Last Sunday, December 3rd, Kevin Benavides sustained an injury while training for Dakar 2024 in the United States. However, his participation in the legendary event is not in jeopardy.
According to Red Bull KTM, the Argentine rider injured his left leg in the incident, but it’s not too severe. He is expected to recover and be fit to ride before the Dakar, scheduled for January 5th to 19th in Saudi Arabia. This situation differs from that of his teammate Matthias Walkner, who broke his left leg and will be unable to compete.
Team manager Andreas Hölzl stated: ‘Kevin damaged his leg last Sunday, but thankfully, it wasn’t too bad. We hope he will be back to near full fitness by Dakar’.
