Riders gear up for Qatar International Baja

The Qatar International Baja will be the penultimate round of the FIM Bajas World Cup from on Nov. 6-8.

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While competitors in the FIA World Baja Cup wait for the outcome of this weekend’s Baja Portalegre 500 in Portugal before the latest championship standings are known before the Lusail-based event, riders competing in the FIM category are already making final preparations for their title-deciding rounds in Qatar and Dubai.

This year's FIM Bajas World Cup is being fought out over just seven counting rounds after the Hungarian Baja pulled out of the series in August.

Action began across the deserts of north-central Saudi Arabia for the Hail Baja at the start of February and then moved on to the narrow and twisty gravel tracks of Portugal for the Baja Escuderia Castelo Branco in wet conditions.