Yet another international participation for the Reggio association that is about to accompany the rider from Romagna in his third adventure in the race. Race number 78, Ktm motorcycle.
Reggio Emilia, December 28th – 2020
More and more “international” and also eclectic, Movisport is preparing to live a new adventure these days. A decidedly mythical adventure, the “Dakar”, the most famous car, motorcycle and truck marathon in the world, which reaches its 43rd edition, from 2 to 15 January with departure and arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Movisport will be alongside Cesare Zacchetti, an off-road rider from Romagna, not new to high-impact and international commitments, well known among “private” riders, who will be in his third “Dakar”:
“There’s no two without three! – argues Zacchetti, who still today, at 51, is driven by a great spirit of adventure – I have been doing motocross since I was 15, then I started with rallies and the Dakar is the myth, the dream, because it takes you to truly spectacular places, often closed to most people. The beauty of this race is just that: it has the charm of the adventure of a motorcycle race in inaccessible or unknown places. I like the 2021 route on paper because it seems to have slightly shorter stages and therefore I imagine that they will be less fast and more technical, more ‘infested’ as we say. This also means that there will be work to be done and careful navigation, but that’s the beauty of it! ”.
As well as the 2020 edition, the one that will start shortly will take place entirely in Saudi Arabia, but the path has changed: we will no longer face the Eastern Province, we will proceed counterclockwise and the final will no longer be in the capital Riyadh but in Jeddah. In addition, we will get closer to the northern border and therefore to Jordan. Other differences concern the dates and timing: the next edition will start with a prologue of 129 km of which only 11 km timed and includes 12 stages (prologue excluded) for a total of 7,646 km of which 4,767 km timed.
The Jeddah prologue takes place about thirty kilometers from the stadium named after King Abdullah and features sandy tracks. From there to the checkered flag it will be a tough fight.
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