here again.”
Edgar, the youngest driver in history to participate in the Dakar, could not hide his fatigue or his joy at the reception. “I haven’t been home yet. I really wanted to take a shower, rest a little, but when I came with this surprise I was so happy, and to be with my parents, with people I know, with my friends, this is very cool,” he detailed. on TVE.
His grandmother, Isabela Jiménez, He could not hide his joy at his grandson’s success and acceptance. “People embraced him because they saw him born and saw him racing a smaller motorcycle, and it was exciting.”
Source: La Verdad
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