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RED BULL UNVEILS THEIR 2026 LIVERY….BORING
NASSER AL ATTIYAH WINS HIS SIXTH DAKAR TITLE
BENAVIDAS WINS THE BIKE CLASS BY ONLY 2 SECONDS
FORD AND CADILLAC ALREADY EXCHANGING INSULTS AND
FERNANDO…SHOWING OFF HIS CAR COLLECTION IN. MONACO! THIS WEEK’S NASIR HAMEED CORNER…MORE VINTAGE BANTER BETWEEN THE HOST AND NASIR…PERFECT FOR RELAXATION! 
NEXT WEEK WE HAVE EDDIE CHEEVER!!

Benavides Hits Back For Historic 2026 Dakar
Rally Title As Al-Attiyah Wins Again!

Argentine wins maiden Bike title by just two seconds while Baciuška
dominates Stock category for glory.

Argentina's Luciano Benavides hit back from a 3m20s deficit at the start of
the final Stage 13 to win the 2026 Dakar Rally Bike title in thrilling fashion
by just two seconds - the smallest margin in Dakar history - for Red Bull
KTM Factory Racing as Lithuanian Rokas Baciuška also claimed a maiden
title in the Stock class and Nasser Al-Attiyah held his nerve to wrap up a
sixth Ultimate class title. Here is all you need to know:

- Benavides looked to have blown his chance on Friday as Honda rival Ricky
Brabec overtook him in the overall standings, however the 30-year-old was
in no mood to back down and rode superbly on Saturday in the final sprint
to the Yanbu finish and pip the American - who made a late navigational
error - to glory by just two seconds.

- It is the smallest margin of title victory in Dakar history, the Salta native
joining his older brother Kevin as Dakar champions on two wheels after his
title wins in 2021 and then 2023 for KTM. Making Benavides' victory even
more incredible in Saudi Arabia were the knee and shoulder injuries that he
sustained just three months ago.

- Luciano admitted: "I cannot believe it! I never stopped dreaming. To win
by just two seconds is unreal. I woke up today full of motivation and
energy, trusting myself to do what I can. That's the key to success at the
Dakar. My brother Kevin won by 43 seconds in 2023 and that was the
closest finish ever. Now I've won by two seconds. Two seconds after two
weeks and over 8,000km is hard to believe."

- With Spaniard Tosha Schareina rounding out the podium, Red Bull KTM
Factory Racing teammates Daniel Sanders and Edgar Canet also finished
after experiencing a rollercoaster two weeks in the desert. Reigning Bike
champion Sanders suffered a broken collarbone on Wednesday, but dug

deep to end up in fifth just over an hour behind while Spaniard Canet, 20,
won three stages including the final one.

- Sanders, 31, said: "At the finish I was in so much pain I just wanted to lie
down. Then they told me Luciano had won, so I rushed over to congratulate
him. That's the Dakar, it's never over until it's over. I'm just happy to make
it to the finish line." Canet added: "I'm happy for all the KTM family. We
show all the time that we have the fastest bike."

- Baciuška already had three overall Dakar podium finishes in his locker -
two in the SSV class and one in Challenger - however he went one better
with a dominant Stock class performance over the two weeks that saw him
bank seven stage victories en route to a 3hr58m victory from Defender
Dakar D7X‑R teammate Sara Price with 14-time Dakar champion Stéphane
Peterhansel finishing back in fourth.

- Baciuška, 26, declared: "It's amazing for Defender to win in their first year.
This is my fifth Dakar and I'm bringing home my first win. The team did a
big job and missed out on a lot of sleep."

- The Ultimate class did not go right down to the wire like many thought
heading into the second week as Qatari Al-Attiyah drew on all his rally-raid
experience to keep a comfortable cushion in his Dacia Sandrider from the
challengers behind to win his sixth Dakar title. The Ford Raptor T1+ of
Spaniard Nani Roma was s