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The whole route has been divided into
59 cycling stages
and 12 rest days.
The cycling days will have in general the same schedule
: a start early in the morning to cycle the distance at
your own speed to the next place.
The stages have an average
length of 120 kilometres (75 miles) depending on
the course, the conditions of the roads and the
locations of the next suitable accommodation.
The full route has almost 60.000 meters (200.000 feet)
of elevation gain for the rider. That makes it an
average of almost 1.000
meters per day (3.000 feet). The first 7 weeks from
Paris to Sidi Ifni (start of the Sahara) is definitely
more mountainous (average 1.300 meters) with some
serious stages of more than 2.000 climbing meters. The
part through the Sahara and Senegal is relatively flat
with an average climbing of 250 meters per day.
Everyone gets daily a description of the route, plus we
provide GPS-tracks.
At the start in Paris you get an extensive tour guide
with background information about the route.
The rest days give you the possibility to visit local
sites, but keep in mind that "Paris-Dakar" is definitely
not a tourist trip. It's a demanding bicycle expedition
with a total distance of 7.200 where mainly scenic
routes and traffic calm roads have been chosen. The
tough climbs, the long stages in the desert, the extreme
weather conditions and sometimes basic accommodations
make "Paris-Dakar" to a real challenge. |
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