Thomas Bourgin, of France, competes in the 6th stage of the Dakar Rally from Arica to Calama, Chile. Bourgin died on Jan. 11, 2013, in an accident before the 7th stage of the Dakar Rally between Calama, Chile.
Ronan Chabot and co-driver Gilles Pillot of France race across a creek during the 9th stage from Tucuman to Cordoba, Argentin.
South African pilot Giniel de Villiers, right, gets past French driver Ronan Chabot during the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally between San Miguel de Tucuman and Cordoba, Argentina.
Yamaha rider Lkhamaa Namchin of Mongolia sits on the sand after falling with his motorcycle during the 6th stage from Arica to Calama, Chile.
France's David Casteu rides his Yamaha during the Stage 2 of the Dakar Rally in Pisco, Peru, on Jan. 6. The rally will take place in Peru.
Kees Koolen of the Netherlands rides his Honda quad through a river basin that was flooded rapidly due to heavy rains during the 8th stage of the from Salta to Tucuman, Argentina.
A view of a road book before Stage 2 of the Dakar Rally in Pisco, Peru.
France's Vincent Guindani rides his Yamaha during the 9th stage of the Dakar Rally from San Miguel de Tucuman to Cordoba, Argentina.
A man works on a truck during the rest day of the Dakar Rally competition in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina.
Russian driver Vladimir Vasilyev overturns during the third stage of the Dakar Rally in the Nazca desert, about 450 km south of Lima, Peru.