“The route of the 2017 Dakar preserves rally-raid traditions, with a physical challenge that will push the competitors into the world of extreme endurance 7 selective sections will be over 400 kilometres with one of more than 500 kilometres. The rally will be spent 6 days at more than 3,000 metres above sea level.
The balance of difficulties can be illustrated by a double upward trend: the level of difficulty will increase just until the rest day, then a second increase in power will be necessary, to reach one’s ideal level for the “Super Belén”.
Nothing will be decided until the very last special stage at Río Cuarto”.
With the addition of Paraguay, the Dakar will visit the 29th country in its history, the 5th on the South American continent.
Then the rally will head for its longest stay so far in Bolivia and more specifically the capital city of La Paz. Argentina, which has ben a part of every edition since 2009, will be the theatre for the final battle decided in Buenos Aires.