Iván Axell Martín is among the prime rally raiders on two wheels in South American competitors at the moment, having gained the South American Rally Race and CaNav M2 championship. In August, he will likely be there when the World Rally-Raid Championship visits his native Argentina for the primary time with the Desafío Ruta 40.
2022 was a banner 12 months for Martín, who gained the SARR within the M2 bike class in wet circumstances adopted by the CaNav M2 title; CaNav, or the Campeonato Argentino de Rally y Navegación, is the home cross-country rally sequence in Argentina. For the 2023 SARR, he moved as much as M1 however retired after crashing and hurting his hand within the first stage.
After the DR40, he plans to race the Worldwide Six Days Enduro. Thought of one of many prime off-road bike races on the earth, the ISDE will likely be held in San Juan, Argentina, in November.
Off observe, he’s a heart specialist who has lived in Cipolletti since 2004.
The Desafío Ruta 40 is the fourth of fifth rounds on the 2023 W2RC calendar, returning after a four-year hiatus. The race will start on 28 August and run by way of 1 September.
