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December 2021
In 2004, Kamaz trucks found the winning formula. But Dakar truckers are not the sort to give up without a fight, especially Gerard de Rooy, who intended to give Vladimir Chagin all he could handle.
The final two kilometres of the Iquique stage is a downhill run with an average grade of more than 30 per cent. It's not wise to hesitate down this giant dune, and these drivers from the 2010 Dakar did anything but.
In Stage 9 of the 2015 Dakar Rally, heading from Iquique to Calama in Chile, this rider lucked upon an old railroad track in the desert terrain.
In 2001, Germany’s Jutta Kleinschmidt became the first woman to win the Dakar Rally. She and co-driver Andreas Schulz overtook two-time winner Jean-Louis Schlesser to seal their victory.
Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves suffered an epic crash in the eighth stage of the 2016 Dakar, but he was undeterred and immediately got back up.
Adrien Van Beveren couldn't help but enjoy himself and pop a wheelie while racing the 2016 Dakar.
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