Fastest woman on dakar 2015 Joins KTM factory

Dakar’s quickest lady, Laia Sanz, who finished ninth within the laborious race last year, is about to make the switch from Honda to KTM for her 2015/2016 enduro campaign, as a part of the KTM Rally manufactory racing Team.

Competing within the Women’s Enduro World Championship, within which she could be a three-time champion, she's going to additionally line up in choose events of the race Rally championship.

The Spaniard joins the Austrian manufacturer with one among the foremost spectacular CVs in motorsports; together with her 3 endure titles and Dakar top ten finish, joined capital high 10 end joined by 13 trials world titles.

“It are superb to be with such sensible riders like brandy Coma and Ivan dramatist. I will learn lots from them and it's vital on behalf of me. i do know i'm still able to improve and being with KTM is that the best thanks to try this. I grew up with a passion for trials, that is additional technical however this has given me the talents i want permanently Enduro riding.

“Now I even have a true passion for riding the national capital. I watched it on TV once I was terribly young and that i never imagined i'd be able to contend. it's an excellent journey. you have got to relinquish your best and you have got to understand your limits.”

Pit Beirer, Head of KTM Motorsports, added: “pleasure to welcome Laia Sanz into the KTM Rally manufactory sport Team and to the EWC competition as our initial feminine Enduro manufactory rider. Laia brings together with her an excellent record of success and outstanding motorbike skills. Her 3 World Enduro titles within the women's competition and her overall ninth place end within the 2015 national capital all represent themselves.

With the KTM manufactory behind her we are able to forestall to seeing Laia go from strength to strength.”

Fabio Farioli, Enduro Team Manager, concluded: “For me this can be excellent news and it'll be a brand new challenge for America to additionally choose the Women’s World championship title.

this may be the primary time we've had a rival within the women’s competition and as expected Laia is that the best rider to form this happen for America. it'll be sensible to figure together with her to realize this new goal.”

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