Kevin Benavides: Becoming a Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Rider

It’s already been quite a year for Kevin Benavides. After his win at the 2021 Dakar, the Argentinian has made a dream move to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.
Reigning Dakar Rally champion Kevin Benavides is the latest recruit to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. The 32-year-old Argentinian will ride a KTM 450 RALLY when he defends his Dakar bike race title next January.
“I feel so excited to join the Red Bull KTM team, it’s a big, big change for me,” Benavides said at KTM’s headquarters in Mattighofen, Austria. “As Dakar champion the move is an important new chapter in my racing career.”
Benavides will race this season’s FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship with his new team ahead of next year’s Dakar Rally.
“My heart was always orange,” Benavides admitted. “I started with KTM Argentina in 2008 and always used KTM bikes until 2015. Back home in Salta I have a KTM dealership and now I’m a KTM Factory rider… it’s like everything has come together.”
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