One of the outstanding notes from this tough competition was the announcement that the driver Jordi Arcarons made in the closing ceremony, in Lac Rose: His retirement.
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If you want to, you can find out more about this and many other anecdotes from the 2002 Rally Dakar:

The route of the 2002 edition of the Dakar Rally was made up of a journey of more than 10,000 kilometres distributed between 14 stages. On its way, it passed through 5 countries in Europe and Africa. If you want to, you can find out more about the figures of the Dakar Rally.

This year nearly 250 drivers and riders have participated in the three categories: motorbikes, cars and lorries. Discover what the drivers and riders are like as well as the machines which have accompanied them in each one of the stages.