Dakar
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The fifth edition of the Dakar in Saudi Arabia promises to push man and machine harder than any of the previous ones.
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00:00 I grew up hearing all of the stories of the Dakar and Rally Raid, so you can definitely
00:08 say it was a childhood dream.
00:15 My dad did the Dakar twice, or he started it anyway.
00:19 I used to watch on TV as a kid with my parents.
00:33 I remember when it was still in Africa, the sand had that yellowy-orange colour, and I
00:37 dreamed about riding in those landscapes.
00:40 One day he told me he wanted to do the Dakar, and I didn't agree at all, because knowing
00:50 the risks, knowing the difficulty of the course, I was relatively worried.
00:57 I'm a father.
00:58 My only objective for my first Dakar in 2023 was to go all the way.
01:02 I really wanted to finish, and in the end, my efforts paid off.
01:06 His mother, his father, his sisters, everyone was happy that he was coming back safe and
01:13 sound, and with a small achievement for us.
01:17 For a first Dakar, he finished very well, and he was lucky to be spotted by the Chinese
01:24 team, Kov.
01:27 It was a great opportunity for me to gain experience, and the team needed a European
01:32 rider to develop in European markets, someone young who could also help them develop the
01:36 bike, so we came to an agreement.
01:40 Honestly, I'm not feeling any extra pressure.
01:48 There is a bit more expectation, and we'll be looking at the results, but it's a new
01:52 team and a new bike, and we don't know exactly where we are with the new machine.
01:59 I'll give it my best shot, and we'll see how things develop.
02:06 [music]
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02:13 (whooshing)
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