A Spanish motorcycle racer won the off-road enduro race “At the Limit” in the vicinity of Vladivostok (PHOTO)

The careers of most famous Russian motorcycle racers, regardless of the discipline they choose, are extremely similar: a relatively late start, hard work for results and a subsequent series of victories in one or, at most, a couple of related sports. The path to fame of David Leonov is quite different from this picture: in his still relatively short history there are ups and fatal downs, both figuratively and literally, and unexpected turns.

In my brother's footsteps

David Leonov was born on April 25, 1996 in the city of Donetsk, Rostov region. In his case, as with many other athletes, the rule works perfectly when the younger ones follow in the footsteps of the older ones - the children and younger brothers of successful riders often get on a motorcycle quite early. So it was this time: at the suggestion of his father and, taking his older brother Vladimir as an example, David also decided to connect his life with motorcycle racing, but did not blindly follow the beaten path.

He chose a different sports direction. While his older brother was firmly established in SHKMG, he himself always had a passion for off-roading, so he started with motocross and eventually settled on enduro. By the way, such a start for a Russian racer can be considered a classic one, since motocross, due to its accessibility, has become the first motorcycle discipline for the majority of domestic athletes. However, in the case of David, his father played no less a role - it was he who decided to take his five-year-old son to cross-country training races.

One way or another, the choice turned out to be correct - this was confirmed by the first successes made first in training in the fight against the motorcycle itself, and then against rivals in small local children's competitions.

In 2006, the Leonov family moved to Moscow, which undoubtedly opened up new horizons for the young athlete, but not immediately.

Russian fame

In general, despite the importance of motocross for the career of Leonov Jr., he failed to achieve truly impressive and high-profile results, with the possible exception of the title of Master of Sports in motocross, in this discipline. In the role of a strong, independent athlete, and not the younger brother of the famous road racer, he appeared later, in 2010, in another discipline. It was then that David’s name appeared on the first line of the final table of the “Moto” class of the Country Cross Cup, organized by the specialized website XSR-MOTO.ru. But, as they say, the most interesting was yet to come.

As a prize for winning the Cup, David, who at that time was a member of the Terekhovo-13 motorcycle club, received not only a standard medal, but also a much more valuable prize. The Red Bull company, which actively supports extreme sports disciplines and sponsored the last cup, presented the winner with a much more valuable award. She received a fully paid participation in the Red Bull Romaniacs 2011 event - a unique combination of motorcycle, country and enduro cross and motorcycle trials. By the way, David became the first Russian athlete to take part in such a race.

But that's not all. After the victory of the young (at that time he was only 14) athlete, representatives of the Yakhnich Motorsport team noticed. It is worth noting here that the main direction of her work is SHKMG and, despite David’s achievements in enduro, the management decided to continue his training in the road direction, and the team’s head coach, Claudio Corsetti, became responsible for his preparation. But, despite this, Leonov Jr. did not work out with road races - even at the very beginning of training, he admitted that he was much more interested in off-road driving, and, apparently, he fell in love with a smooth asphalt track. failed. The “peak” of this career turn was participation in the Coppa dei due paesi, the “Cup of Two Countries” - an international road competition with an Italian-Russian organization.

Master of Sports of Russia of international class, world champion in cross-country rally Anastasia Nifontova , and winner of the Moscow Region Governor's Cup in road racing, multiple winner of the World Superbike Championship stages and participant of the Russian-Italian project OCTO Pramac Yakhnich in the MotoGP World Championship - Vladimir Leonov , will take part on October 21-23 in the first training camp for Hard Enduro athletes - Sochi Enduro Camp 2016.

The first Hard Enduro training camp, which will take place in Krasnaya Polyana (Krasnodar Territory) on October 21-23, 2016, will bring together many interesting athletes, both beginners and experienced professionals.

Among the participants of Sochi Enduro Camp 2016 are such bright and famous athletes as Master of Sports in motocross, Champion of Russia, RedBull rider - David Leonov , Master of Sports of international class in motocross and enduro, multiple Champion of Russia, participant of the World and European Championships - Dmitry Parshin and Master of Sports in Enduro, multiple winner of All-Russian Hard Enduro competitions - Alexander Luzhin .

Yakhnich Motorsport athletes Anastasia Nifontova and Vladimir Leonov will also visit Sochi Enduro Camp 2016 and will become not only full participants in the training camp, but also speakers of the project, sharing their rich experience of Russian and world competitions with other participants.

Under the guidance of experienced instructors Vladimir Leonov, David Leonov, Dmitry Parshin and Alexander Luzhin, Sochi Enduro Camp participants will make daily training trips along routes of varying difficulty.

