Who is Joan Barreda? Joan ‘Bang-Bang’ Barreda – currently the most talented rider on the Cross-Country Rallies scene – will make his seventh appearance in the Dakar Rally in the forthcoming 2017 edition. It is a speciality in which he has continued to achieve all kinds of successes since beginning… read more.

For the third consecutive year, Vibram and Monster Energy Honda Team will maintain their agreement, with the Italian brand featuring as one of the team’s technical collaborators. Keeping a good grip is fundamental in the Dakar Rally, not only for the riders who are in the saddle over endless stretches… read more.

Honda and Motul, who already have various collaborative agreements with different teams and disciplines such as Motocross and the Honda Road Racing Team (IOM TT), are to strengthen their alliance with Monster Energy Honda Team in their forthcoming bid for Dakar Rally glory. Motul was there to accompany Honda in… read more.

Even before Michael Metge was born the passion for rally racing was pumping through the family veins. Who is Michael Metge? Michael Metge, a.k.a. MIKA, was still crawling his way from one side of the living room to the other while his father was speeding his way from Paris to… read more.

Alpinestars support for Monster Energy Honda Team provides class-leading technical off-road and enduro footwear, apparel and protection, beginning with the Dakar Rally, which starts January 2, 2017. Under the terms of the agreement, Alpinestars will kit out official Honda factory riders Joan Barreda, Ricky Brabec, Paulo Gonçalves and Michael Metge… read more.