Yesterday, the organisers of the Dakar Rally unveiled the main route of the 29th running of the event which began as the 'Paris to Dakar'. The event will be held between the 6th and the 21st January 2007. After the success both on a sporting and media point of view of the start in Portugal last year, they have chosen to once again launch the rally in Lisbon before heading to Africa. The technical and administrative scrutineering will take place on the 3rd, 4th and 5th January in the Cultural Centre of Belem. On the following day the real rally begins on Portuguese soil.

After crossing the Mediterranean sea, the event will head for Dakar after going through Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, and Senegal. The course, currently being prepared, will promise to be very sandy. The rally that has become a 'raid' last year thanks to new sporting regulations favouring navigation will carry on in a way that in last event delighted the competitors and race fans.

Preventing risks remains a major concern for the organisers. Therefore new measures will be taken to improve the security of competitors and the population along the course. Indeed, the existing measures will be reinforced and adapted to the specific characteristics of each stage.

The 2007 Lisbon to Dakar Rally

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