Dakar Rally 2019
The official presentation of the next edition of the Dakar Rally, the largest all-terrain event in the world, was held today at the Peruvian embassy in Paris. A special edition, which will take place between January 6 and 17, because for the first time in its history the proof will only be rooted in a country, in this case Peru.According to the director of the event, Etienne Lavigne, is expected a Dakar "of the hardest in history." In front of the caravan will have, unlike previous years, only 10 runs (another day of rest), and the start and end of the 41st Dakar Rally will be in the capital Lima. In total there will be 5000 kilometers, of which 3000 will fight the stopwatch. Too much sand is expected, 70% of the course will be in this type of terrain, which will make everything more difficult for competitors. Just see the selection that the dunes of Peru made in the last edition, where they were placed in the initial phase of the race.In this will be the first post-implementation edition of Marc Coma, former sports director, to mention that the stages will have shorter timed sectors. The largest selective sector will have a length of 361 kilometers and the marathon run, the one where only the riders can assist the machines after the end of the day, will run on the fourth day.Note also for the number of subscribers, which makes a total of 534 registrations divided by 334 machines. The bikes and quads contribute to this cake together with 167 entries. Another curious fact is that the 2019 Dakar Rally will mark a new record among the rookies. We speak of 135 newcomers in the great adventure, which corresponds to 97 machines and 30% of the squad that will leave Lima on January 6 of the new year.Below is a short presentation video of the 10 steps that make the event program organized once again by Amaury Sport Organization.
Alexandre Melo, de Portugal
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