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South African hero Giniel de Villiers finished the Dakar Rally in second place overall. Here we see him taming the Atacama desert in Peru on Stage 3.
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Giniel de Villiers on Stage 2 in Peru.
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Bike race winner Cyril Despres makes sense of the vast Peruvian desert on Stage 2. Image: AFP
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Javier Pizzolito of Argentina tackles the sand of Stage 2 in Peru. Pizzolito finished in eighth overall. Image: AFP
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Guerlain Chicherit of France (who came eighth overall) tackles Stage 4, between Nazca and Arequipa, Peru. Image: AFP
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South African Giniel De Villiers thunders along the beach on Stage 4, between Nazca and Arequipa, Peru.
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Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar, a strong contender who was forced to retire, steers his Buggy through stage 4 between Nazca and Arequipa, Peru. Image: AFP
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Robby Gordon next to his Hummer after rolling his Hummer in the sand on Stage 4. Image: AFP
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Olivier Pain, who came sixth in the bike category, was pictured kicking up the dust on Stage 5, between Arequipa in Peru and Arica in Chile. Image: Reuters
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Andres Carevic rides past as Mini's driver Nani Joan Roma (R) of Spain is assisted by Toyota's Nani Roma (right) got stuck on Stage 6 and he forced the same fate on Giniel de Villiers, who could not see his rivals Mini until it was too late. Image: AFP
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KTM biker Marco Reinike took a tumble on Stage 6. Image: AFP
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KTM rider Cyril Despres of France won the bike race. Here we see him flying through the mud on Stage 8, between Salta and Tucuman, Argentina. Image: AFP
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Guilherme Spinelli of Brazil got stuck in a flooded river during Stage 8, between Salta and Tucuman, Argentina. Image: AFP
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South African Riaan Van Niekerk kicks up the mud on Stage 8, between Salta and Tucuman, Argentina. Image: AFP
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Bike race winner Cyril Despres checks his machine before Stage 8. Image: AFP
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Leonid Nivitskiy on Stage 9. The Russian finished the Dakar in seventh overall. Image: AFP
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Helder Rodrigues on Stage 10, between Cordoba and La Rioja, Argentina. Image: AFP
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Dakar winner Stephane Perterhansel of France drives over a dune between La Rioja and Fiambala, Argentina. Image: AFP
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Ruben Faria (who finished the bike race in second place) was seen making waves on Stage 10. Image: AFP
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You can think up your own caption for this one. Image: AFP
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The Imperial Toyota service crew work on Giniel de Villiers' Hilux after stage 11. Image: Quickpic
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American Robby Gordon tackles Stage 12, between Fiambala iand Copiapo. Image: AFP
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Victor Mastromatteo, of Argentina, got stuck on his Protoptipo in a river during Stage 11 between La Rioja and Fiambala, Argentina. Image: AFP
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A Chilean supporter waits for the competitors during stage 13 from Copiapo to La Serena. Image: Getty
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Giniel De Villiers and co-driver Dirk Von Zitzwitz celebrate their second overall position at the podium ceremony in Santiago, Chile. Image: Getty
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Giniel de Villiers celebrates with co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz after the end of the 2013 Dakar Rally.
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Dakar winner Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean Paul Cottret of team Mini celebrate on the podium in Santiago, Chile. Image: Getty
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