Paulo Gonçalves (motorcyclist)

Portuguese motocross rider

Paulo Gonçalves (5 February 1979 – 12 January 2020) was a Portuguese rally racing motorcycle rider. He was born in Gemeses, Esposende. He notably won the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship in 2013. At the time of his death in 2020, his team was Hero MotoCorp. He was also a member of KTM, Honda and Husqvarna Motorcycles

Gonçalves in 2015

On 12 January 2020, Gonçalves crashed during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. He was taken to a hospital in the town of Layla where he was pronounced dead. He was 40.[1]

References change

  1. "Goncalves dies in Dakar Rally crash". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.