Today, Monday 13th January 2025, Luciano Benavides won his first stage victory of the season and his 13th on the W2RC. The world champion in 2023 is now neck and neck with his team-mate Daniel Sanders, who has picked up 5 stage wins since the start in Bisha. For both the Argentinean and Australian, it is their first time riding in the colours of KTM since their respective transfers from Husqvarna and GasGas. By winning stage 5, Adrien Van Beveren raised the W2RC stage record to 16. ‘Chucky’ or the younger Benavides brother could equal AVB by the finish in Shubaytah… and perhaps win the Dakar. Following the Hero-Honda duel in 2024, the match between KTM and HRC seems underway for 2025.
