Route for 2013 Dakar Rally unveiled in Paris
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E-mail CNTV, November 23, 2012
The official route for the 2013 Dakar Rally was announced in Paris on Wednesday. Last year’s winners gave their verdict on the journey that will be a South American odyssey.
The Dakar Rally 2013 edition will run from Peru to Chile winding its way down the Pacific coastline. Stage one will start in the Peruvian capital Lima on January the 5th. The route will also take in Argentina before eventually finishing in Chile’s capital Santiago on January 19th. The rally lasts 14 days and will see cars, motorbikes, trucks and quads race across sandy terrain. Last year’s winners Stephane Peterhansel and Cyril Despres were in Paris to see this year’s route unveiled.
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The rally lasts 14 days and will see cars, motorbikes, trucks and quads race across sandy terrain. |
The rally lasts 14 days and will see cars, motorbikes, trucks and quads race across sandy terrain.
Cyril Despres, 2012 Dakar Rally Bike Champion, said, "We will experience a new and special route, quite a lot of kilometers. There are some surprises with high altitude. I started my training on July 1st this year, planning for this famous Dakar 2013, the nearer it comes, the more I have shaking knees and can’t wait to go there."
Stephane Peterhansel, 2012 Dakar Rally Car Champion, said, "During the year we prepare the car and we prepare ourselves physically. And then the process really starts a couple of weeks before the rally. Then it is really the joy of being there and the excitement that brings. We can see some beautiful countryside but also a couple of complications at the beginning of the route, so all of these are really exciting."
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