In addition, the training camp program, organized by Enduro Syndicate together with the all-season resort Rosa Khutor and the Yakhnich Motorsport company, will include lectures by professional athletes on training methods and preparation for international competitions, meetings and communication with the stars of Russian and international motorcycle sports, training seminars and a master - action photography classes from GoPro, test drives of new motorcycle industry products.

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From the track to your favorite off-road

After the start of cooperation with Yakhnich Motorsport, a small gap appeared in David’s track record - instead of sending the athlete to competitions, the team placed a huge emphasis on training and training. In this regard, Leonov Jr. again appeared on the radar only in 2014, and in his usual role as an endurist, or rather, a participant in the Red Bull 111 Megawatt hard enduro championship, which took place in Poland and was part of the Red Bull Hard Enduro World Series. Such a long break in enduro did not pass without a trace - David took only 8th place.

He also took part in this two-day competition the next time, in 2015, but even here he did not win - the athlete had to be content with only 5th place. In the same 2015, Leonov took part in another European race, Erzbergrodeo XXI, which took place in the Austrian Alps. The track this year turned out to be so difficult that our athletes (Russia, along with David, was represented by another racer, Dmitry Parshin) did not manage to finish the main race at all. To be fair, we note that not a single athlete managed to overcome all the checkpoints, and several participants who were able to overcome the maximum distance were named winners.

Despite a number of failures, 2015 cannot be called a failure for Leonov. At the end of the summer, Red Bull, of which our compatriot is still an athlete, organized a small festival of extreme sports, Moscow City Games, where an endurocross race was also organized for the first time. The race was radically different from the usual enduro, since the track was laid on asphalt, but this did not stop David - he became the winner.

The year ended with a real surprise - the driver’s participation in the Winter Games 2015, held in Luzhniki on December 19-20. Not only did Leonov suddenly compete in the “quad bike” class, but he also won silver.

One of the strongest motorcycle racers in Russia returns to Vladivostok for victory

The “At the Limit” motorcycle race starts in Vladivostok tomorrow, September 29. Among the participants this year is one of the strongest racers in Russia, David Leonov. In 2015, the athlete already participated in the Vladivostok race “At the Limit”. According to the pilot, then problems with the navigator prevented him from winning, the organizers told PrimaMedia. On the eve of the rematch race, David Leonov spoke about how to prepare for the race and what it means to him to be “on the limit”.

— David, what do you remember most from the 2015 race?

— The terrain simply shocked me with its ups and downs, and in general I practically never rode in races of such length (in two days athletes cover about 200 km – author’s note). This is a very difficult route and very interesting. It’s easier for local riders, of course; they’ve experienced their own mountains. If it weren’t for problems with the navigator, I might have won in 2015, but it was not easy for me to drive. I would like to note that the riders from Primorye have a high level of extreme enduro; they are competitive and experienced guys.

— The race consists of two parts – the prologue, which takes place along a track with artificially created obstacles, and the off-road part, which takes place on natural terrain. What do you get more pleasure from?

- There is a task, there is a race, we need to go. And it doesn’t matter here whether you like it or not. To be honest, I don’t like mountains, because I’m not very experienced in them, but I treat them calmly. I love the prologue, the so-called endurocross, this is what I really like.

David Leonov. Photo: Provided by the organizers

David Leonov. Photo: Provided by the organizers

David Leonov. Photo: Provided by the organizers

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— What is more important for a motorcycle racer – to know the track or to have good physical training?

— Undoubtedly, physical training plays a big role, but not as much as riding a motorcycle and riding on different routes, different terrain, soil, forests. With good physical fitness, you can, of course, carry a motorcycle on your own, but having experience riding on different routes, you can rest more during the distance and overcome difficulties more easily. But again, one is impossible without the other. I train a lot on a motorcycle, ride against the clock, practice elements, but, of course, I also train in the gym with a trainer. If I'm at home, I run. Yesterday I ran 10 km with my dog.

— In order to come to Vladivostok, you missed the race in Turkey...

— Yes, this is an important race for me, but I’m glad that I’m going to Vladivostok, I haven’t won here yet!

— The race is called “At the Limit,” remember the last time you were at the limit?

— There was a race in Austria. At the beginning of the race, I damaged the front brake disc, and I had to go both descents and ascents without a front brake. It was very difficult. By the end of the race I had no strength at all! I drove and told myself that I needed to get to the finish line, the finish is an obligatory part of the race.

Let us remind you that the race “At the Limit” will start at Primring tomorrow, September 29, at 16.00. The prologue is perhaps the most beautiful stage of the competition: the athletes are still full of strength, and the obstacles force them to give their best. By the way, this track was built for several weeks specifically for the “At the Limit” race. For the convenience of spectators, viewing points have been organized along the prologue route, where spectators can comfortably watch the passage of difficult but spectacular sections. Based on the results of the prologue, the starting order of the participants in the main, off-road part of the race will be determined. On Saturday morning, the pilots will start from the Rus Hotel and finish in the evening at the Mayak recreation complex, from where they will go to the final part of the competition on Sunday. Athletes finish in the area of ​​Lesnaya Street, on Zarya. Entry to the competition is free.

