Wheelers Blog & News tagged "Dakar"

January 9, 2018 was the most shocking moment of the 4 stages when Sam Sunderland was announced OUT of the Dakar 2018.   After leading 2 out of 4 stages, the British Champion unfortunately hit a big hole and hurt his back while searching for a control point in Peru’s Ica desert.     Nevertheless, according to the Motorcycles News Website, Sam continued on riding for an additional five kilometers, before feeling a sharp and unbearable pain in his back and numbness in his legs. The KTM...

A few days ago, we posted our Taste of Dakar 2015 recap, but still had a slew of extra photos to share. Enjoy:   In case you have absolutely no idea what we're talking about, the Taste of Dakar, is just that—a taste of one of the world’s gnarliest road rallies. Luckily, it’s set up for riders’ of varying skill levels on almost any ADV bike.   Seattle-based company Altrider, makers of high quality gear for adventure bikes, got together to put on this event. Altrider makes saddle bags,...

Air conditioning is a given in the MotoGP press room, as well as wifi. The environment is immaculate, the garages even more, so you can even see your reflection. Certainly, switching from MotoGP to the Dakar Rally is a big change, even for us journalists. Welcome to off-road, the world of heavily treaded tires, dust, and mud. Universally recognized as the toughest rally in the world, the Dakar is a 2-week race covering over 5,600 miles. For the riders, this means waking up at 4:00 a.m.,...