TRIUMPH IN ARAGÓN
Five-time Enduro World Champion Iván Cervantes takes first-ever Trail category win at the 2022 Baja España Aragón aboard Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro
Taking a resounding win in the newly formed Trail category across more than 450km of the Aragón region ’ s most challenging terrain , Cervantes finished with an overall time of 6:13.32 ( 6 hours , 13 minutes and 32 seconds ) – 1:06 ( one hour and six minutes ) ahead of the second-placed rider in the category .
Even more impressively , in a race that counts as the fourth round of the 2022 FIM Bajas World Cup , Iván finished in 11th position overall , just 0:33:50 behind the first-placed rider , against a field of 75 other competitors . This field comprised some of the most competitive riders in the international rally scene aboard purpose-built , Dakar-specification racing motorcycles .
New for 2022 , the Trail and Maxi-Trail categories at the Baja Aragón were created to showcase the ever-increasing range of production adventure-class motorcycles , where the Triumph took the opportunity to highlight its advantages . Hand-painted in a distinctive , one-off ‘ Baja Aragón ’ racing livery , the Tiger 900 Rally Pro ’ s first-place finish demonstrated its off-road capability and reinforced its position as a leader in this sector .
“ We came to the Baja Aragón with a clear goal : to win the new Trail category on the Tiger 900 Rally Pro ," explained Cervantes . " However , our greater ambition was to finish as high as possible in the overall rankings , where people have been amazed at the pace we have taken with the Trail ."
Cervantes went on to suggest that the result of the Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro has started people talking about what is an acceptable adventure bike , something that is capable of taking on the extreme .
" This once again proves that Triumph is here in offroad racing – and is here to stay ," he continued . " We chose this race because we plan to come here with the Enduro project , and of course we plan to succeed !
" “ I ’ m very happy to return to Baja Aragón after so many years and to return home as the category champion with Triumph .”
The result comes just after Cameron Donald ' s result in the Australian 24 Hour Trial aboard a Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Pro . It was the first time a large adventure bike has completed the event further cementing Triumph ' s seriousness about off road racing . TRAVERSE
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