Yamaha Paolo Sabbatucci of Italy, right, tries to get his motorcycle out of the sand as Yamaha teammate rider John Mckendrick of Chile, waits for him during the 6th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from Arica to Calama, Chile, Thursday, Jan. 10.

Mini's driver Nani Joan Roma of Spain is stuck in the sand during Stage 6 of the Dakar.

Chile's KTM biker Marco Reinike

Argentine co-driver Bernardo Graue, left, and driver Lucio Alvarez, inside the vehicle, try to free their pick-up stuck on a dune.

French Ronan Chabot (L) passes Argentinian Lucio Alvarez, stuck in a dune, during the sixth stage of the Dakar Rally between Arica and Calama, Chile, Jan. 10.

Italian biker Alessandro Zanotti

A helicopter flies over driver Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar and co-driver Lucas Cruz of Spain competing in the 4th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from Nazca to Arequipa, Peru, on Jan. 8. The race finishes in Santiago, Chile, on Jan. 20.

KTM rider Stefan Svitko of Slovakia competes in the 4th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from Nazca to Arequipa, Peru, Jan. 8, 2013.

Mini's driver Lonid Novitskiy of Russia competes during Stage 4 of Dakar between Nazca and Arequipa, Peru, on Jan. 8.

Eduard Nikolaev, Sergey Savostin and Vladimir Rybakov of Russia race their Kamaz truck on a beach during the 2013 Dakar Rally on Jan. 8.

U.S. Robby Gordon is pictured next to his Hummer in the sand during the Dakar Rally on Jan. 8.

An anti-government protestor holds a Muslim prayer bracelet as he gestures on his knees to the riot police during clashes in Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 17. Senegalese police sealed off a main square in the capital Dakar and fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered on Friday in protest against incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade's bid to seek a third term in a Feb. 26 poll.

Anti-government protesters throw rocks at police in Dakar on Feb. 17.

A policeman reacts by firing live rounds from a pistol, after being struck in the head with a rock by anti-government protesters, during running clashes in central Dakar, Senegal on Feb. 17. The police fought running battles with protesters who hurled stones, burned trash and set up barricades along avenues in the city center, forcing businesses to close for the afternoon.

Police arrest rapper Kilifeu of anti-government youth movement Y'en a Marre in Dakar, Senegal on Feb. 16, 2012. Riot police used teargas, truncheons and a water cannon to disperse hundreds of people protesting at President Abdoulaye Wade's decision to seek a third term in office.

Members of Y'en a Marre chant slogans in Dakar on Feb. 16, 2012.

Riot police move a burning barricade during a rally against President Abdoulaye Wade in Dakar, Senegal on Jan. 31.ce.

An anti-government demonstrator throws rocks at the police during a protest against Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade in the capital Dakar.

Anti-government protestors march past burning tires in Dakar on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.

Tires burn in a street on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Senegal's capital Dakar, where clash broke out between police and young protesters.