Cycle News' Dakar Rally Daily podcast brings daily coverage of the grandest motorsports event on the planet. Focused primarily on the Elite Motorcycle competitors, Dakar Rally Daily brings you interviews and insight into the dynamic sport of motorcycle rally as fresh as an early morning roadbook note. Learn what makes rally so challenging, the equipment racers use, and hear from the athletes themselves how the race unfolds daily.
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Today we get to celebrate Ricky Brabec and the HRC Monster Energy Honda Team for winning the 2024 Dakar Rally. Plus, we get to talk to all the class leaders as they finish their final day of racing in Saudi Arabia for 2024. On today's show we have Ricky Brabec, Ross Branch, Adrien Van Beveren, Jane Daniels, Tobias Ebster, Horith Noah, Kevin Benavid…
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Hero Motorsports' Ross Branch won the stage from seventh place today, putting time on HRC Monster Energy Honda's Ricky Brabec but Brabec performed a master class in Dakar Rally racing and only lost 32 seconds to his closest rival. Brabec controlled the race stage completely, leading every kilometer from start to finish and collecting every possible…
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HRC Monster Energy Honda asserts it dominance on the 2024 Dakar Rally with another 1-2-3 podium performance for Stage 10. American Ricky Brabec took the stage win seconds in front of his teammates Nacho Cornejo and Adrien Van Beveren, setting the stage for an all-Honda fight for the overall race podium. Brabec added to his race lead in the overall …
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Ricky Brabec made moves to extend his overall lead today on stage nine of the 2024 Dakar Rally as his HRC Monster Energy Honda teammate Adrien Van Beveren took the stage win with a commanding performance opening the stage after catching both Benavides brothers early on the course. Ross Branch on his Hero lost time today in the battle, now sitting m…
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The 2024 Dakar Rally Stage 8 results are overshadowed completely by the tragic loss of Spanish competitor Carlos Falcon of the Twintrail Racing Team. Carlos passed away today after a large crash on stage two. He had been transferred to Spain after initially receiving treatment by on-site medical staff and staff at the hospital in Saudi Arabia. His …
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Today's Dakar Rally Daily covers the 2024 Dakar Rally Stage 7 and an incredibly tight overall race, down to ONE SECOND, between HRC Monster Energy Honda's Ricky Brabec and Hero Motorsports' Ross Branch. Brabec's Honda teammate Nacho Cornejo took the stage win today, his third of the 2024 Dakar Rally, Yesterday's show guests Kevin and Luciano Benevi…
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KLIM Dakar Rally Daily | 2024 Rest Day | Episode 78
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It's not really a rest day, as there is plenty of work to be done in the bivouac at the 2024 Dakar Rally. Factory riders have media and sponsor duties and, of course, the Original by Motul / Malle Moto competitors are on their own to get their bikes back in shape to attack the second half of this ambitious 2024 Dakar Rally course. We check in with …
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2024 Dakar Rally Stage 6 Results and a Skyler Howes interview! We've made it to rest day (technically tomorrow) at the 2024 Dakar Rally and the front-running general classification contenders are in a tight battle to control the front of the race. HRC Monster Energy Honda's Adrien Van Beveren took the 48-Hour Chrono stage victory after two days and…
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KLIM Dakar Rally Daily | 2024 Stage 6-A | Episode 76
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The 2024 Dakar Rally "48-Hour Chrono" stage kicked off today and dished out more challenges for the Dakar Rally competitors. Top Rally GP competitors lead out the day into Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter to remote bivouacs that are spread out along the course. A sea of endless dunes met the racers head-on and some bowed out after technical issues. Tod…
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In today's episode of KLIM Dakar Rally Daily we tackle a long liason and short special stage for stage number five of the 2024 Dakar Rally. HRC Monster Energy Honda's Pablo Quintanilla took the stage win today with his teammate Adrien Van Beveren hot on his heels in second. Third place went to Red Bull Factory KTM's Toby Price. We hear from the top…
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The fourth stage of the 2024 Dakar Rally completed today with the top three front runners establishing control of the event and extending their advantage over the rest of the field by more than 20 minutes to fourth place. In today's episode we catch up with race stage winner Nacho Cornejo and his HRC Monster Energy Honda teammates Ricky Brabec and …
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Red Bull Factory KTM Racing's Kevin Benavides took the stage victory today, and we cover all the top racers finishes and massive challenges on the day. In today's Dakar Rally Daily we also talk directly with our in-the-bivouac coorespondent Anthony Bonello about the state of the race, the setup of the unique marathon stage service area and more. An…
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HRC Monster Energy Honda takes the top step with Nacho Cornejo racing to the front and winning the day. Mason Klein and Kove break down in the desert but limp back into the pits. We get reports straight from Dakar Rally Heroes Toby Price, Ricky Brabec, Nacho Cornejo, Skyler Howes and more in this episode from Stage 2 Play the Dakar Rally Daily Fant…
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Ross Branch takes the stage win on his Hero Motorsports ride after a really fast pace kept him in front almost all day. American Mason Klein woke everyone up today with his decision yesterday to willingly lead out a huge day of the rally - putting himself at risk of massive time loss. But, that didn't happen as the kid on the Kove lead the way all …
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KLIM Dakar Rally Daily | 2024 Prologue Stage | Episode 70
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The 2024 Dakar Rally is on and today's prologue stage was more challenging than most we've seen. Some big names were caught out by navigation mistakes and crashes and others surprised with their speed to take top positions. Listen in and learn what happened during the first day of racing at the 2024 Dakar Rally. In this episode we hear directly fro…
