Intense, dusty, and exhilarating—the Dakar Rally 2025 unfolded across Saudi Arabia’s toughest landscapes, featuring grueling stages like the 48-hour endurance segment and marathon runs through the Empty Quarter Diario ASNew Atlas.
Australian competitor Daniel Sanders dominated from start to finish in the motorcycle category, claiming the overall win and delivering a crucial triumph for KTM amid financial pressure El País. Meanwhile, the 19-year-old rookie Edgar Canet impressed everyone with his podium-worthy performance in the prologue, finishing just seconds behind the leaders El País.
On the visual front, the competition came alive in these gripping photographs—from sand-blasted dunes and airborne jumps to dehydrated terrain and spinning wheels under the unforgiving sun