Paolo Ceci’s career has made steady progress since a somewhat late start on a motorcycle at sixteen years of age. No one in the family had any previous biking precedents to steer the plucky Italian towards the world of two wheels. His father, however, had been a...

Metge started young: at four he already had his own bike, although it did take a few years before he savoured local and regional Motocross competitions. Soon he was competing in Enduro and the results were starting to show; Michael took fifth place in the prestigious...

'Jere', is the eldest of seven brothers and has always been single-minded about how to achieve success. At seven years old he already had petrol in his blood, when he was given his first motorbike, a Honda 50cc! He became champion in Chile in youth competitions and went...

Portuguese Helder Rodrigues, 35 years old, known as ‘Estrelinha’ (‘Little Star’), is entering his ninth Dakar Rally. After his first podium in 2010, the 2011 season was the Portuguese rider’s strongest to date concluding with the World Rally-Raid title.Helder is best known for his successful participation in...

Rally mastermind Wolfgang Fischer became aware of Barreda in 2011, and decided to take him under his wing. The Spaniard immediately felt at home in his new environment and managed to kick-start his career. In 2012 Barreda entered the Dakar Rally for the second time, and it...