Dakar breaks hearts and hopes but fuels desire for 2020
For 41 years the Dakar Rally has severely tested minds, motors and muscles, and the ten stages and two-week chase through more than 5000km and […]
Joan Barreda
Unfinished Dakar business for Team HRC
The Rally Dakar 2016 is over. Team HRC is packing up to go home with a score still remaining to be settled at the Dakar; […]
Gonçalves suffers the harshness of the Dakar
Paulo Gonçalves was forced to retire from the stage between La Rioja and San Juan today after a serious crash that led to the rider […]
Team HRC overcomes the adversities of the second marathon stage
Team HRC’s Paulo Gonçalves put yesterday’s marathon stage problems firmly behind him in stage ten of the Dakar 2016. The Portuguese rider finished fourth on […]
Change of scenery in the second week of the Dakar Rally
As the 2016 Dakar heads towards the second marathon stage, the race has seen a slight reshuffle in the overall standings, yet with Paulo Gonçalves […]
Team HRC poised for the second week of racing
The Honda factory team – Team HRC – arrive at the rest day of the Rally Dakar 2016 flying high, with Paulo Goncalves in command […]
The Dakar enters Bolivia with Paulo Gonçalves leading the race
All five Team HRC bikes made it through the marathon stage which started out in the Argentine city San Salvador de Jujuy and finished in […]
Honda dominate the Dakar once more at stage four
Joan Barreda and Paulo Gonçalves commanded the fourth special of the Dakar Rally – the first part of the gruelling marathon stage – and are […]
Honda CRF450 RALLY podium lockout in Jujuy
Spectacular third day at the Rally Dakar 2016: the stage through the mountainous Jujuy area ended with a Honda-filled podium and a once-again triumphant Joan […]
Team HRC riders make a swift start in the Dakar 2016
The Dakar 2016 finally held its first real stage after yesterday’s cancellation. Paulo Goncalves pulled back positions finishing in sixth place and Joan Barreda, who […]
Joan Barreda kicks off the Dakar 2016 with a win in the prologue
The Rally Dakar 2016 roared into action today with Joan Barreda giving a fine display of speed to take the triumph in the 11 kilometre […]
Team HRC en route to the Dakar 2016
The countdown to the start of the Dakar 2016 continues with the riders and technical staff of Team HRC having now made the journey to […]
Troublesome day for Team HRC in Morocco
After the sweet taste left by yesterday’s results in the Morocco Rally, today’s stage was a bitter one for Team HRC. Overall leader Barreda fell […]
Team HRC takes up positions in a tough test of navigation
The second stage of the OiLibya Morocco Rally proved to be a far more taxing affair with a special stage requiring deft navigational and riding […]
Joan Barreda starts the OiLibya Morocco Rally with a win
The final race of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship got underway in Zagora today with a tricky special stage for all the fastest competitors. […]
Joan Barreda back to full throttle – Interview
Two and a half months after the accident in the penultimate stage of the Argentine Desafío Ruta 40 which forced Joan Barreda to undergo right […]
Barreda and Goncalves on the Qatar Sealine Rally final podium
The FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship winds up with a stage victory for Joan Barreda and a second-place for Goncalves assuring both riders a step […]
Barreda and Goncalves head for podium places
Joan Barreda and Paulo Gonçalves take the top-spots in the penultimate stage of the Sealine Cross-Country Rally as the Honda CRF450 RALLY seals a second […]
Goncalves triumphs in the third special of the Qatar Rally
Team HRC come away from the third stage of the Sealine Cross-Country Rally with a positive report-card as Paulo Goncalves moves back up among the […]
Tough day 4 for Team HRC in Abu Dhabi
The penultimate day of racing at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge failed to produce the kind of results that Team HRC had been hoping for; […]