In Pics: Dakar Rally reaches Salta, Argentina
| Updated: Jan 16, 2018, 03:29 AM IST
Stage 9 of Darak Rally was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.The rally will resume with stage 10 from Salta to Belen in Argentina.
Stage 9 cancelled
The organisers were facing problems to overhaul race vehicles due to bad weather conditions.
They had no choice but to cancel stage 9 between Tupiza and Salta.
The rally will resume with stage 10 from Salta to Belen.
They had no choice but to cancel stage 9 between Tupiza and Salta.
The rally will resume with stage 10 from Salta to Belen.
(Photograph:WION Web Team)
Crew reaches Salta
The crew has been transported to Salta by helicopters.
Riders will reach Salta by public road.
Riders will reach Salta by public road.
(Photograph:WION Web Team)
First stop at Salta
Salta is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Argentina.
It is an endless source of landscapes and other attractions that will surprise and amaze the rally riders.
It is an endless source of landscapes and other attractions that will surprise and amaze the rally riders.
(Photograph:WION Web Team)
Vroom Vroom in Salta
Along with the tough competition, riders will enjoy beautiful landscapes of Salta.
A land of varied landscapes from the arid puna to the wild greenness of the jungle, plus the intense red colour of the Calchaquies valleys.
A land of varied landscapes from the arid puna to the wild greenness of the jungle, plus the intense red colour of the Calchaquies valleys.
(Photograph:WION Web Team)
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Peugeot's drivers lead the rally
Peugeot's drivers Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz of Spain won the stage.
(Photograph:WION Web Team)
Honda ranked 1 till 8th stage in bike category
Honda's Spanish biker Joan Barreda Bort captured during Stage 7 of the 2018 Dakar Rally between La Paz and Uyuni, Bolivia.
Image Source: AFP
Image Source: AFP