STAGE 5 BEHIND

Behind the 5th stage of the Dakar Rally Raid-2017.  The local landscapes are striking in their beauty, and the local climate makes its own adjustments to the course of Dakar.  The leadership of the rally raid decided to shorten the 5th stage, ending it at the first turn of the special stage, by 219 km of the route. The participants did not pass the second part of the special stage after the neutralization zone, as the roads on the way to it were washed out. According to Marc Coma, Dakar's sporting director, it was not an easy decision, but in a race like Dakar you always have to be on your guard.