Welcome to Desafío Ruta 40 YPF where anything may happen
Desafío Ruta 40 YPF, valid for the fourth round of the World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC), has arrived in Belén and the difficulty of the terrain is already evident. Stage 2 between La Rioja and Belén (340km of special stage) was remarkably shorter than the first stage, but much more complex, both in terms
CARLOS LLIBRE ON THE DESAFÍO RUTA 40 TO MAKE A DREAM COME TRUE
Spanish rider Carlos Llibre arrives at the Desafío Ruta 40 YPF with the dream of finishing, as the only condition to be able to qualify for the Dakar 2024. But the trip didn't start off easy. His suitcase with all his equipment was lost, so he had to go through the scrutineering with
Nimo is after his own challenge
Juan María Nimo for some years now has had as a special objective to compete in this Desafío Ruta 40 YPF. In 2006, he suffered a spinal cord injury and is wheelchair-bound, so he had to modify his motorbike, a Honda Tornado 250, in order to be able to compete. He adapted the bike
GONZÁLEZ FERIOLI, DEBELJUH AND ROSTAN STARTED WELL AHEAD IN THE OPEN CATEGORY
Desafío Ruta 40 YPF started for the Open category, for Cars, Bikes and Quads. They started from the Bivouac at Superdomo in La Rioja city, and after covering the 697 Km of Stage 1 (334 of Special Stage), they made their way back to the bivouac. In cars, the winner was Jeremías Gonzalez Ferioli
Schareina, Andujar and Al Attiyah dominated the day
Desafío Ruta 40 YPF, valid for the fourth round of the World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC), had an action-packed day with Stage 1 La Rioja-La Rioja. The caravan faced the first long day of competition, with a 696-kilometre stage, of which 334 kilometres were at full speed. The competition heads for Catamarca tomorrow. Schareina,
THE FANS ENJOYED THE OPENING CEREMONY
The opening ceremony of the 11th edition of the Desafío Ruta 40 YPF took place this evening. The fans in La Rioja who came to the Superdomo, located in Parque de la Ciudad, first enjoyed the aerobatics show by Jorge Malatini and then a freestyle battle between Jaff and Alkoy. First, the top-10 bike
People from La Rioja vibrated with the 110 competitors at the start of Desafío Ruta 40 YPF.
A large number of fans settled on the banks of Dique Los Sauces to enjoy the first kilometres of speed of a race that, after the start ramp this Sunday, will face five stages and finish in Salta on 1 September. Adrien Van Beveren (Honda) in bikes, Marcelo Medeiros (Yamaha) in Quads, and
Green light for Desafío Ruta 40 YPF
After an intense day of work, the teams went through the Administrative Verifications and Scrutineering, now it's time to start the first stage in La Rioja. Tomorrow, the fourth round of the World Rally Raid Championship will have the first timed sector with the Prologue in Dique Los Sauces, as from 03.00pm, and
DESAFÍO RUTA 40: THE LEGACY
This edition of Desafío Ruta 40 has a special feature; It has fathers and their children running simultaneously and others following the legacy left by their parents in this challenge. This time there are 5 pairs of fathers/children taking part. The Paraguayan Zapag Peralta will be running. Blas (father) will do it in a
A short rehearsal to get everything ready
The start of Desafío Ruta 40 YPF is imminent. With the competition scheduled to take place from 26 August to 1 September, as the fourth round of the World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC) in the provinces of La Rioja, Belén and Salta, the teams had the opportunity to carry out private tests in