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With Price , Walkner and Benavides on the books , KTM has some hot property going into the 2022 Dakar
Kevin Benavides with his new 2021 KTM 450 Rally the World Championship title . I have always enjoyed taking on new challenges in my life and I ’ m really looking forward to getting to know the team , the bike , and pushing myself even harder . “ The plan , after my first visit to the factory in Austria , is to head out to Dubai and get some time on the bike , and with the team . The goal for this year is to try and adapt to the bike as quickly as possible and get to know all the people in the new team so that I feel comfortable and can concentrate on my riding . I hope to be able to continue my own training program – I like to spend as much time on the bikes as possible , including the rally bike but also motocross and enduro , too . Looking ahead to next year , the ultimate goal would be to win back-to-back Dakars . I have already been lucky enough to be a factory-supported rider in enduro years ago , so to now be back on a KTM and in the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rally
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