Two-time champion David Knight returns to the World Enduro Championship scene this weekend, with the opening round in Portugal.
He won the title in 2005 and 2006 before heading to America, where he took the Grand National Cross-Country series for two seasons running.
Riding the new and unproved BMW bike, he will face old rivals Samuli Aro and Ivan Cervantes.
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