2015 Dakar Rally revs up in Argentina – in pictures

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  Mini driver Krzysztof Holowczyc of Poland and co-driver Xavier Panseri of France take part the first stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Argentina on Sunday. Franck Fife / AFP

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  Honda rider Joan Barreda of Spain races during the first stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally on Sunday. Felipe Dana / AP

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  People watch motorcycle competitors during the first stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Argentina on Sunday. Franck Fife / AFP

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  Mini driver Orlando Terranova of Argentina drives during the 2015 Dakar Rally Stage 1 on Sunday in Argentina. Jean-Paul Pelissier / Reuters

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  British rider Sam Sunderland, based out of Dubai, races during the first stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally on Sunday. Sunderland won the stage to Villa Carlos Paz. Felipe Trueba / EPA

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  Hummer driver Robby Gordon shown during the first stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally on Sunday. Franck Fife / AP

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  British biker Sam Sunderland waves from his KTM on the podium during the symbolic start of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires on Sunday. Alejandro Pagni / AFP

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  Helder Rodrigues of Portugal riding for Team HRC on a Honda during the first stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally on Sunday. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images

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  Spectators attend the first stage of the 2015 Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sunday. Felipe Trueba / EPA

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  Robby Gordon and Johnny Campbell compete during the first day of the 2015 Dakar Rally on Sunday in Argentina. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images

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  Mathias Walkner of Austria and riding the for the Red Bull KTM Factory Team competes during the first stage of the Dakar Rally on Sunday. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images

Images from Sunday’s first stages of the 2015 Dakar Rally from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Villa Carlos Paz. Dubai-based motorcycle rider Sam Sunderland won the bikes section of the stage. Click the arrows above to scroll through the photos.

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