Daniel Albero, who intends to be the first motorcycle pilot with type 1 diabetes to participate in the Dakar rally, will not be able to be present at the departure of Lima (Peru) the next night of kings, for reasons related to the lack of the necessary budget forParticipate in the legendary sports test that this year celebrates its 40th edition.
“We have been fighting throughout the season to get the necessary minimum amount, pay the registration and thus be able to participate with the basic guarantees.It is true that this year we have given another dimension to the project with our sponsors, but still, it will be impossible to be there this 2018, ”Albero said.
In this last season, the Valencian pilot has participated in some of the most important tests nationally and internationally such as the Hellas Rally Raid in Greece or Low Spain Aragon.This, together with other expenses related to project management, has caused the minimum amount necessary for next January to be assumed.
"You have to be realistic, it would be unconscious on our part to wantwith a great social character. ”
Daniel Albero's project will continue thanks to the support of his sponsors, and will be present in races of the Spanish off -road championship such as Requena, Enguera or Cuenca.
“We started a new stage in this hard rally: get to the Dakar.Now it is time to continue looking for financing, continue to make our project known and, above all, put diabetes at the professional sports level that deserves so much.Together we can get it, gas and insulin that does not miss, ”Albero concluded.
