The classics breathe new life into the Dakar

Few sporting events have reinvented themselves as much as the Dakar . From its first editions it barely retains the name, a registered trademark that serves as a tribute to all those who competed in Africa until terrorism drove them out too many years ago. Then South America came along and the raid got into a boring routine. More and more professionalized official teams, exorbitant costs and a not so demanding route began to distance the adventurers of a lifetime from the test. An attempt was made to rescue the Dakar by transferring the event to Saudi Arabia . The new setting was liked, but something was still missing. Now, finally, the organization seems to have hit the key to recover the great appeal of the Dakar with

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