Sanders Leads
Rallye du Maroc
R
ed Bull KTM's Daniel Sanders is the early
leader in the Rally du Maroc in Morocco,
which is round five of the 2025 FIM World Rally-
Raid Championship. After the first 485-mile stage
on Monday, October 13, Sanders leads teammate
Edgar Canet by one minute and 24 seconds. Hero
Motorsports' Evan Branch is third, four minutes
and five seconds behind Sanders, with Monster
Energy Honda's Tosha Schareina, Rick Brabec
(who won Sunday's prologue), Skyler Howes
and Adrien Van Beveren holding fourth through
seventh places, respectively.
Red Bull KTM's Luciano Benavides has
already retired from the race.
The rally concludes on October 17.
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DAY 1 (Top 5)
1. Daniel Sanders (KTM) 03:17:30
2. Edgar Canet (KTM) +01:35
3. Ross Branch (Her) +04:18
4. Tosha Schareina (Hon) +04:28
5. Ricky Brabec (Hon) +05:38
VOLUME ISSUE OCTOBER , P29
Ricky Brabec (9)
won the prologue
at the Rallye du
Maroc in Morocco.
After stage one,
however, he is fifth,
approximately five
and a half minutes
down on leader
Daniel Sanders.
Nichols Re-Signs
With Suzuki
S
uzuki and Pipes Mo-
torsports Group have
re-signed Colt Nichols for
another year with the Twisted
Tea Suzuki presented by Pro-
gressive Insurance Team, rid-
ing the RM-Z450 in the 2026
SuperMotocross season.
Nichols returns for his
second season with Suzuki
after dealing with a shoulder
injury and a torn UCL in his
thumb during much of the
2025 season.
"I'm super excited to
re-sign with the PMG team
for next season," said Colt
Nichols. "I'm ready to elevate
and improve for the '26 sea
-
son. I love working with this
team and being around the
guys week in, week out. I'm
pumped for the future."
Nichols joins fellow Suzuki-
backed rider Jason Anderson
and Ken Roczen, who rides
for the Progressive Insurance
Suzuki team.
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Colt Nichols will be back for
another year on yellow.
