Dakar rally 2017: Heat, dirt, men and their machines

Peugeot's pilot Sebastien Loeb and co-pilot Daniel Elena, race their car through water, during the first state of the Dakar Rally 2017, between Asuncion and Resistencia, in Argentina, on January 2. (FRANCK FIFE/ AFP Photo)

Updated on: Jan 04, 2017 4:51 PM IST

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Peugeot's pilot Sebastien Loeb and co-pilot Daniel Elena, race their car through water, during the first state of the Dakar Rally 2017, between Asuncion and Resistencia, in Argentina, on January 2. (FRANCK FIFE/ AFP Photo)

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Aerial picture showing meanders of the Bermejo river, limit between the Argentine provinces of Formosa (L) and Chaco, near the town of General Lucio V. Mansilla in Formosa, during the 2017 Dakar Rally stage 1 between Asuncion and Resistencia, in Argentina. (Franck Fife/AFP)

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Suzuki car driver Tim Coronel, of the Netherlands, is covered in dirt after completing in the second stage of the Dakar Rally. (Martin Mejia/AP)

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Yamaha motorbike rider Xavier De Soultrait, of France, pours water over his head after finishing the second stage of the Dakar Rally. (Martin Mejia/AP)

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Paraguay's Nelson Sanabria races his Yamaha quad at the finish of the second stage of the Dakar Rally, between Resistencia and San Miguel de Tucuman. (Martin Mejia/AP)

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France's Adrien Van Beveren on his Yamaha motorbike at the end of the second stage of the Dakar Rally. (Martin Mejia/AP)

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Co-pilot Jose Di Palma is pictured inside his Toyota after competing with his pilot Carlos Aguero of Argentina. (Ricardo Moraes/REUTERS)

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Stefan Svitko of Slovakia rides his KTM. (Ricardo Moraes/REUTERS)

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People watch driver Yazeed Al Rajhi, of Saudi Arabia, and co-driver Timo Gottschalk, of Germany, race their Mini during the first stage of the Dakar Rally between Asuncion, Paraguay and Resistencia, Argentina. (AP/PTI)

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Aerial picture of Formosa (R), in Argentina and Alberdi, across the Paraguay river in Paraguay, taken during Stage 1 of the rally. (Franck Fife/AFP)

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Spain's Gerard Farres Guell powers his Yamaha during the Stage 1 of the Dakar Rally 2017. (Franck Fife/AFP)

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Sherco's Spanish biker Juan Pedrero Garcia competes during the 2017 Dakar Rally. (Franck Fife/AFP)

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People watch as competitors pass by during the 2017 Dakar Rally. (Franck Fife/AFP)

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Toyota's pilot Ronan Chabot and co-pilot Gilles Pillot, both from France, compete during the 2017 Dakar Rally. (Franck Fife/AFP)

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People watch as competitors pass by during the 2017 Dakar Rally. (Franck Fife/AFP)

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Argentine Daniel Domaszewski powers his Honda quad through a pool of water during the 2017 Dakar Rally Stage 1. (Franck Fife/AFP)

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Spain's biker Armand Monleon power his KTM through water. (Franck Fife/AFP)

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Argentine Daniel Domaszewski (L) rides his Honda quad. (Franck Fife/AFP)