ASO, the organizers of the famous Dakar race, have published the map and the contestants line-up for the 2010 edition. Despite the many trouble it had this year with downsizing the motorcycle engine capacity to 450cc for the professionals, the official withdrawal of KTM and their top riders, everything seems to be back in order. KTM is still omnipresent, and the big boys, Marc Coma, Cyril Despres, David Casteu, Jonah Street, Pal Ullevalseter, Jordi Viladoms, Frans Verhoeven and David Fretigne are all present and accounted for.
Though this year it would seem that there are less KTM motorcycles, they do still dominate the numbers. The 2010 edition sees many more Yamaha motorcycles, but also more BMW and even Aprilia, Sherco, Beta, Jincheng, Honda, Husqvarna and Husaberg. On the ladies side, Mirjam Pol and Annie Seel are present again.
As far as nationalities goes, they're coming from all over the world: France 37, Argentina 15, Spain 13, The Netherlands 11, Italy 11, Chile 8, Brazil 7, Portugal 6, UK 6, Czech Republic 5, Canada 4, Australia 4, Poland 3, Sweden 2, USA, 2, Slovakia 2, Serbia 2, Turkey 2, Belgium 2, Germany 2, Peru 2, China 2 and 1 rider for Norway, Slovenia, Uruguay, Ukraine, Guatemala, Ireland, Austria and Mexico.
The motorcycles will be riding 8,937 kilometers (the cars are going a bit further with 9,030 kms).
| DATE | START | FINISH | Connection | Special | Connection | TOTAL | | 01/01 | Buenos Aires | Colon | 317 km | 0 km | 0 km | 317 km | | 02/01 | Colon | Cordoba | 349 km | Bikes/Quads: 219 km | 84 km | 652 km | | Cars/Trucks: 251 km | 684 km | | 03/01 | Cordoba | La Rioja | 56 km | Bikes/Quads: 294 km | 276 km | 626 km | | Cars/Trucks: 355 km | 687 km | | 04/01 | La Rioja | Fiambala | 259 km | 182 km | 0 km | 441 km | | 05/01 | Fiambala | Copiaco | 394 km | 203 km | 32 km | 629 km | | 06/01 | Copiapo | Antofagasta | 90 km | 483 km | 97 km | 670 km | | 07/01 | Antofagasta | Iquique | 180 km | 418 km | 0 km | 598 km | | 08/01 | Iquique | Antofagasta | 37 km | 600 km | 4 km | 641 km | | 09/01 | Rest day | | 10/01 | Antofagasta | Copiapo | 96 km | 472 km | 0 km | 568 km | | 11/01 | Copiapo | La Serena | 0 km | 338 km | 209 km | 547 km | | 12/01 | La Serena | Santiago | 112 km | 238 km | 236 km | 586 km | | 13/01 | Santiago | San Juan | 211 km | 220 km | 3 km | 434 km | | 14/01 | San Juan | San Rafael | 23 km | 476 km | 297 km | 796 km | | 15/01 | San Rafael | Santa Rosa | 76 km | 368 km | 281 km | 725 km | | 16/01 | Santa Rosa | Buenos Aires | 166 km | 206 km | 335 km | 707 km | | TOTAL | 2 366 km | Bikes/Quads: 4 717 km | 1 854 km | 8 937 km | | Cars/Trucks: 4 810 km | 9 030 km |
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