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2016 Dakar Schedule

Author: Aaryn Minerds

Posted:

Saturday, January 2nd, 2016

6:09 AM

Below is a quick daily guide to the 2016 Dakar that is will be held across Bolivia and Argentina, starting late this evening Australian time.

With two days of Administrative and technical checks out of the way, the official starting podium in Buenos Aires will take place in a few hours followed by this years prologue before racing officially kicks off tomorrow, starting from Buenos Aires.

Riders will then spend two weeks tackling over 9000km of terrain from Argentina up to the top of Bolivia before returning to Argentina for the big finish in Rosario on the 16th of January.

Program of the 2016 Dakar:
31/12 and 01/01: Administrative and technical checks
02/01: Start podium in Buenos Aires / Prologue / Liaison to Bivouac "0" close to Rosario
03/01: Buenos Aires - Villa Carlos Paz
04/01: Villa Carlos Paz - Termas de RÌ_o Hondo
05/01: Termas de RÌ_o Hondo - Jujuy
06/01: Jujuy - Jujuy
07/01: Jujuy - Uyuni
08/01: Uyuni - Uyuni
09/01: Uyuni - Salta
10/01: Rest day in Salta
11/01: Salta - BelÌ©n
12/01: BelÌ©n - BelÌ©n
13/01: BelÌ©n - La Rioja
14/01: La Rioja - San Juan
15/01: San Juan - Villa Carlos Paz
16/01: Villa Carlos Paz - Rosario

Australian Riders to Watch in 2016:
#3 Toby Price KTM - Bikes

After having a handful of Aussie competitors to follow in recent years, Australian Dakar fans have just the one rider to cheer on in 2016, with Toby Price the only Australian in the entire field of both Bike and Quad riders this year.

After finishing third in his debut Dakar last year, the current Australian AORC champion is considered one of the big favourites to win the bike class in this years event and will have the entire nation following his every move.

As we have done for more than ten years now, Fullnoise.com.au will have daily updates and results from this years event.