The Dakar Rally began in 1978 as the Paris-Dakar Rally. Thierry Sabine, a French motorcycle racer, created the event after getting lost in the Libyan desert during a race.

It's not technically a race, but we'll get to see what a Segway motorcycle can do. Segway is probably one of the last automotive brands you'd ever think to feature in the Dakar Rally.

The rally began in Paris on Monday and will finish in Dakar on 21 January after a 10 700km trek across Europe and North Africa. - The Independent, London ...