Home Articles Hero MotoSports announces 3-rider squad, unveils new rally bike for Dakar 2021
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Hero MotoSports will take on the Dakar 2021 with the 2020 FIM Cross-Country BAJAs World Cup winner – Sebastian Buhler, 2019 Pan Africa Rally winner – Joaquim Rodrigues and ace Indian rider – CS Santosh.
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This will be the second official appearance for Sebastian in Hero colors at the Dakar, while it will be the fifth appearance for both Rodrigues and Santosh.
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The riders will take on the Dakar challenge on a new Hero 450 Rally bike, which now features a new 450cc engine and evolved chassis.
Close on the heels of a win at the BAJA Portalegre, Hero MotoSports Team Rally unveiled its plans for the Dakar Rally 2021. Participating with a full-strength three-rider team, Hero MotoSports will take on the Dakar 2021 with the 2020 FIM Cross-Country BAJAs World Cup winner Sebastian Buhler, 2019 Pan Africa Rally winner – Joaquim Rodrigues, and ace Indian rider – CS Santosh. This will be the second official appearance for Sebastian in Hero colors at the Dakar, while it will be the fifth appearance for both Rodrigues and Santosh.
Wolfgang Fischer, team manager, Hero MotoSports Team Rally said, “We are excited for the next few weeks as we aim to sustain our momentum and garner good results this year. The new bike is performing well and the team looks stunning in the new livery.”
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The new rally bike is built for juggling the dual roles of covering long strides at a heightened pace.
The riders will take on the Dakar challenge on a new Hero 450 Rally bike, which now features a new 450cc engine and evolved chassis. The engine, developed especially for rally sport, offers improved top speed and acceleration. With an optimum weight balance, better rider ergonomics, more voluminous fuel-tank, improved suspension, and cooling system, the new bike is built for juggling the dual roles of covering long strides at a heightened pace. The Team will also be seen in a new Livery, sporting a futuristic “Barcode” inspired design aesthetic.
The biggest rally-raid in the world, Dakar Rally, for its 43rd edition will venture across the entirety of Saudi Arabia. Convening and culminating in the city of Jeddah, the rally kicks-off on January 3, 2021, and travels through various cities before returning to the same city on January 15, 2021. The rally will see competitors traveling through a total of 7646km, of which about 4767km will be divided into 12 stages. The rally also has nearly an all-new route with more slush, open desert, dunes, and mountains to traverse than before.
