Štefan Svitko (born 26 June 1982 in
Žaškov) is a Slovak motorcyclist. In his racing career he became champion of Slovak republic in enduro and cross country 20 times and he is 3 time champion of European enduro championship. In the
2016 Dakar Rally
The 2016 Dakar Rally was the 38th edition of the event and the eighth successive year that the event was held in South America. The event started in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 2, then ran through Argentina and Bolivia.
Sébastien Loeb and ...
he made it into second place overall. He had an overall win on stage 10. This feat made Svitko the first Slovak racer to finish on the podium in final classification on the Dakar Rally.
Štefan finished
2020 Dakar Rally
The 2020 Dakar Rally was the 42nd edition of the event and the first edition held in Saudi Arabia. The event started in Jeddah on 5 January and finished in Al-Qiddiya on 17 January after 12 stages of the competition.
This was also the first eve ...
11th overall.
Dakar Rally results
Awards
In 2021 he won a
Crystal Wing Awards
The Crystal Wing Awards () in Slovakia are annual awards that recognise personal accomplishments in the areas of social, cultural, economic and public life. The 20th edition of the awards, conceived by Mária Vaškovičová, was held in January ...
.
Hurricane Events website, ''Crystal Wings Awards 2021''
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References
1982 births
Living people
People from Dolný Kubín District
Off-road racing drivers
Dakar Rally motorcyclists
Slovak motorcycle racers
Sportspeople from the Žilina Region
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