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{{short description|Norwegian rally raid motorcycle rider (born 1968)}}
'''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<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rider sheet PAL ANDERS ULLEVALSETER :Dakar |url=http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2014/us/rider/020.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408081152/http://www.dakar.com/dakar/2014/us/rider/020.html |archive-date=8 April 2014 |access-date=2016-02-07 |website=dakar}}</ref> and was the first Norwegian to complete the race.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Team Ullevålseter -|url = http://teamullevalseter.blogg.no|website = teamullevalseter.blogg.no|access-date = 2016-02-07}}</ref> His best result came in [[2010 Dakar Rally|2010]] when he came in second, finishing just over an hour behind winner [[Cyril Despres]].<ref name="ntb">{{cite news|title= Fakta: Pål Anders Ullevålseter |date=16 January 2010|publisher=[[Norwegian News Agency]]|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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!Year
!Class
!Vehicle
!Position
!Stages won
|-
![[2002 Dakar Rally|2002]]
|rowspan=6|Motorbike
|rowspan=6|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[KTM]]
|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|9th
|align="center"|0
|-
![[2003 Dakar Rally|2003]]
|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|7th
|align="center"|0
|-
![[2004 Dakar Rally|2004]]
|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|5th
|align="center"|0
|-
![[2005 Dakar Rally|2005]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF
|align="center"|0
|-
![[2006 Dakar Rally|2006]]
|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6th
|align="center"|0
|-
![[2007 Dakar Rally|2007]]
|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4th
|align="center"|0
|-
![[2008 Dakar Rally|2008]]
|colspan=4 align=center style="background:lightgrey;"|''Event cancelled – replaced by the [[2008 Central Europe Rally]]''
|-
![[2009 Dakar Rally|2009]]
| rowspan="6" |Motorbike
| rowspan="6" |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[KTM]]
|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6th
|align="center"|0
|-
![[2010 Dakar Rally|2010]]
|align="center" style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd'''
|align="center"|1
|-
![[2011 Dakar Rally|2011]]
|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6th
|align="center"|0
|-
![[2012 Dakar Rally|2012]]
|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|6th
|align="center"|1
|-
![[2013 Dakar Rally|2013]]
|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|16th
|align="center"|0
|-
![[2014 Dakar Rally|2014]]
|align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF
|align="center"|0
|-
|}
== Africa Eco Race ==
He won the [[Africa Eco Race]] in [[2015 Africa Eco Race|2015]] and [[2016 Africa Eco Race|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title = SAMLER INN TIL BARNESKOLE I DAKAR|url = http://bikeport.no/samler-inn-til-barneskole-i-dakar/|website = BikePort|access-date = 2016-02-07|language = nb-NO}}</ref> In 2017, Ullevålseter finished second overall behind South African [[Gev Sella]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/15/teenager-sella-wins-africa-eco-race|title=Teenager Sella wins Africa Eco Race|date=2017-01-15|website=euronews|access-date=2017-01-15}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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!Year
!Class
!Vehicle
!Position
!Stages won
|-
!2015
| rowspan="7" |Motorbike
| rowspan="7" |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[KTM]]
|align="center" style="background:gold;"|'''1st'''
|align="center"|7
|-
!2016
|align="center" style="background:gold;"|'''1st'''
|align="center"|9
|-
!2017
|align="center" style="background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
|align="center"|?
|-
!2018
|align="center" style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DNF
|align="center"|?
|-
!2019
|align="center" style="background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
|align="center"|2
|-
!2020
|align="center" style="background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
|align="center"|1
|-
!2022
|align="center" style="background:#DFFFDF;"|4th
|align="center"|0
|-
|}
== FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship ==
In 2004, he won the [[FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ullevålseter vant VM i ørkenrally|url = http://www.nrk.no/sport/ullevalseter-vant-vm-i-orkenrally-1.1192328|website = NRK|access-date = 2016-02-07|last = NRK}}</ref> He took the third place in 2006 and captured silver in 2007.
== Other accomplishments ==
Ullevålseter won the [[Rallye des Pharaons]] in 2004<ref>{{Cite web|title = 30 ème anniversaire du Rallye des Pharaons: La pression monte - Rallye des Pharaons|url = http://www.pharaonsrally.com/fr/presse/communiques-de-presse/2012/63/|website = www.pharaonsrally.com|access-date = 2016-02-07}}</ref> and claimed victory at the [[Merzouga Rally]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ullevalseter, Polli and Henrichy- Bersey the winner of the Merzouga 2014 - Merzouga Rally|url = http://live.merzougarally.com/ullevalseter-polli-and-henrichy-bersey-the-winner-of-the-merzouga-2014/|website = Merzouga Rally|access-date = 2016-02-07|language = it-IT|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160207161909/http://live.merzougarally.com/ullevalseter-polli-and-henrichy-bersey-the-winner-of-the-merzouga-2014/|archive-date = 2016-02-07|url-status = dead}}</ref>
== Personal ==
He announced his engagement with former kickboxing world champion Mette Solli in May 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title = - Han har planlagt frieriet godt|url = http://www.seher.no/brudd-bryllup/p-l-anders-ullev-lseter-har-forlovet-seg-79453|website = Se og hør|access-date = 2016-02-07}}</ref>
A celebrity in Norway, Ullevålseter won the 2007 season of "Isdans", the Norwegian equivalent of [[Dancing on Ice]], alongside Anna Pushkova.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Pål Anders vant Isdans|url = http://www.seher.no/annet/p%C3%A5l-anders-vant-isdans-17728|website = Se og hør|access-date = 2016-02-07}}</ref> In 2013, he competed in "Skal vi danse", the Norwegian version of [[Dancing with the Stars|Dancing With The Stars]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Pål Anders Ullevålsæter ute av "Skal vi danse": - Trist|url = http://www.vg.no/rampelys/reality-tv/paal-anders-ullevaalsaeter-ute-av-skal-vi-danse-trist/a/10152706/|website = VG|access-date = 2016-02-07}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Norwegian motorcycle racers]]
[[Category:Enduro riders]]
[[Category:Off-road motorcycle racers]]
[[Category:Dakar Rally
[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Oslo]]
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