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KLIM Dakar Rally Daily | 2024 Johnny Campbell Pre-Race Interview| Episode 69
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Johnny Campbell is a legend. And we're lucky enough to call him a true friend to the Dakar Rally Daily show. His regular appearances here always open some doors to what's going on inside the preparation and racing that takes place all year for, ultimately, this one huge event/adventure. In this episode we chat with Johnny Campbell about his start i…
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Skyler Howes is a fan favorite no matter what bike he's riding. Which is good for him and his fans since he's just switched bikes and is now the final member of the six-rider deep HRC Monster Energy Honda Team. In this pre-race interview we get down-and-dirty with Howes about injuries, his switch from Husqvarna to Honda, new team dynamics with fell…
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KLIM Dakar Rally Daily | 2024 Mason Klein Pre-Race Interview | Episode 67
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In this episode of Dakar Rally Daily we interview Mason Klein, the up-and-coming American rally racer as he prepares to head to Dubai in advance of the 2024 Dakar Rally. Mason gives us plenty to talk about as his program has completely flipped in 2024. After stage-winning and top-overall standing performances at last year's Dakar, Mason was a victi…
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We're back for Season Four of Dakar Rally Daily! Don't miss our 2024 Dakar Rally Pre-Race Show where we go over the 2023 World Rally Raid Championship series, and its unusually long list of injuries to the top contenders. Who's healthy and in position to win is top-of-mind as all the teams settle in to the Saudi Arabian scene just days before the s…
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The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge has wrapped after five fast, sandy stages across the Empty Quarter of the Saudi Arabian Peninsula and the country of the United Arab Emirates. After over 17 hours of racing nearly 2,000 kilometers, Monster Energy Honda Team's Adrian Van Beveren took the win by 4:18 over Husqvarna Factory Racing's Luciano Benavides and…
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The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge is round two of the World Rally Raid Championship series and comes to the Middle East region just six short weeks after a grueling Dakar Rally finished. Hosts Quinn Cody and Jesse Ziegler get back into the rally spirit with a quick show discussing the contenders on-site, some unfortunate injuries to top racers, and ju…
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That's a wrap on the 2023 Dakar Rally. Get in on this show for the last word from the finish podium as the contenders take this race down to the wire. We hear from Kevin Benavides, Toby Price and Skyler Howes today - the 2023 Dakar Rally Podium - as they complete the grueling event. Stay tuned for our annual wrap-up show full of interviews from the…
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Stage 13 show is up and ready to rock. Today we cover stage 13 from the 2023 Dakar Rally and, unbelievably, the race is actually closer, again. After a big day in the dunes, the leaders of the overall classification are separated by a mere 12 seconds. Third place is a minute-and-a-half back from the lead. We've never seen a Dakar Rally so close. An…
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KLIM Dakar Rally Daily | 2023 Stage 12 | Episode 61
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Today's KLIM Dakar Rally Daily show from Stage 12 is here and we are blown away by how close the front of the race continues to be. Amazing rides at the front of the race today shook the results up and turned predictability on its head. But, the front three contenders are still in control and the time gaps are someone staying unbelievably tight. We…
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KLIM Dakar Rally Daily | 2023 Stage 11 | Episode 60
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KLIM Dakar Rally Daily from Stage 11 of the 2023 Dakar Rally is LIVE. Boy, we honestly didn't see this coming. The race at the top of the general classification is off-the-charts close. Less than three minutes separates the top three riders, with first and second place covered by under 30 seconds. That's insane considering what each of these riders…
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Stage 10 wrapped up today with top contenders using the relatively short distance to strategically place them in ideal starting order for the next stages. Front runners keep a close gap on the overall rankings with the top three seperated by only two minutes! Hero Motorsports' Ross Branch took his second stage win of the rally today, with Honda's A…
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The Dakar Rally starts after rest day. That's what they say. And apparently they know what they're talking about as for the first time this year we are seeing big time losses from those who lead out stages and more and more mistakes are piling up. Today's show features insight from stage winner Luciano Benavides, Toby Price, Skyler Howes, Mason Kle…
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KLIM Dakar Rally Daily | 2023 REST DAY SHOW | Episode 57
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We told you we were bringing in a heavy hitter special guest soon and he arrived just in time for our Rest Day Show! Don't miss our chat with Dakar Rally Winning Mechanic and eight-time Baja 1000 champion Kendall Norman. Talk about an enthusiast with great view into what's happening in the race so far, Kendall brings real knowledge to the show toda…
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We get into Stage 8 of the 2023 Dakar Rally today with insight from stage winner Ross Branch as he brings Hero Motosports their second Dakar Rally stage win!. We also hear from a resurgent Daniel Sanders, a flying Mason Klein and Honda's Adrien VanBeveren who is happy with his pace. Racing is back, right before rest day, and the results are startin…
