[{"id":6646,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2023\/02\/24\/kevin-benavides-forced-to-withdraw-from-abu-dhabi-desert-rally\/","title":"Kevin Benavides Forced to Withdraw from Abu Dhabi Desert Rally","content":"Kevin Benavides has been forced to withdraw from Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge after a pre-race shakedown crash. Benavides broke his right femur and had to be airlifted to a hospital in Dubai. Benavides underwent a successful surgery and will be discharged from the hospital.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6648\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin-Benavides-KTM-Moto-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/>\r\n\r\nIt is unknown when Benavides will return to competition. Benavides won the the Dakar Rally for the Red Bull KTM team in January. The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge was the second event on the FIM World Championship schedule.","excerpt":"<p>Kevin Benavides has been forced to withdraw from Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge after a pre-race shakedown crash. Benavides broke his &hellip;<\/p>","date":"February 24, 2023 22:27","categories":[{"id":25047609,"title":"Moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25048817,"title":"abu dhabi desert challenge","slug":"abu-dhabi-desert-challenge"},{"id":25049178,"title":"broken femur","slug":"broken-femur"},{"id":25048150,"title":"crash","slug":"crash"},{"id":25049177,"title":"FIM World Championship","slug":"fim-world-championship"},{"id":25047978,"title":"Kevin Benavides","slug":"kevin-benavides"},{"id":25048317,"title":"red bull ktm","slug":"red-bull-ktm"}]}]{
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            "content_html": "<p>Kevin Benavides has been forced to withdraw from Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge after a pre-race shakedown crash. Benavides broke his &hellip;</p><p>The post <a href=\"https://dirtsportsworld.com/2023/02/24/kevin-benavides-forced-to-withdraw-from-abu-dhabi-desert-rally/\">Kevin Benavides Forced to Withdraw from Abu Dhabi Desert Rally</a> appeared first on <a href=\"https://dirtsportsworld.com\">DirtSportsWorld</a>.</p>\n",
            "content_text": "Kevin Benavides has been forced to withdraw from Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge after a pre-race shakedown crash. Benavides broke his &hellip;The post Kevin Benavides Forced to Withdraw from Abu Dhabi Desert Rally appeared first on DirtSportsWorld.",
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