Covering Dakar

Reuters photojournalist Eric Gaillard takes us behind the scenes and gives a brief glimpse of what it is like to cover the Dakar Rally.

On my automotive lists of things to do, at the top would be to compete on the Dakar. I know I’ll never do that, so maybe covering it one year … even that would be an awesome adventure.

Don’t know what the Dakar is? Well, it’s the most amazing race in the world, that’s all.