体坛英语资讯：Frances Peterhansel hoping for Dakar Africa return
<p><span word="Video">Video</span> <span word="PlayerClose">PlayerClose</span></p><p><span word="AREQUIPA">AREQUIPA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 12-- <span word="Thirteen">Thirteen</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Dakar">Dakar</span> <span word="Rally">Rally</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Stephane">Stephane</span> <span word="Peterhansel">Peterhansel</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="nostalgia">nostalgia</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gruelling">gruelling</span> <span word="Sahara">Sahara</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="terrain">terrain</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="road">road</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dakar">Dakar</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</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><p><span word="Peterhansel">Peterhansel</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dakar">Dakar</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="relocation">relocation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="loops">loops</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="dune">dune</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span>," <span word="the">the</span> 53-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Frenchman">Frenchman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="Town">Town</span>."</p><p><span word="Peterhansel">Peterhansel</span> <span word="added">added</span>: "<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="slept">slept</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Peterhansel">Peterhansel</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dakar">Dakar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dunes">dunes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sahara">Sahara</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>."</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dakar">Dakar</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="inception">inception</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1979.</p>
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