Edwin Straver (12 April 1971 – 24 January 2020) was a Dutch motorcycle racer.[1]
| Edwin Straver | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 12 April 1971 Almkerk, Netherlands |
| Died | 24 January 2020 (aged 48) Netherlands |
| Teams | KTM |
| Championships | Dakar Rally |
| Wins | 2019 "Original by Motul" Category |
Career
editStraver was particularly known for his participation in the Dakar Rally. He participated in 2018, 2019 and 2020. In 2019 he won the classification in the class in which the driver himself must do all the maintenance on the engine; the so-called "Original by Motul".
On 16 January, during the eleventh stage of the Dakar 2020 rally in Saudi Arabia, Straver crashed his motorcycle. He was resuscitated on site and then taken to a hospital in Riyadh. It was found here that one of his upper cervical vertebrae was broken. On 22 January, he was transferred to the Netherlands, where he died two days later.[2]
He was the son of five-time Dutch road racing champion for motorcycles Anton Straver.[3]
References
edit- ^ In memoriam Edwin Straver: Motorrijder in hart en nieren motorsport.com d.d. 24 januari 2020
- ^ Motorcoureur Edwin Straver (48) overleden aan gevolgen val in Dakar-rally – NOS.nl, 24 januari 2020
- ^ Motorcoureur Edwin Straver uit Rijswijk overleden, week na zware crash in Dakar Rally – www.bd.nl, 24 januari 2020
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