Dakar Rally Daily

Sam Sunderland takes his second Dakar Rally victory with a consistent performance during the 2022 Saudi Arabian event. The Gas Gas Factory racing pilot held a consistent top position throughout the trecherous event, never falling into the myriad of time traps or errors that caught most competitors off their game. Pablo Quintanilla on the Monster Energy Honda raced hard in the final to secure secon...

In today's show we go deep into what many competitors are calling the toughest day of racing in the 2022 edition of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. Massive miles and challenging terrain, mixed with navigation complications right out of the gate, had front runners scrambling to limit time loss, while those who set off in a favorable starting position further back reaped maximum benefits. Starting...

Today is the day at the 2022 Dakar Rally where the teams align and set their best riders up to win the big show.  We get an update from Husqvarna's Skyler Howes who is back home after a horrific crash Red Bull KTM's Toby Price won the stage, creeping  up in the general rankings but still considerably out of contention for a podium overall position .  Monster Energy Honda led the stage from the get...

Stage nine of the 2022 Dakar Rally is done and dusted and Monster Energy Honda's Nacho Cornejo chowed down on the course to take his second stage victory in three days. We call in to Johnny Campbell inside the motorhome shared by American Ricky Brabec and the Chilean Cornejo as they prepare dinner with master chef Kendall Norman. Brabec and Cornejo give us the lowdown on the race, and Norman let's...

In today's show we hear from stage winner and overall leader Sam Sunderland, Kevin Benavides and Mason Klein. Plus, we dig in to the final days of the race and how we see the results shaking out.  The 2022 Dakar Rally has blitzed through eight days and  nearly 30 hours of timed racing for the front runners and Sam Sunderland took the stage win as we head into the final four days of racing. Through...

The 2022 Dakar Rally entered stage 7 after the "day without a race" rest day,  and it didn't take long for the drama to unfold. Daniel "Chucky" Sanders crashed violently seven kilometers from the start of the morning's liason, injuring his elbow severely and ending his Dakar hopes for 2022. The forceful Australian was confidently charging into the front of the race day after day, but a very harsh...

As the 2022 Dakar Rally enters the "rest day" we get updates from injured riders Skyler Howes and Ross Branch, have a chat with navigation training guru Jimmy Lewis, learn about Danilo Petrucci from Cycle News' Rennie Scaysbrook and hear from Hero Motorsports rally racing director Wolfgang Fischer about the success of the Hero Rally program.   Also, we're answering instagram-submitted questions on...

Rest day is here for the 2022 Dakar Rally and we're reporting after the shortened Stage 6 that saw the motorcycle competitors hit extreme challenges on a brutally beat up course. If you remember, today's moto course was raced on yesterday by the horsepower-hungry cars, trucks, buggies and more. And while they laid down some pretty obvious tracks to navigate from, the roadbook didn't really represe...

The Dakar Rally starts after the rest day.  We've heard that plenty from racers, managers, and  more. And it certainly seems to be holding true in 2022's edition of the Dakar. Today on Stage five, we saw our first contender fall and abandon the race with American success story Skyler Howes headed to the hospital right after completing the stage. He reported in to the show with a decent prognosis a...

Listen in to our Stage four show for insight into the Dakar Rally's results from the day and check out our interview with factory racer Andrew Short (Yamaha) and an epic group chat/bench race session that goes down in the bivouac with  Skyler Howes (Husqvarna) and Matthias Walkner (KTM) and rookie sensation Mason Klein.  Monster Energy Honda's Joan Barreda took his 28th career stage win today by l...

After a shortened stage three of the 2022 Dakar Rally the top racers reveal, quite bluntly and obviously, their strategies for the upcoming long-distance race days. We hear from stage winner Joaquim Rodriguez after his and Hero Motorsports' first stage in Dakar history, Johnny Campbell checks in with a report and we get American Mason Klein to give us his recap from the day.  Racecraft is back in...

It's Stage 2 of the 2022 Dakar Rally and the racing shakeups continue as racers work their way through a challenging navigation trend that's defining this year's edition. We chat with Sam Sunderland about navigation and course challenges and Skyler Howes calls in with a race report from the past two days.  Joan Barreda takes the stage win (his 28th!) and Sam Sunderland is the race's newest leader,...

