20 Breathtaking Photos of Dakar Rally 2014

1. Buggy driver Carlos Sainz of Spain and co-pilot Timo Gottschalk of Germany race in the dunes during the second stage of the Dakar Rally between the cities of San Luis and San Rafael in San Rafael, Argentina, Monday January 6, 2014. This is the sixth consecutive year the race has been run in South America, and the first time Bolivia has been on the route. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/AP Photo)

2. A competitor’s personal gear in the bivouac in Barreal after the Stage 3 of the Dakar 2014 between San Rafael and San Juan , Argentina, on January 08, 2014. (Photo by Franck Fife/AFP Photo)

3. French Gilles Gard in action during the second stage of the Rally Dakar 2014 between the Argentinean localities of San Luis and San Rafael, 06 January 2014. Rally Dakar will run between 4 and 18 January across Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. (Photo by Felipe Trueba/EPA)

4. KTM rider Mark Davidson of Australia races through the dunes during the second stage of the Dakar Rally between the cities of San Luis and San Rafael in San Rafael, Argentina, Monday, January 6, 2014. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/AP Photo)

5. French Gilles Gard falls off his bike during the second stage of the Rally Dakar 2014 between the Argentinean localities of San Luis and San Rafael, 06 January 2014. (Photo by Felipe Trueba/EPA)

6. Toyota’s driver Giniel De Villiers of South Africa and co-driver Dirk Von Zitzewitz of Germany, compete during the Stage 2 of the Dakar 2014 between San Luis and San Rafael, Argentina, on January 6, 2014. (Photo by Franck Fife/AFP Photo)

7. Chile’s Javier Campillay drives past the burning car of Kazakhstan’s Bauyrzhan Issabayev and Gabdulla Ashimov during the Dakar Rally 2014 Stage 2 from San Luis to San Rafael, on January 6, 2014. (Photo by Jean-Paul Pelissier/AFP Photo)

8. Buggy driver Carlos Sainz of Spain and co-pilot Timo Gottschalk of Germany races during the third stage of the Dakar Rally between the cities of San Rafael and San Juan, Argentina, Tuesday, January 7, 2014. (Photo by Jean-Paul Pleissier/AP Photo)

9. French Mini driver Stephane Perterhansel and co-driver Jean Paul Cottret compete during the Stage 4 of the Dakar 2014 between San Juan and Chilecito, Argentina, on January 08, 2014. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/AFP Photo)

10. (#309) Krzysztof Holowczyc and Konstantin Zhiltsov of Poland in the MINI for Monster Energy X-Raid Team competes on Day 2 of the Dakar Rally 2014 on January 6, 2014 in the Dunes of Nihuil, Argentina. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

11. After falling from his motorbike, KTM rider Stephane Hamard of France gets help pushing his bike out of a mud puddle during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally between the cities of Salta, Argentina and Uyuni, Bolivia, Sunday, January 12, 2014. (Photo by Juan Karita/AP Photo)

12. A local man stops with his motorbike to enjoy the sun set over the Salar de Uyuni or Uyuni Salt Flat during Day 7 of the 2014 Dakar Rally on January 11, 2014 in Uyuni, Bolivia. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

13. A car is pictured as the sun sets over the Salar de Uyuni or Uyuni Salt Flat during Day 7 of the 2014 Dakar Rally on January 11, 2014 in Uyuni, Bolivia. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

14. A car is pictured as the sun sets over the Salar de Uyuni or Uyuni Salt Flat during Day 7 of the 2014 Dakar Rally on January 11, 2014 in Uyuni, Bolivia. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

15. A stands alone in Salar de Uyuni or Uyuni Salt Flat during Day 7 of the 2014 Dakar Rally on January 11, 2014 in Uyuni, Bolivia. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

16. A tourist bus drives on the Salar de Uyuni or Uyuni Salt Flat during Day 7 of the 2014 Dakar Rally on January 11, 2014 in Uyuni, Bolivia. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

17. The sky is reflected on the Uyuni Salt Flats as a car drives by in Uyuni, Bolivia, Saturday, January 11, 2014. The motorcycles and quads of the Dakar Rally will race through parts of the Uyuni Salt Flats on Jan. 13, 2014. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/AP Photo)

18. (#2) Marc Coma of Spain for the KTM Red Bull Rally Factory Team makes his way off the podium during Day 8 of the 2014 Dakar Rally on January 12, 2014 in Uyuni, Bolivia. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

19. A local man rides his motorbike as the sun sets over the Salar de Uyuni of Uyuni Salt Flat during Day 7 of the 2014 Dakar Rally on January 11, 2014 in Uyuni, Bolivia. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

20. Speedbrain rider Jeremias Isarael Esquerre of Chile, left center, and KTM rider Jordi Viladoms of Spain race during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally between the cities of Salta, Argentina and Uyuni, Bolivia, Sunday, January 12, 2014. (Photo by Juan Karita/AP Photo)