“A lo Messi”: Kevin Benavides celebrated his victory in the Dakar with a jersey like Leo’s in Qatar

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The Argentine Kevin Benavides He achieved the feat of winning the Dakar Rally for the second time, which took place in the Saudi Arabian desert with a heart-stopping definition. The Salta rider started the day 12 seconds behind KTM teammate Toby Price, and managed to win. When he took to the podium, with the Argentine soccer team’s title still ringing in the Arab lands, Kevin wore a tunic like the one he wore Messi received to lift the World Cup in Qatar.

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Benavides was crowned champion after covering 8,100 kilometers since December 31, with more than 43 hours timed.

“I went out with everything. I knew I had to play against myself to win. And I gave everything. It was serum or champagne. There were no half measures. And so I tackled the stage, which was very complicated because there was a lot of mud, the result of the rains of the last few days. But I knew I had to go full throttle,” he told Clarín at the end of the 14th stage of the competition.

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But the best came when he got on the podium. Adding to the excitement, his colleague, five-time Dakar champion Nasser S Al Attiyah of Qatar, dressed him in a tunic similar to the one given to Lionel Messi before lifting the World Cup at the World Cup in Qatar. 2022. which made everyone laugh.

Kevin’s dressing gown video

Source: Clarin

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