Ricky Brabec

Richard William Brabec, known as Ricky Brabec, born on 21 April 1991, is an American professional off-road and rally raid motorcycle racer. Born in San Bernardino, California, he started in BMX at the age of five, moved with his family to Hesperia, California at 15, tried motocross and began desert racing in 2011. In 2014 he won the Baja 1000, the Baja 500 and the San Felipe 250. He made his Dakar Rally debut in 2016 and finished ninth, won his first stage in 2017, and in 2020 won the bike category and two stages, becoming the first American competitor to win the motorcycle division of the Dakar Rally. He won the Dakar again in 2024. He has also represented the United States at three International Six Days Enduro events, the oldest annual competition sanctioned by the FIM.