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Stage Seven from the 2023 Dakar Rally was canceled after Stage six dragged on for most riders into the night. The organizers made the call to make it a commute today, sending the motorcycle riders off on 500km road ride into a marathon bivouac. The weather really threw the last couple days into chaos but after tonights camp-out without their teams,…
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Well, the chaos continues to reign down on the Dakar racers after a massive, 900-plus-kilometer stage with a grueling 300KM liaison back to the pits. That liaison was almost as long as the entire timed special race portion of the day. And, it was a surprise! Most racers figured the planned day would go as originally planned, but that didn't happen.…
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Today's Stage 5 Show goes deep into the sands of Saudi Arabia for direct reporting from the 2023 Dakar Rally. For the first time in the rally, big navigation errors and accuracy determined the outcome of the day's and overall ranking. Also, the time bonus scheme for leading to the stage's waypoints played into the overall ranking today, actually aw…
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Dakar Rally Stage 4 didn't disappoint with the speed and drama we expect from this epic race. After losing Ricky Brabec to a crash (he's ok!) yesterday, the Honda crew stepped it up big time today with top finishes and a stage win from Joan Barreda (29th stage win) and Pablo Quintanilla in second. Skyler Howes rode incredibly strong, again, to roun…
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KLIM Dakar Rally Daily | 2023 Stage 3 | Episode 51
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Today was one of those days at Dakar that really shakes things up. For all but 43 motorcycle riders, the race stage was cut short due to a massive rain/hail storm wiping through the Saudi desert. The images are insane and reports are nasty. For most of the moto contenders, the day ahead of that storm was fantastic. Unfortunately, American Ricky Bra…
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KLIM Dakar Rally Daily | 2023 Stage 2 | Episode 50
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American RallyGP Rookie Mason Klein raced to his career-first Dakar stage win in today's long and grueling Stage 2 of the 2023 Dakar Rally. The privateer racer on the BAS Trucks KTM support team started the day in third place, an unfavorable starting position giving the length of the stage and potential for massive time loss. But, it seemed, the fi…
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It's already getting crazy out there, people. Welcome to the KLIM Dakar Rally Daily 2023 Stage 1 show. Today we go over a lot of details about the race that happened, but first, we get some apologies out of the way for our beer-induced Stage Zero show from last night. Turns out we shouldn't do that because we should just know better. Not because we…
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We stayed up late to drink beer and record our Stage Zero show in almost live-like fashion last night. And wow, was that worth it! The experiment paid off with a real-time recap of the racers crossing the line AND some real-time commentary on our Dakar Fantasy Derby results! It might be midnight, but we are more than happy to give you the latest ep…
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Mason Klein finished ninth overall as a 20-year old ROOKIE at last year's Dakar Rally. How do you think he plans on following that up? Well, we ask him in this pre-race interview from the California desert training grounds. Don't miss it as hosts Jesse Ziegler and Quinn Cody get to know the young racer. We're certainly rooting for him out there and…
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Toby Price needs little introduction to die-hard Dakar Rally fans. He's a two-time winner on the Red Bull Factory KTM Rally Team and is probably the only dude to win a Dakar Rally with a broken wrist. He's also just generally an absolute beast on a motorcycle with almost ten Dakar Rally events under his belt. He's had a few injury DNF's but otherwi…
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In this 2023 pre-race interview we chat with Husqvarna Factory Racing's Skyler Howes about what it's like to jump into his second year as a factory racer, his crash at 2022's race and his recent surge in performance at the end of the 2022 W2RC Season including his first FIM World Rally win. Don't miss Skyler giving us the honest talk we expect from…
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KLIM Dakar Rally Daily | 2023 Pre-Race Show | Episode 44
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Are you ready for the Dakar Rally? We are! And this is the official Dakar Rally Daily Preview show! We brought American Dakar Rally winner Ricky Brabec into our Cycle News studio to get some real racer insight into the new race route, new stages and all that's new as this year's rally season kicks off. Highlights of this show include an unfiltered …
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2022 Wrap-Up Show: KLIM Dakar Rally Daily, Episode 43
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In today's wrap-up show, we cover a pile of upcoming events you should be attending, chat about what it's like to not wake up early and talk about racing for a week, discuss if this new Rally Raid World Championship season will come to fruition, and announce the winner of our $1,000 KLIM Gift Card! But wait, there's more! We also hit the winner up …
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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 En…
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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 positi…
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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 . …
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2022 Stage 9: KLIM Dakar Rally Daily, Episode 39
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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…
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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 …
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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 f…
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2022 Rest Day Show: KLIM Dakar Rally Daily, Episode 36
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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, …
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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…
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