体坛英语资讯：Dakar Rally to break with tradition in Peru
<p><span word="LIMA">LIMA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 4-- <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500 <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="from">from</span> 61 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dakar">Dakar</span> <span word="Rally">Rally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="race">race</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="January">January</span> 6-17 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Lima">Lima</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="span">span</span> 5,000<span word="km">km</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 3,000<span word="km">km</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="timed">timed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ica">Ica</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="dune">dune</span> - <span word="known">known</span> <span word="locally">locally</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Duna">Duna</span> <span word="Grande">Grande</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> 1,700 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span>," <span word="Dakar">Dakar</span> <span word="Rally">Rally</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Etienne">Etienne</span> <span word="Lavigne">Lavigne</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dunes">dunes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="participants">participants</span>. <span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="exceptional">exceptional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="geography">geography</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="event">event</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 334 <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="include">include</span> 167 <span word="motorcycles">motorcycles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quads">quads</span>, 126 <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> 41 <span word="trucks">trucks</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Carlos">Carlos</span> <span word="Sainz">Sainz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Austrian">Austrian</span> <span word="Matthias">Matthias</span> <span word="Walkner">Walkner</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="champions">champions</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1978, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dakar">Dakar</span> <span word="Rally">Rally</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dakar">Dakar</span>, <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p>
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