With legendary helicopter footage of riders speeding through the African landscape, making it look effortless, it could be easy to ask what does it take to ride a massive twin-cylinder ADV bike from Monaco to Dakar. But Paolo chuckles to himself when …
Since its inception, in 1978, the Paris Dakar has witnessed it’s a fair share of tragedy. A path of man and machine through decades of arguably some of the toughest Rally Raid, and at times filled with shattered dreams and lost lives. …
“For me, my biggest thrill so far was getting to my first Africa Eco Race finish in Dakar. And, to be clear, when I make this distinction, I’m not just talking about rallies, but from my whole life. Only those who have …
“The more challenges there are on the way, the more valuable the destination” – Hellas Rally This week sees riders from all over the globe descend on Karpenisi in Greece for the 2019 edition of the now famous Hellas Rally. Titled as …
“It all started for me by going enduro riding with my friends out in the woods near our house in my native Italy. Back then I was riding a Fantic Caballero 80cc from the nineties. Soon after though I moved over to …
“At the Rally Pan Am Rally School in February, I honestly thought I was in over my head, with no business even looking at a road book. These thoughts kept running through my mind as I tried to interpret the third tulip …
“A challenge for those who go. A dream for those who stay behind.” – Thierry Sabine The idea for the classic Dakar Paris Rally came about when founder Thierry Sabine became lost racing his motorbike during the 1977 Abidjan-Nice Rally in the …
