Guinea


Although the last time the Dakar went through Guinea was in 1996, competitors will nonetheless feel on familiar terrain. The Guinean tracks require the same skills as those needed in Mali and Senegal. As a bonus, bush is traditionally denser here and drivers and riders will have the pleasure of coming across a “semi-mountainous” relief which offers a variety of landscapes unique in the region.


STAGE 12: BAMAKO > LABÉ - Thursday, January 12th, 2006

Liaison: 197 km - Special: 368 km - Liaison: 307 km
Total: 872 km

Mali is left in liaison. The course of this first Guinean special takes drivers and riders into highly varied configurations. Trial zones replace fast laterite tracks, and bikers will have to get their feet wet when passing through fords. From a vegetation point of view, you won’t quite need a machete knife! At the finish, as is required for a marathon stage, there will be no assistance vehicles.