In what was the last major test of the 2025 Dakar, competitors had to traverse 275km of dunes through the famous Empty Quarters in Saudi Arabia before halting for the night at Shubayth.

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the Dakar start bivouac was in full swing in these early days of the 2025 edition. Night and day, generators chunter away next to white tarpaulin structures as large as aircraft hangars.