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After almost 10,000 km of racing, the Silk Way Rally has reached its (early) conclusion. He set a strong pace early, but a wrist injury forced Sebastien Loeb to retire – putting his Peugeot teammates into the lead in the process. Here are some of the best images from the final stages of the race.

Coming off a loss to Iveco on its 2016 campaign, Russian Dakar staple Kamaz has designed an all-new truck pointed directly at the 2017 Dakar event. The big, bad, blacked-out Master "Kapotnik" features a new layout and a 980-hp powertrain.

New names dominated the Dakar Rally this year - MINI won 1-2 first time out, and Iveco took away truck honors from traditional winners Kamaz. For KTM, it was business as usual with a 12th straight win

It was the usual suspects once more in the 2011 Dakar Rally. Volkswagen's TDI diesel Touaregs went 1-2-3, KTM's 450s went 1-2 for the tenth time in a row and Kamaz's Vladimir Chagin repeated last year's win.

VW TDI technology went 1-2-3 in the 2010 Dakar Rally, with Carlos Sainz taking the win. In the motorcycles, Depres won his third Dakar, and KTM its tenth. Yamaha dominated the Quads with a 1-2-3, and Kamaz took its ninth truck win.

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