Vincent Biau‘s Dakar Rally début in January was a wrestle in contrast to every other he had confronted in his profession, having needed to run your entire race with a a slate of accidents and with out help from a crew. Regardless of the chances, he managed to achieve the end, although he doesn’t plan on repeating it in 2025 as he has different plans on his checklist.
Biau was accepted for the 2024 Dakar Rally after being the best ending Malle Moto competitor on the 2023 Abu Dhabi Desert Problem, the place he was tenth overall in Rally2.
The Dakar began on a bitter notice when he missed a waypoint within the Prologue, although it paled enormously in comparison with an particularly troublesome Stage #1. He dislocated his shoulder and broke his ankle after getting thrown off his bike right into a rut shortly after refuelling, then crashed into rocks on the 200-kilometre mark. One other crash the following stage resulted in a damaged rib. With so many accidents racking up and having to work on his bike alone as a Malle Moto (Unique by Motul) rider, he opted to trip conservatively the remainder of the rally. By the tip, he completed fifty-eighth in Rally2 and fifteenth in Original by Motul.
“A couple of days in the past, the route for the 2025 Dakar Rally was unveiled. Lots of you may have requested me if I’m going again to complete on a greater notice,” wrote Biau on Wednesday. “As a reminder for many who don’t know, on the primary day, I had a fall: fractured my malleolus, broke a rib, and had a shoulder subluxation… and I nonetheless completed.
“To reply your query: no, sadly, I cannot be at first of the following version, however don’t fear, one other massive challenge is within the works!!! Keep tuned!!!”
A longtime journey motorcyclist who has been doing rally raids since 2012, Biau beforehand labored as a Dakar volunteer in 2020. He additionally works as an teacher for BMW Motorrad and co-founded off-road programme Petokask alongside fellow rally raider Steff Rowe.
The 2025 Dakar Rally begins 3 January.
