Documentarytellingthestoryoftheworld'scraziestrace.In1977,FrenchmotorcyclistThierrySabinewasinserioustrouble,lostintheLibyandesertanddyingfromthirst.Whilstmostmenwouldweepandthinkbackovertheirlives,Thierrythoughtaboutcomingback-todoarallyacrosstheSaharaDesert.The9,000kmParis-Dakarrallywasborn.Therallybecameabeaconforeccentricadventurersbattlingtheterrainincustomisedvehicles,seducedbytheromanceofthedesertandtheextremechallenge.Itsoonbecameavictimofitsownrapidsuccess.Caughtupincontroversyandwithover60deaths,in2008thisincredibleeventwasbroughttoanendinAfricabyterrorism.FeaturingwinnersCyrilNeveu,HubertAuriol,Jean-LouisSchlesser,AriVatanen,StephanePeterhansel,MartinedeCortanze,formerparticipantSirMarkThatcherandmanymore,thisisthestoryofthebiggestmotorsporteventtheworldhaseverseenandoneofthegreatestchallengesofhumanendeavoureverconceived,toldbythosewhotookpart.Howthewesttookonalandscapeofincrediblebeautyandscale.Andlost.
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