Rafal Sonik of Poland for Sonik Team YFM700R Raptor Yamaha competes during day 6 of the Dakar Rally between Antofaasta and Iquique on January 9 near Iquique, Chile. #

Yamaha rider Bruno da Costa of France greets spectators as he arrives for the symbolic start of the Dakar Rally 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 3. #

A muddy section of Stage 7 between Iquique, in Chile, and Uyuni, Bolivia, on January 10. #

Dutch biker Frans Verhoeven reacts at the end of the stage 2 of the Dakar 2015 between Carlos Paz and San Juan, Argentina, on January 5. #

KTM rider Jakub Przygonski of Poland in the sixth stage of the Dakar Rally 2015, from Antofagasta to Iquique, on January 9. #

Competitors in the 2015 Dakar Rally stage 6 between Antofogasta and Iquique, Chile, on January 9. #

Aerial view of the finish line of the Stage 7 between Iquique, in Chile and Uyuni, in Bolivia, on January 11. #

Albert Llovera of Andorra drives in Stage 2 from Villa Carlos Paz to San Juan on January 5. #

(2 of 3) Juan Manuel Silva and Pablo Sisterna crash during Stage 7, on January 10. #

(3 of 3) Juan Manuel Silva and Pablo Sisterna crash during Stage 7, on January 10. #

Jimco car of Canadian Matthew Cambell, after a crash during the 7th stage of the Dakar Rally, on January 10. #

Honda rider Paulo Goncalves of Portugal races during the sixth stage between the cities of Antofagasta and Iquique, Chile, on January 9. #

A helicopter lifts a quad before Stage 5 of the Dakar 2015 between Copiapo and Antofogasta, Chile, on January 8. #

Yamaha quad rider Camelia Liparoti, from France, arrives at the Uyuni camp after completing the seventh stage of the Dakar 2015 on January 11. #

The hand of racer Marc Pedrola during Stage 5 of Dakar 2015 between Copiapo and Antofogasta, Chile, on January 8. #

People stand on the Uyuni salt flats to watch the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally 2015 between Uyuni, Bolivia, and Iquique, Chile, on January 11. #

Competitors begin the 8th stage of the Dakar Rally 2015 on the Salar de Uyuni salt flat, on January 11. #

Peugeot's driver Stephane Peterhansel of France and co-driver Jean Paul Cottret compete during Stage 8 between Uyuni and Iquique, on January 11. #

Riders compete in Stage 8 between Uyuni and Iquique on January 12. #

Dakar 2015 riders compete on the Uyuni salt flats on on January 12. #

A competitor races past Cactus Island across the Uyuni salt flats during the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally on January 12. #

Kawasaki's Chilean Patricio Cabrera pushes his bike during Stage 8 on the Uyuni salt flats on January 12. #

Honda rider Jeremias Israel Esquerre of Chile rides during Stage 6, from Antofagasta to Iquique, on January 9. #

Yamaha's Spanish biker Juan Pedrero Garcia races in Stage 8 of Dakar 2015, between Uyuni, Bolivia and Iquique, Chile, on January 12. #