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Loeb out of Dakar Rally

The Associated Press – Sports … · 17h

South African teenager becomes youngest top class driver to win a Dakar Rally stage

Nineteen-year-old Saood Variawa of South Africa became the youngest top-class driver to win a stage in the Dakar Rally.

Reuters · 19h

Loeb out of Dakar Rally as Variawa becomes youngest stage winner

Nine-times world rally champion Sebastien Loeb is out of the Dakar Rally after he rolled his Dacia in the Saudi desert on Tuesday as the race continued to take a toll of the big names after the exit of 2024 winner Carlos Sainz.

NBC Sports · 1d

Competitors react to grueling Dakar Rally, Stage 2

Dakar Rally drivers and riders recount Stage 2 of the event, where competitors took two days to traverse nearly 1000 km.

Al-Monitor · 1d

Loeb limps home as teenager wins Dakar stage

Sebastien Loeb struggled to complete Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally on Tuesday after rolling his car near the start, a setback that is likely to cost him his dream of a first title in the event. The nine-time World Rally Champion went off the road 12 kilometres into the 327-stage between Bisha and Al Henakiyah.

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Rallying-Lategan retains Dakar lead as Al-Rajhi rises and Al-Attiyah falls

Five-times winner Nasser Al-Attiyah hit trouble in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, the latest frontrunner to struggle in the ...

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Why the jury is still out on the Dakar's route shake-up risk

OPINION: There has been no shortage of drama in the opening days of the 2025 Dakar Rally, much of which can be traced to ...

Dakar Rally defending champ Sainz flips in the dunes and is an hour behind

Defending champion Carlos Sainz is nearly an hour off the pace in the Dakar Rally after his car flipped in the Saudi Arabia ...

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Competitors discuss rocky Dakar Rally, Stage 3

Dakar Rally drivers and riders describe Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally, where a few competitors had navigation troubles and had mixed results dealing with the terrain.

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5,000 miles of brutal desert racing: Why does the Dakar Rally even exist?

Dakar Rally participants know what they're signing up for: a gruelling two-week ordeal they have no guarantee of completing.

The Nomadic Mini-city Behind The Dakar Rally

Television loves the Dakar Rally with its crisp, dramatic images of cars, motorbikes and trucks ploughing through the blood-red sands and dunes of Saudi Arabia.