Team Hero MotoSports had a strong perfromance at the Dakar Rally
THE 2023 DAKAR RALLY'S FINAL STAGE 14 was won by Kevin Benavides, who outpaced Toby Price by 43 seconds to win the overall bike title.
The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider won the final two stages on his 450 Rally Factory to move up from third to first and win his second Dakar Rally championship. The Argentine, placed second in the first stage, dropped to fourth overall in stage two but managed to maintain his podium position during the following 12 stages with impressive consistency.
On a Honda, Benavides finished the 136-kilometre-long special ahead of Price in second place by 55 seconds. Benavides had also won the 2021 Dakar Rally. The American, Skyler Howes of Husqvarna Factory Racing, was placed third overall with a fifth in the last stage, five minutes and four seconds behind Benavides.
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