Spanish pilot Carlos Saiz (R) and his copilot and countrymen Lucas Cruz greet spectators during a symbolic start of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Jan. 3, 2015. Competitors will travel 9,200km from Jan. 4, leaving Buenos Aires to cross Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and return to Buenos Aires on Jan. 17 to complete the rally. (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)
French pilot Stephane Peterhansel (Front, 3rd R) poses with his copilot Jean Paul Cottret (Front, 1st L) and members of his team during a symbolic start of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Jan. 3, 2015. Competitors will travel 9,200km from Jan. 4, leaving Buenos Aires to cross Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and return to Buenos Aires on Jan. 17 to complete the rally. (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)
French pilot Christophe Declerck greets spectators during a symbolic start of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Jan. 3, 2015. Competitors will travel 9,200km from Jan. 4, leaving Buenos Aires to cross Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and return to Buenos Aires on Jan. 17 to complete the rally. (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)
French motorcyclist Olivier Pain greets spectators during a symbolic start of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Jan. 3, 2015. Competitors will travel 9,200km from Jan. 4, leaving Buenos Aires to cross Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and return to Buenos Aires on Jan. 17 to complete the rally. (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)
Qatari pilot Nasser Al-Attiyah (R) and his copilot Baumel Matthieu greet spectators during a symbolic start of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Jan. 3, 2015. Competitors will travel 9,200km from Jan. 4, leaving Buenos Aires to cross Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and return to Buenos Aires on Jan. 17 to complete the rally. (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)
Chilean pilot Paula Galvez greets spectators during a symbolic start of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Jan. 3, 2015. Competitors will travel 9,200km from Jan. 4, leaving Buenos Aires to cross Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and return to Buenos Aires on Jan. 17 to complete the rally. (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)
Motorcyclists Jordi Viladoms of Spain, Olivier Pain of France, Marc Coma of Spain, and Joan Barreda Bort of Spain (From L to R, Front), react during a symbolic start of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Jan. 3, 2015. Competitors will travel 9,200km from Jan. 4, leaving Buenos Aires to cross Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and return to Buenos Aires on Jan. 17 to complete the rally. (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)
Motorcyclists Jordi Viladoms of Spain, Olivier Pain of France, Marc Coma of Spain and Joan Barreda Bort of Spain (From L to R, Front), react during a symbolic start of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Jan. 3, 2015. Competitors will travel 9,200km from Jan. 4, leaving Buenos Aires to cross Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and return to Buenos Aires on Jan. 17 to complete the rally. (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)
Austrian pilot Matthias Walkner (R) greets spectators during a symbolic start of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Jan. 3, 2015. Competitors will travel 9,200km from Jan. 4, leaving Buenos Aires to cross Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and return to Buenos Aires on Jan. 17 to complete the rally. (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)
