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Kevin Struyf, the Nordic from the heat

Having become one of the key people in the TGR organizational chart in the field of engineering, the Frenchman looks back on his career and his role in this team undefeated in four rounds.

Published 07/05/2025 à 14:00

Loïc ROCCI

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Kevin Struyf, the Nordic from the heat

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Before going back in time to the origin of this passion for the rally, one thing needs to be clarified. Struyf, this is not very common on the Côte d'Azur. However, it was in the Alpes-Maritimes that the child was born on June 24, 1989. It's a name of Belgian origin, but I come from a small village north of Sospel on the road to the Col de Tende in the Alpes-Maritimes. » With such a location, Kevin Struyf had predispositions for this discipline.

These predispositions were ensured by his father, Michel, who was a rally driver. Sanremo, Antibes, Var, Michel Struyf animated the special stages at the wheel ofAlpine A110 and even a Renault R14 at the 1984 Tour de Corse. Although his father had already put away his racing suit and helmet when he was born, the passion was still there. It didn't take long for father and son to experience it together. We started watching GPs from F1 together and I think my first rally must have been the 1997 Sanremo. I was eight years old and a Colin McRae fan." To the point of considering a career in journalism.“I told myself that I would like to work in this environment and what seemed most accessible to me at the time was to

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Loïc ROCCI

Journalist specializing in rallying past, present and future... and with a southern accent

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