Athlete of the Week
Motorcyclist Emanuel Gyenes has been designated Athlete of the Week by Radio Romania International
Florin Orban, 21.01.2025, 13:45
A new edition of the Dakar Rally came to an end in Saudi Arabia and Romania has made its presence felt in the competition this year as well. In the car race, the Romanian carmaker, Dacia, came fourth with driver Nasser Al-Attiyah at the steering wheel. The Qatari driver was pleased with the Dacia Sandrider, which enabled him to win a leg in the prestigious competition.
At his 15th participation in the motorcycle section, biker Emanuel Gyenes came 20th in the ranking. He has again compelled recognition in the Original by Motul, section where participants compete without technical assistance and for his remarkable performance Radio Romania International has designated him Athlete of the Week.
Emanuel Gyenes rode a KTM motorcycle during the competition and slept in a tent while temperature dropped under 10 Celsius at night. He would wake at 4 in the morning have breakfast and get his bike ready for the race. In the all-out ranking he came 20th, five hours, 16 minutes and 50 seconds after the winner, Daniel Sanders of Australia.
In the Original by Motul category, before the last leg, the Romanian came one minute after Benjamin Melot of France. He managed an exceptional performance during the final race though and has added a second title after the one he secured five years ago.
Emanuel Gyenes was born in Satu Mare, northern Romania on March 3rd 1984. He made his debut in the 2007 Dakar Rally, when he came 47th. He secured his best performance in the 2016 edition, when he ranked the 14th, which was also the best performance of a Romanian in the aforementioned race.
After his performance in Saudi Arabia, he told the journalists in Bucharest that he would like to compete in the car section of the prestigious competition in the future.
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