GasGas Factory Racing's Daniel Sanders took his win in yesterday's prologue and doubled up with another win in Stage 1B, the first real day of rally racing in this 44th edition of the Dakar Rally.  Meanwhile, American youngster and Dakar rookie Mason Klein absolutely nailed his way through today's stage, avoiding errors and blitzing to 4th overall on the stage, 5th in the general standings going i...

Daniel Sanders (GasGas Factory Team) came out swinging and showed his aggressive special test speed with a win in Stage 1A of the 2022 Dakar Rally. (Monster Energy Honda's) Pablo Quintanilla  finished only a minute behind Sanders on the day (after a 5-factor coefficient applied). Finishing third on the day was  Ross Branch (Monster Yamaha Rally) , showing the Yamaha team is serious about their rac...

Andrew Short has been racing professional rally events for five years. And he feels like he's really getting up to speed  on race knowledge and racecraft. That should come in handy as the three-man Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team comes back to Saudi Arabia looking for redemption. As an American specializing in motocross and supercross, Short brings a special perspective to the world of rally spor...

Red Bull KTM's Toby Price is a rare racing breed. He's constantly chasing another checkered flag. And in 2021 his schedule was massively hectic despite suffering a serious shoulder injury in the final days of the 2021 Dakar Rally. From race trucks in Baja to testing and developing the new KTM 450 Rally bike, Price is always on the gas. In our pre-race chat heading to the start of the 2022 Dakar Ra...

Johnny Campbell needs no introduction to off-road racing fanatics around the world. But his current role inside the HRC Monster Energy Honda Team is a bit less clear. Is he Ricky Brabec's coach? Is he a desert racing guru that simple radiates wisdom to the entire Honda rally team? What is his role and how does he see the race going in 2022? We find out what the JCR Honda team owner has been up to...

Racecraft. It’s the game behind any race and the world’s best will tell you it’s as much mental as it is physical. No other competitive event highlights this more than the Dakar Rally. The whole race is a decision. Imagine a race where you are pushed physically, challenged mentally and you’re constantly translating the tools you need to understand completely and accurately to win. Also, the race l...

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It's Dakar Rally season and we couldn’t be happier to bring you exclusive, daily coverage of the iconic and massively impressive Dakar Rally with our second season of rally racing coverage via the KLIM Dakar Rally Daily podcast- the dedicated Dakar Rally podcast from Cycle News .  Join hosts Quinn Cody and Jesse Ziegler as they stack up interviews from all the top rally racers, teams, managers and...

This was a brutal war. The 2021 Dakar Rally will go down as one of the most difficult in history. Intense speeds, tricky navigation and massive swings in day-to-day rankings meant every competitor raced every day for the win. Most strategies flew out the window early, and those that tried to control the race met unpredictability head-on. In today's episode, we cover the final day of the Dakar Rall...

The 2021 Dakar Rally penultimate stage did not disappoint race fans with plenty of drama and a shuffling of the top three contenders. With the unexpected and somewhat unexplained departure of a main contender, today's race stage had all the makings of Dakar drama at its finest. We call in to the American Rally Oracle, Jimmy Lewis and get his take on the race up to this point and what we can expect...

Honda's team is showing serious strength as 2021's Dakar Rally comes down to the final stages. But, with many miles of racing to come, including the race's longest stage tomorrow, it's still anyone's game. With three of the top four overall ranked riders, Honda is on the gas. American Ricky Brabec made time today while KTM's sails have been somewhat deflated after the departure of Toby Price from...

Today's  Stage Nine of the 2021 Dakar Rally was held on the anniversary of Paulo Congalves' tragic accident in 2020's edition. The likable legend lost his life last year on the same date and the entire traveling family of Dakar racers paid tribute to him today with commemorative symbols on their bodies, bikes and in their hearts. Red Bull KTM's Toby Price was the first racer on the scene of the ac...

The second day of the marathon stretch at the 2021 Dakar Rally has finished with the top competitors rising to the occasion.  In what seemed to be a catastrophic case of bad luck, Red Bull KTM's Toby Price started the day with a massive tire cut held together by zip ties and duct tape. But, somehow, the champion from Australia held it together to finish on the damaged tire, and claim second overal...