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FactoryONE Motorsports announced today support for rider Benjamin Herrera from Talca , Chile , who will fall under the MCS Racing Sherco umbrella .
The Red Bull athlete is a multiple time Chilean Enduro National Champion , South American Enduro Champion , ISDE Gold Medalist , Young Cup GP Champion , Multitime Youth & Junior podium winner in EnduroGP and FIM SuperEnduro . His versatility is seen with podiums and wins at hard enduros like : Red Bull Los Andes , Kenda Tennessee Knockout and The Kenda RevLimter . Joining him are 24-year-old , Sebastián Taverne , who was the 250cc National Champion of Chile in 2017- and two-time ISDE gold medalist . 18-year-old Lucas Valdebenito rounds out the trio . Lucas is a two-time ISDE silver medalist and the 2018 Sand Enduro National Champion of Chile .
“ I am really excited to be riding on Sherco this year ,” said Herrera . “ I am looking forward to putting in my best effort which will hopefully translate to podiums in both enduro and extreme off-road events . I am really thankful for this support from Sherco USA as I know how difficult things are with COVID-19 . It really means a lot to me .”
The 26-year-old Herrera started riding at the age of four . By 10 , he was already considered one of the top riders in Chile . He secured his first Latin American Championship at 15 years old as well as the Young GP Championship in Romania . Benji is going to be taking on a new discipline as he will be lining up in the XC1 class in GNCC on board an SEF 450 Factory . Sebastián will be racing in the XC2 class on an SE 250 Factory and Lucas will race in XC3 on board an SE 125 Factory . They will be joining 15-year-old Jack Joy to further bolster the NextGen program under Rod Marshall ’ s MSC Racing Sherco .
As mentioned , the riders will primarily focus on GNCC , but will mix in various National Enduros , extreme off-road and possibly the full EnduroCross season .
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