Antoine Méo (born 29 August 1984) is a French enduro rider and five-time world champion from 2010 to 2013 and 2015.
Career A former motocross rider, he debuted in the World Enduro Championship in 2008 with Husqvarna, where he placed fifth. In the following year, Méo finished second to Mika Ahola in the E1 category. Continuing with Husqvarna, he won the world title in 2010 ahead of countryman Johnny Aubert. For the 2011 season, Méo moved to the E2 class and claimed his second title. He returned to the E1 class, winning the 2012 and 2013 titles with KTM.
In 2009 and 2010, he won the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) World Trophy with the French national team.
Méo also won the Italian round of the 2007/08 FIM Indoor Enduro World Cup. In 2009/10 he got a second-place finish at the first race in Great Britain.
He competed in the 2016 Dakar Rally, a rally raid competition which takes place annually in South America, riding for the factory Red Bull KTM team. In his first attempt he won the 11th stage and finished 7th overall. He returned in 2018, again winning a stage and improving to 4th overall.
Career summary SeasonSeriesClassTeamWinsFinal placing2002European Supercross Championship125 ccKawasaki? 1st2003French Motocross Championship250 ccKawasaki? 2nd2004Motocross World ChampionshipMX1Kawasaki015th2005Motocross World ChampionshipMX1Husqvarna020th2008World Enduro ChampionshipE2Husqvarna05th2009World Enduro ChampionshipE1Husqvarna6 2nd2010World Enduro ChampionshipE1Husqvarna8 1st2011World Enduro ChampionshipE2Husqvarna8 1st2012World Enduro ChampionshipE1KTM12 1st2013World Enduro ChampionshipE1KTM12 1st2014World Enduro ChampionshipE2KTM46th2015World Enduro ChampionshipE2KTM8 1st
ISDE SeasonLocationClassTeamFinal placing2009 Figueira da Foz, PortugalWorld TrophyFrance 1st2010 Morelia, MexicoWorld TrophyFrance 1st2012 Sachsenring, GermanyWorld TrophyFrance 1st2013 Olbia, ItalyWorld TrophyFrance 1st
Dakar Rally YearClassVehiclePositionStages won2016MotorbikeKTM7th22018KTM4th2
Erzberg Rodeo SeasonLocationClassTeamBikeFinal placing2023 Eisenerz, AustriaTwin CylinderDucatiDesertX 1st
References
External links
Profile at EWC