What is Paulo Gonçalves (motorcyclist)?
[[File:Dakar 2016 - Conférence de presse - 20151118 - 061.jpg|thumb|200px|Gonçalves in 2015]] '''Paulo Gonçalves''' (5 February 1979 – 12 January 2020) was a [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] rally racing [[motorcycle]] rider. He was born in [[Gemeses]], [[Esposende]]. He notably won the [[FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship]] in 2013. At the time of his death in 2020, his team was [[Hero MotoCorp]]. He was also a member of [[KTM]], [[Honda]] and [[Husqvarna Motorcycles]] On 12 January 2020, Gonçalves crashed during the seventh stage of the [[Dakar Rally]] in [[Saudi Arabia]]. He was taken to a hospital in the town of [[Layla (town)|Layla]] where he was pronounced dead. He was 40.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/goncalves-dies-in-dakar-rally-crash-20200113-p53qxv.html|title=Goncalves dies in Dakar Rally crash|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=13 January 2020|access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Goncalves, Paulo}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Accidental deaths]] [[Category:Deaths in sport]] [[Category:Portuguese sportspeople]] [[Category:Motorcycle racers]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}