The Argentine rider became champion in the motorcycle category for the second time and celebrated with bisht as did the idol of the Argentine National Team.
Argentine Kevin Benavides became the champion in the motorcycle category of the Dakar Rally and celebrated like Lionel Messi at Lusail Stadium in Qatar 2022 World Cup after becoming world champion.
Benavides won the 14th and final stage of the competition in Saudi Arabia where he managed to beat Australian Toby Price by 12 seconds., teammate and main rival in the competition. After such a definition, it was time for the award ceremony and The pilot from Salta took to the podium wearing an outfit similar to that of Lionel Messi at the World Cup award ceremony in Qatar.
The Argentinian, also champion of the 2021 edition, received from Nasser Al-Attiyah, champion of the Dakar Rally 2023 in cars, the bisht for the celebration while Pa’ la Selección de La T y La M plays in the background. The Qatari pilot on more than one occasion acknowledged his love for Argentina and on this occasion He showed it in his demeanor with Benavides during the award ceremony.
“It was amazing to win at the end of this absolutely crazy Dakar, and by such a small margin!”were the first words of the Argentine pilot and closed: “I chose to believe. I knew I can do it, I have to give my 100%. I just did what I knew, which is riding a motorcycle. I’m happy, I’m the first rider to win with two others different brands.”
An exciting finish for Kevin Benavides in the Dakar
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