• Heavy rain in Argentina thought to keep racers and spectators in danger
News follows horrific crash in race’s prologue stage on SaturdayThe first stage of the 2016 Dakar Rally has been cancelled due to heavy rain,with organisers taking no chances over road safety after a horrific crash blighted the prologue stage in Argentina on Saturday.
Competitors had been due to set off from Rosario to Villa Carlos Paz but will now start this year’s race from the start of the second stage, which starts on Monday. Drivers will instead drive in convoy on the highway to Villa Carlos Paz, and starting their 5000-mile journey from there – the race travelling through Argentina and Bolivia before finishing back in Rosario.
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Source: theguardian.com