Marc Coma regained his lead in the bikes category after team-mate Sam Sunderland plunged from contention with mechanical failure. The major casualty on the Nissan Patrol stage was Dubai-based English rider Sunderland who was increasing his overnight...
Joan Barreda wins yet another stage of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, commanding from the start after a spectacular motocross-style start. Paulo Gonçalves, is second in the overall standings keeping open his chances of winning the rally. Joan ‘Bang...
A highly productive day for Team HRC riders at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, with Joan Barreda flying to victory in the third special just ahead of team-mate and reigning world champion Paulo Gonçalves. It was a terrific win for Joan Barreda in the third...
Team HRC’s Paulo Gonçalves finished the second stage of the Desert Challenge in third place and Joan Barreda likewise repeated yesterday’s fourth place. Hélder Rodrigues crossed the line in seventh after starting out from way behind. The second...
In the battle of the bikes, Spain’s Marc Coma snatched the lead from his new KTM team-mate, Sam Sunderland, finishing the stage with an advantage of 1 minute 25 secs from the Dubai-based English rider. Seven-times Desert Challenge bikes winner Coma...
Dubai-based English rider Sam Sunderland grabbed the early lead in the bikes category. 290-km Yas Marina Circuit Special Stage 1 as the rally swept through the giant dunes of the Western Region of Al Garbia. Sunderland, who finished third last year...
Joan Barreda proved to be the fastest in the Super Special at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, the first test in the FIM World Championship of Cross-Country Rallies. Paulo Gonçalves finished in fifth and Hélder Rodrigues sixth. It was an excellent...
Spain’s Nani Roma will defend his drivers’ title in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge POWERED BY Nissan next month as fellow-countryman Marc Coma chases a record eighth bikes victory in the event. This year’s two Dakar Rally winners are in a line-up...
