7 July 2021 10:50 am / 0 comments
Shortened from the original seven days racing to five, the 2021 Silk Way Rally saw Austrian Matthias Walkner, riding for Red Bull KTM, take the win. Walkner beat off strong challenges from Australian Daniel Sanders, riding for GasGas Factory Racing, along with American Skyler Howes on the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna and Franco Caimi of Argentina riding for Hero Motorsports.
Starting in Omsk, Russia, the Silk Way Rally headed to Novosibirsk, where it was announced the rally route would be changed due to pandemic conditions in Mongolia. Day three saw participants heading to Gorno-Altaisk, where bivouac was made, with the remaining ice days conducted as repeat loop stages with modifications to route and distance.