A worldwide sport event
 THE COMPETITORS NATIONALITY (2005 figures)


West Europe East Europe Arica & Middle-East
613 competitors
France 254
Spain 87
Belgium 68
Italy 65
Netherlands 50
Grreat-Britain 19
Germany 19
Switzerland 11
Andorra 10
Austria 6
Monaco 4
Denmark 3
Sweden 3
Portugal 3
Norway 3
Ireland 3
Croatia 2
Finland 2
Greece 1
57 competitors
Hungary 16
Russia 14
Latvia 10
Czech Rep. 10
Poland 2
Estonia 2
Romania 2
19 competitors
Senegal 7
Tunisia 3
Ivory Coast 3
South Africa 2
Israel 1
Qatar 1
Togo 1
Algeria 1
Saoudi Arabia 1
Asia America  
30 competitors
Japan 17
Australia 6
China 4
Thailand 2
22 competitors
USA 12
Brazil 5
Chili 2
Canada 1
Mexico 1
Argentina 1
 


On the 2005 bivouac…
    • 464 vehicles registered for the race,
    • 224 assistance vehicles,
    • 1,463 registered persons,
    • An international line-up: 39 nationalities at the start,
    • A race whose turnover in participants is constantly renewed: 30% of newcomers,
    • An intermixing of generations:,
    18-29 ans : 7,3%       30-39 ans : 33,5%
    40-49 ans : 43,3%     50-65 ans : 14,6%
  At the start At the finish
Race Vehicles
Motorbikes (including 1 side-car and 6 quads)
Cars
Trucks
Assistance Vehicles
Press & TV Vehicles
464
230
165
69
224
34
215
104
75
36
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