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These are leading contenders for the 2026 Dakar Rally

The 48th edition of the world's biggest cross-country rally is nearly upon us. Here’s a look at the main contenders for victory in Dakar

Motorsport · Jan 2

Juan Cruz Yacopini to miss 2026 Dakar Rally after sea diving incident

A serious accident before Christmas has reportedly forced Yacopini out of the 2026 Dakar Rally

Motorsport · Jan 2

The leading contenders for the 2026 Dakar Rally

The 48th edition of the world's biggest cross-country rally is nearly upon us. Here’s a look at the main contenders for victory in Dakar

Autosport · Jan 2

That Time Some Geniuses Took a Vespa Scooter to the Dakar Off-Road Rally

When you think of the Dakar Rally, you probably don't think of tiny Vespa scooters. And yet, a quartet of Vespas took part way back at the beginning. Here's how it went down.

RideApart · Jul 8, 2025

Price is right for a third dose of Dakar Rally glory

Australian motorsport ace Toby Price won't give up on his bid for a third Dakar Rally championship, eyeing a long career in the same vein as Carlos Sainz.

AAP · May 13, 2025

These 2 Maniacs Just Did The First Ever Dakar Rally Route On Vintage Yamahas

There's a concept I like to refer to as 'temporal context' whenever I'm thinking about things like motorcycles, sporting events, or even movies. What do I mean by that? To put it simply, here in 2025, things are going to look a certain way to me since this is the…

RideApart · Feb 13, 2025

Can The New 390 SMC-R Actually Be KTM’s Saving Grace?

KTM has been on the headlines of countless automotive and motorcycle publications recently, and it hasn’t exactly been all good. But it hasn’t been all bad, either, with Team Orange taking the win at the 2025 Dakar Rally, but nevertheless, one word has been associated with KTM the most recently,…

RideApart · Jan 27, 2025

KTM's Win at Dakar Is Proof It Needs to Focus More on Dirt

Ah, KTM. The Austrian powerhouse that gave us some of the most badass MX and enduro bikes in history… and then decided to chase every shiny object in the motorcycling universe. This is a brand that went from dominating the dirt to suddenly rolling out high-tech adventure tourers with price…

RideApart · Jan 23, 2025

How Chucky Sanders joined Aussie motorsport immortals

Australia's elite band of motorsport greats will welcome another member after Daniel 'Chucky' Sanders' magnificent Dakar Rally motorcycle triumph.

AAP · Jan 18, 2025

Ford says Dakar podium a “great start” to new rally-rald programme

M-Sport Ford has hailed a “great start” to its factory programme in cross-country rallying after Mattias Ekstrom finished on the podium in the 2025 Dakar Rally.

Autosport · Jan 17, 2025