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New successes and the World Championship

2016 turned out to be no less interesting. Already at the very beginning of spring, the Breakthrough 2016 festival took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex, which instantly received the status of the largest event in the history of extreme Russian sports, as it included a dozen different disciplines, including incredible freestyle on snowmobiles, and brought together more than 100 participants . There was also enduro, or more precisely, enduro-cross. However, here the victory eluded David - it was won in the super final by another athlete already known to you - Alexander Ivanyutin. However, the season had not even started yet, so Leonov still had a place to show himself.

So at the end of the summer he became the winner of the second stage of the endurocross.ru Cup in the moto-open class, and in December he even took part in the SuperEnduro World Championship (FIM SuperEnduro World Championship, SEWC) 2016-2017 (the World Championship is held in indoor arenas in the winter months , so it takes two years). And if the first stage in Poland, according to the driver, turned out to be much more difficult than he expected - due to poor preparation and an unfamiliar track, he was not even able to qualify, then in the second, in Germany, he entered the top ten. Moreover, the Russian athlete deliberately competed in the higher Prestige class, specifically challenging himself, despite the opportunity to start with the “junior group”. As a result - 14th position in the final standings.

SEWC was followed by another performance at Proryv 2017 with its Enduro X race. In it, Leonov turned out to be the strongest not only in qualifying, but also in both main races. However, by the standards of the sports world, “Breakthrough” is more of a show than a full-fledged race. Achievements within the framework of official championships, for example, the Czech Enduro Championships, are much more important. And, I must say, here David also lost face - he won gold in the E2 class and became the absolute champion of Russia.

There was the Red Bull 111 Megawatt, which had already become familiar to Leonov, in 2022, which again remained unconquered - 15th place in qualifying and retired from the race in the main race. Another Red Bull race, Hare Scramble 2022, also turned out to be disappointingly unsuccessful: first, a stone damaged the front brake, completely blocking the wheel, and after solving this problem and passing a couple more checkpoints, the motorcycle’s battery simply died. But on the other hand, out of 500 participants in this race, only 25 managed to reach the finish line on time (within 4 hours), so Leonov’s loss does not look so surprising.

The next important test in David's career was SEWC 2017-2018. The first stage in Poland, where the athlete began to test his new Gas Gas EC300 bike, ended prematurely. After successfully qualifying during the qualifying race, he suffered a wrist injury, due to which he was simply unable to participate in the main race. However, he was not going to give up and, having recovered from the injury, took part in the next stages, but remained disappointed - he failed to rise above 21st place in the finals.

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Goodbye enduro?

It is difficult to say whether disappointment in his own result at SEWC was the reason for his next decision, but in the summer of 2022 David suddenly joined his older brother’s VL65 Racing Team. More precisely, not quite like that. Formally, he was its pilot before, but it was this season that he took to the track as part of the Russian Supermoto Championship. And, I must say, he did it quite successfully, especially considering how much different asphalt racing is from cross-country and enduro. The result was 11th place (out of 21 participants) in the “Pro” class.

Participation in the supermoto competition turned out to be spontaneous, and after it David returned to his favorite off-road. The first race after his peculiar return was the “Are There Violent Ones?” race, in the preparation of the route for which he was directly involved. Knowledge of the route and experience helped me become a winner in two competitions at once - endurocross and extreme enduro.

The local competition was followed by a now permanent participation in SEWC 2018-2019, and this season became the most successful for the Russian endurist - he took 10th place among the best athletes in the world. David’s plans for the summer season included participation in all stages of the World Enduro Super Series (WESS, world enduro super series), but at the very beginning of May one of his training sessions ended with an extremely unsuccessful fall and ruptured ligaments in his knee, which literally put an end to all his immediate plans .

However, contrary to the doctors’ orders, David still prematurely entered the track of the first stage of the Russian Extreme Enduro Championship, and then, after the end of the recovery period, the following races. Even despite the forced 3-month refusal to train on a motorcycle, Leonov managed to become the winner of the Czech Republic in the “Sport” class.

And finally, the last significant event in his career at the moment was SEWC 2019-2020, which managed to end before the pandemic raged. In the final standings in the Prestiege class he took 11th place.

As for the endurist’s further plans for the year, nothing is known about them yet, but one thing can be said for sure: as soon as the situation allows, David Leonov will definitely return to his favorite extreme tracks and will delight his fans with good results more than once. Well, we can only wish him good luck and hope for prizes in SEWC next season.