The competition next year, to coincide with the Bicentennial was presented in Paris.
The organizers of the Dakar Rally in Paris presented the Argentina-Chile 2010 edition of the hardest and most demanding test in the world, which will be run for the second time in South America, from 1 to 17 January and its route changes compared to last year along 8,600 kilometers of rough roads of the two countries.
The edition of the Dakar Rally Argentina-Chile Bicentennial was presented in the capital gala by the director of the test, the French Etienne Lavigne, the executive secretary of the National Institute of Tourism and coordinator competition Leonardo Boto Álvarez, and the CEO of the organizer (Amaury Sport Organisation – ASO), among others.
“Following the success of last edition, the Dakar has decided to cross the Atlantic without losing your mind, or your values and undoubtedly strong in these lands, Lavigne said at the presentation, held at the offices of the newspaper L’Equipe sports.
The organization of the Argentine government and the affection of the public were reasons why we decided to re-perform the competition in Argentina, said French.
One of the features that have the Dakar 2010 is that the 14 stages will be spread evenly in each country and, this time, the tour does not include Patagonia and competitors will face due north, as was hinted in March Lavigne own past during the announcement of the return of the Rally in the Olivos.
The start will be on January 2 from the Republic Square, the Obelisk, but the first step will be closed in Córdoba and then will travel to La Rioja, Fiambala (Catamarca) to end across Chile.
Already in the neighboring country, the Dakar stop in Copiapó, Antofagasta, Iquique, Antofagasta then return by, where riders will enjoy the coveted “day of rest” – to follow Copiapó, La Serena and anchor in Santiago.
Once the Rally sticking around in the trans-Andean capital will pass through San Juan (another novelty), San Rafael (Mendoza), Santa Rosa (La Pampa) and will end again in the City of Buenos Aires, where there will be completed 8,600 km journey through seven Argentine provinces and five Chilean regions. The Dakar Bicentennial will feature the top teams and drivers, including past winners: Giniel De Villiers of Volkswagen, the winner in the motorcycle catán Marc Coma (Repsol KTM), Firdaus Kabirov in trucks and Josef Machacek in quadricycle (KM racing).
The Argentine pilots will also be heading to Mendoza Orly Terranova ahead in the cars category, and Marcos Paronelli, who made history by finishing second in his first Dakar in quads.
Mendoza the BMW team had to abandon the race after staging a turnaround in Copiapo when it went before the tenth stage, one of the most complicated in the Rally.
Other compatriots announced that the Dakar will not be lost are: Gabriel Pozzo, Ragunaschi Francisco Patxi Otaño and Leonardo Monti, Cristian Romero and José Luis Di Palma in cars; Andrew Reed, Andrew Memi, and Eduardo Alan on bikes, are among those that will represent the country in the world’s toughest rally.
