Less of a race and more a once in a lifetime adventure, the Dakar Rally is one of the toughest things you can do on two wheels. It no longer takes place in France and North Africa, having relocated to South America in 2009, but that doesn’t mean it’s got any easier.
The rally takes place over two weeks and several countries with stages running almost a 1000km long every single day. Dakar has traded in deserts for the altitude of the Pacific coast of South America and has broken more riders than you’ve had hot dinners making it one of the most extreme races of its kind anywhere in the world.