Paris to Dakar

Departing Portugal and weaving through Africa, from Morocco to Senegal, many were forced out of contention by the tough conditions, ensuring the fight for supremacy remained tense down to the wire. The dramatic footage and competitor interviews ...  

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The 2010 Dakar (née Paris-Dakar) Rally is well under way. The race began on January 1 and is scheduled to end on the 16th, but a flood of amazing images have already hit the wire services. Gallery time? You betcha. Thanks to security concerns, the Dakar Rally no longer runs, as its name once indicated, from Paris to Dakar. The event now takes place in Argentina, and while it's nowhere near as epic as before, it's still nothing to sneeze at...  

The 2010 Dakar Rally ended last Saturday, and despite virtually no U.S. cable coverage, we've got video of all fourteen stages from Argentina's lowlands to the brutal Atacama desert. In total, 98 minutes of rally awesomeness. Suck it, productivity. Stage 1: Buenos Aires, Argentina to Cordoba, Argentina Dates: 1/1/2010 - 1/2/2010 Distance: Trucks & Cars - 425 miles Bikes & Quads - 405 miles Stage 2: Cordoba, Argentina to La Rioja, Argentina...  

Frenchman Cyril Despres finished fourteen grueling stages of the 2010 Dakar Rally on top, winning the 5,550+ mile competition aboard his KTM 690 Rally Replica. Second place was claimed by Norwegian Pal Anders Ullevalseter aboard a KTM 690, and a non-factory supported Aprilia RXV450 scored an impressive third place finish at the hands of first-time Dakar competitor Francisco "Chaleco" Lopez. The Aprilia ended with a cumulative time that was a...  

Volkswagen’s turbo diesel technology completed a comprehensively successful title defence in the 2010 Dakar Rally, finishing 1-2-3 with WRC legend Carlos Sainz (bottom right) finally winning the most prestigious “raid” in the world at his fourth attempt. In the motorcycles, Cyril Depres (top left) won his third Dakar Rally, after 9000 km across Argentina and Chile. He rode in triumph into Buenos Aires to complete his third Dakar victory and...  

Volkswagen's drivers Carlos Sainz, of Spain, right, and Volkswagen's Nasser Al-Attiyah, of Qatar, celebrate after ending first and second in the car category at the Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally 2010 in Bolivar, Argentina, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. (AP ...  

People cheer on Volkswagen's Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz, of Spain, as they race in stage 12 of the Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally 2010 between San Juan and San Rafael, Argentina, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. Volkswagen's driver Mark Miller, of ...  

Motorsports news from around the Web… Dakar Rally: Sainz Wins, VW Sweeps PodiumCarlos Sainz, the former World Rally Championship driver, won his first Dakar Rally on Saturday. He finished the grueling two-week race covering Argentina and Chile ahead of his Volkswagen teammate, Nasser... Drive.com - Motorsport: Winterbottom signs new V8 deal with Ford  

Two-time World Rally Championship winner Carlos Sainz has emerged victorious in the Dakar Rally, beating Nasser Al-Attiyah by just two minutes and 12 seconds — one of the lowest wining margins ever. Third place went to last years winner, Mark Miller, who was 32 minutes behind Al-Attiyah. No tags for this post. Related posts No related posts.  

For the second year in a row VW has won the Dakar Rally with in emphatic style. Three VW Touregs finished in the top three positions with just 2 minutes and 12 seconds separating the first and second car. VW sees the race win as a clear indication that the efficiency and reliablility of the Toureg’s [...]  

San Rafael (Argentina), Jan 15 (DPA) Spain’s Carlos Sainz won the 12th stage of the Dakar rally Thursday, slightly increasing his overall lead in the prestigious race just two days before it ends. Sainz’s Volkswagen covered the stage, with 476 km between the western Argentine cities of San Juan and San Rafael, in 3.30:29 hours. Qater’s [...]  

Vladimir Chagin won the truck category driving a Kamaz in the 2010 eventBuenos Aires,Argentine -Gizmag -18 Jan 2010: ... The “tsar” (Russia’s Vladimir Chagin) won the truck category for the sixth time, driving a Kamaz ... The rugged Russian Kamaz truck won EVERY stage in the 2010 event, finished 1-2 and picked up a ninth Dakar win...  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Carlos Sainz of Spain won the Dakar Rally in his Volkswagen, finishing second in Saturday's final stage into Buenos Aires to maintain his overall led. Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah won the 14th and final 128 ...  

Nasser Al Attiyah of Qatar competes in his Volkswagen in the Dakar Rally, yesterday. (MENAFN - The Peninsula) Carlos Sainz added the 2010 Dakar title to his two world rally championships yesterday, thwarting Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah's ...