Pål Anders Ullevålseter Explained

Pål Anders Ullevålseter (born 7 December 1968, in Oslo) is a Norwegian rally raid motorcycle rider.

He came in second at the 2010 Dakar Rally, captured the 2004 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship and has won the Africa Eco Race twice.

Dakar Rally

He has competed in the Dakar Rally 11 times[1] and was the first Norwegian to complete the race.[2] His best result came in 2010 when he came in second, finishing just over an hour behind winner Cyril Despres.[3]

YearClassVehiclePositionStages won
2002Motorbike KTM9th0
20037th0
20045th0
2005DNF0
20066th0
20074th0
2008Event cancelled – replaced by the 2008 Central Europe Rally
2009Motorbike KTM6th0
20102nd1
20116th0
20126th1
201316th0
2014DNF0

Africa Eco Race

He won the Africa Eco Race in 2015 and 2016, dominating completely the races, and winning 16 stages. Prior to the 2016 edition, Ullevålseter had stated, his goal was not to win the race, but to raise as much money as possible for a school in Dakar, founded by Fabrizio Meoni, who died during the Dakar Rallye in 2005.[4] In 2017, Ullevålseter finished second overall behind South African Gev Sella.[5]

YearClassVehiclePositionStages won
2015Motorbike KTM1st7
20161st9
20172nd?
2018DNF?
20192nd2
20202nd1
20224th0

FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship

In 2004, he won the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship.[6] He took the third place in 2006 and captured silver in 2007.

Other accomplishments

Ullevålseter won the Rallye des Pharaons in 2004[7] and claimed victory at the Merzouga Rally in 2014.[8]

Personal

He announced his engagement with former kickboxing world champion Mette Solli in May 2015.[9]

A celebrity in Norway, Ullevålseter won the 2007 season of "Isdans", the Norwegian equivalent of Dancing on Ice, alongside Anna Pushkova.[10] In 2013, he competed in "Skal vi danse", the Norwegian version of Dancing With The Stars.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rider sheet PAL ANDERS ULLEVALSETER :Dakar . https://web.archive.org/web/20140408081152/http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2014/us/rider/020.html . 8 April 2014 . 2016-02-07 . dakar.
  2. Web site: Team Ullevålseter -. teamullevalseter.blogg.no. 2016-02-07.
  3. News: Fakta: Pål Anders Ullevålseter . 16 January 2010. Norwegian News Agency. Norwegian.
  4. Web site: SAMLER INN TIL BARNESKOLE I DAKAR. BikePort. 2016-02-07. nb-NO.
  5. Web site: Teenager Sella wins Africa Eco Race. 2017-01-15. euronews. 2017-01-15.
  6. Web site: Ullevålseter vant VM i ørkenrally. NRK. 2016-02-07. NRK.
  7. Web site: 30 ème anniversaire du Rallye des Pharaons: La pression monte - Rallye des Pharaons. www.pharaonsrally.com. 2016-02-07.
  8. Web site: Ullevalseter, Polli and Henrichy- Bersey the winner of the Merzouga 2014 - Merzouga Rally. Merzouga Rally. 2016-02-07. it-IT. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207161909/http://live.merzougarally.com/ullevalseter-polli-and-henrichy-bersey-the-winner-of-the-merzouga-2014/. 2016-02-07. dead.
  9. Web site: - Han har planlagt frieriet godt. Se og hør. 2016-02-07.
  10. Web site: Pål Anders vant Isdans. Se og hør. 2016-02-07.
  11. Web site: Pål Anders Ullevålsæter ute av "Skal vi danse": - Trist. VG. 2016-02-07.