Starting on a Sea Camp on the shores of the Red Sea and ending on the opposite side of the Arabian Peninsula, where the competitors will discover the coast of the Arabian Gulf after a four-day adventure through the Empty Quarter, including the marathon stage, the 45th edition of the Dakar is the toughest one since the rally came to Saudi Arabia. Packing almost 5,000 kilometres of specials into a prologue and 14 stages, the route is a true test of extreme endurance.
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More information:
https://www.dakar.com
https://www.facebook.com/Dakar
https://www.twitter.com/Dakar
https://www.instagram.com/DakarRally
#Dakar2023
© Amaury Sport Organisation - https://www.aso.fr
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00:00 It was a wet and wild stage 3 but then extremes have always been part of the Dakar experience.
00:10 For a decade it was the intense beauty, thrills and spills of South America, conditions that
00:15 pushed the human body to and beyond its limits.
00:18 Here we are at the top of the pass and you can see the altitude here on the sign.
00:28 We should be worried for them, they are just doing the rally, living their passion.
00:37 At times they overdo it, they push themselves beyond the limits.
00:41 Our job is to remind them where those limits are.
00:50 It's good to push your limits but going too far is dangerous.
00:52 We want them to have an adventure but not go beyond their capabilities.
00:59 Adventure across a continent that could throw up anything or even down on the riders' heads.
01:05 From the frozen hail to soaring temperatures, the organisers have their work cut out to
01:10 keep the competitors safe.
01:31 42.3 degrees Celsius is said to be the maximum temperature the human body can survive.
01:56 No wonder everyone was scrambling for shade, with water to hydrate but also to try and
02:01 cool off.
02:10 For everyone, when arriving at two, the end of speed two, there is an ice truck.
02:23 Sam Sutherland delighted to take them up on the offer, a time to chill before the Briton
02:27 went on to win his first Dakar bike title in 2017.
02:33 A time of reflection, the intense demands of Dakar, but despite the trials and tribulations,
02:38 always rising to the challenge.
02:56 (whooshing)