The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Rally Team, comprised of Sam Sunderland, Toby Price, Matthias Walkner and Antoine Meo, is healthy, excited and ready race the Dakar Rally, one of the world’s longest and toughest cross-county races. The 40th edition of the Dakar Rally will span 15 days and over 500 racers will cover 10,000km across Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
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Following an intense year of racing, training and preparation, the Red Bull KTM team of Sam Sunderland, Toby Price, Matthias Walkner and Antoine Meo are now all but ready to begin their individual quests to claim KTM?s 17th consecutive Dakar bike class victory, and take on the challenge of the longest and toughest event on the cross-country rallies calendar.
Following two years of development and a rally win on its first competitive outing, the all-new KTM 450 RALLY is also ready to face the challenge of the 2018 Dakar. Officially launched at the recent EICMA show in Milan, resplendent in its Red Bull livery, the bike boasts many performance improvements over last year?s model. A new engine and management system gives the riders more accurate throttle response, a new chassis and swingarm provides sharper handling and newly designed fuel tanks and bodywork ensure the bike feels slimmer and is more manoeuvrable.

Proudly displaying the number one plate on the new KTM 450 RALLY, Sam Sunderland will return to the Dakar as defending champion. The British rider?s fight for the 2017 FIM Cross-C...