Joan Barreda Bort

Joan Barreda Bort, usually called Joan Barreda, is a Spanish rally raid motorcycle rider born on 11 August 1983 in Castellón de la Plana and best known for his participation in the Dakar Rally. He made his Dakar debut in 2011 on an Aprilia and retired after a fall, then moved to Husqvarna and finished 11th in 2012. He won the motorcycle category of the Pharaons Rally and the Spanish Baja in 2012, and in 2014 won the Sealine Rally on the way to third in the FIM Cross-Country Rallies standings. A frequent stage winner, he equalled Jordi Arcarons as the third rider with most stage wins in the bike category at the 2021 Dakar Rally, with 27, and finished fifth in 2022 and seventh in 2020.