Dakar bike stars hit out at “dangerous” new tyre rules

In response to the deaths of riders Paulo Goncalves and Edwin Straver on this year’s first Saudi Arabian edition, a number of changes have been made to improve safety by rally organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) ahead of this January’s event.
The most controversial change is the move to limit the riders to only six rear tyres for the 12-day rally in an ostensible bid to encourage riders …Keep reading