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21-526: The Dakar Series was born in 2008, with the cancellation of this year's edition, in anticipation of a year of the A.S.O. program. To create a rally raid series affiliated with the Dakar , it will be part of a single calendar (the final date must be the owner of the edition of the rally raid for the next year). The first event that inaugurated the series was the Central Europe Rally , followed by

42-435: A relay race members of a team take turns in racing parts of a circuit or performing a certain racing form. Orienteering races add an additional task of using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain. A race can also involve any other type of goal like eating . A common speed eating challenge is a hot dog eating race, where contestants try to eat more hot dogs than

63-424: A major part of points classifications in road events, where cycling sprinters specialise in reaching an intermediate point first, thus gaining extra points and resulting prizes. Sprint finish tactics are also used in speedskating , cross-country skiing , long-distance swimming , horse racing and other animal racing sports. The finishes of races which are outright sprinting events in themselves, such as

84-848: A preparation process in view of the Dakar to be held entirely in South America. In 2016, after the cancellation of the Desafio Inca the previous year and the passage of the Desafio Ruta 40 to the Dakar Challenge circuit, there was only one event left on the calendar, making its debut in the series, namely the Merzouga Rally (which takes place over the of five days in Morocco). The following year A.S.O. also included

105-403: A specific goal. A race may be run continuously to finish or may be made up of several segments called heats, stages or legs. A heat is usually run over the same course at different times. A stage is a shorter section of a much longer course or a time trial . Early records of races are evident on pottery from ancient Greece , which depicted running men vying for first place. A chariot race

126-499: Is Jean-Etienne Amaury , the son of Philippe Amaury and Marie-Odile Amaury , and grandson of EPA founder, Émilien Amaury . The Tour de France was instituted by the newspaper L'Auto in 1903. The paper was closed after World War II because of its links with the occupying Germans and a new paper, L'Équipe , took over. L'Équipe organised the Tour and in 1965 the newspaper was acquired by Émilien Amaury. L'Équipe organised

147-544: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Amaury Sport Organisation The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO and also A.S.O.) is a private company , founded in 1992, that is part of the privately-owned French media group Éditions Philippe Amaury (EPA). ASO organises the Tour de France and other cycling races, as well as golf, running, sailing and off-road motorsport events over 250 days of competition per year, with 90 events in 30 countries. The president of ASO

168-615: Is described in Homer 's Iliad . The word race comes from a Norse word. This Norse word arrived in France during the invading of Normandy and gave the word raz which means "swift water" in Brittany , as in a mill race ; it can be found in " Pointe du Raz " (the most western point of France, in Brittany), and " raz-de-marée " ( tsunami ). The word race to mean a "contest of speed"

189-553: The PAX Rally and which included a car, motorcycle, quad and truck. From the second edition, further new events were added, with safety and organizational measures, and media attention, equal to those of the Dakar . In 2009, 2010 and 2011, the series consisted of a single event with the Silk Way Rally entering the calendar, which took place over the following three years between Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. In 2012,

210-788: The Silk Way Rally was replaced by the Desafio Litoral , a rally raid held entirely in Argentina, and in turn replaced by two new events in 2013: the Desafio Ruta 40 (also held in Argentina and successor to the Desafio Litoral) and the Desafío Inca (which takes place in Peru). With the entry of the Desafio Guarani into the calendar the following year, the series reached a record number of three events, giving life to

231-1318: The Dakar Series label. 2015: [REDACTED] Desafio Ruta 40: 17-23 May - moto winner: Paulo Gonçalves (Honda) - auto winner: Orlando Terranova/Bernard Graue (Mini) „ [REDACTED] Desafio Guarani: 19-25 July - moto winner: Kevin Benavides (Honda) - auto winner: Peter Jerie/Laurent Lichtleuchter (Toyota) [REDACTED] „Desafio Inca: 10-13 September - cancelled 2016: [REDACTED] Merzouga Rally : 21-27 May - moto winner: Kevin Benavides (Honda) - quad winner: Clemens Eicker (E-ATV) - sxs winner: Frederic Henrichy/Eric Bersey (Polaris) 2017: [REDACTED] Merzouga Rally: 7-12 May - moto winner: Xavier de Soultrait (Yamaha) - quad winner: Nicolas Cavigliasso (Yamaha) - sxs winner: Frederic Henrichy/Eric Bersey (Polaris) 2018: [REDACTED] Merzouga Rally: 15-20 April - moto winner: Joan Barreda (Honda) - quad winner: Axel Dutrie (Yamaha) - sxs winner: Bruno Varela/Gustavo Gugelmin (Can-Am) 2019: [REDACTED] Merzouga Rally: 31 March-05 April - moto winner: Adrien van Beveren (Yamaha) - quad winner: Axel Dutrie (Yamaha) - sxs winner: Nasser Al-Attiyah/Matthieu Baumel (Can-Am) Together with

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252-586: The Dakar Series, the A.S.O. also established the Dakar Challenge in 2011, a circuit parallel to but sometimes also internal to the Dakar Series (in fact, even the Dakar Series events can host within them a race valid for the Dakar Challenge circuit, as, for example, happened with the Desafio Inca). The Dakar Challenge changed its name in 2018, becoming the Road to Dakar. Participants to be admitted to

273-435: The Road to Dakar category must: Thanks to this series of events, free registrations for the Dakar or automatic access to the selections for the following year's Dakar and other benefits are made available in view of participation in the final event of the season, reserved, in particular, for amateurs (as well as the debutants) best placed in the special ranking, in order to discover new talents. This racing -related article

294-401: The end of a race is also known as their finishing kick . Multisport races , such as the triathlon , often have running as the final section and sprint finish tactics are applied as they are in running-only events. In cycling, sprint finishes are an integral part of the sport and are used in both track cycling and road cycling . Cycling sprints are often highly tactical, particularly on

315-408: The final stages of a race. This tactic is mostly associated with long-distance forms of running and cycling , which often feature large groups of competitors racing at a slower pace for much of the race – this slower aerobic racing allows for the subsequent anaerobic activity required for sprinting. The tactic relies upon keeping greater energy reserves than your opponent until the last part of

336-681: The newly formed Dakar Series China Rally, bringing the number of events to two. In 2018, the Desafio Ruta 40 and the Desafio Inca return to the calendar, while the Dakar Series China Rally comes out. With the Dakar moving to Saudi Arabia in 2019, the competition calendar once again features just one event (the Merzouga Rally ). In 2020, the Merzouga Rally was finally cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The organizers postponed it until its next edition on 2021, which it never took place. Since then, no rally has been held under

357-551: The other racers. Racing board games and racing video games are also competitions of speed. Racing can also be done in more humoristic and entertaining ways such as the Sausage Race , the Red Bull Trolley Grand Prix and wok racing . Racing can be entertained from around the world. A sprint finish is a racing tactic used in many forms of racing where a competitor accelerates towards top speed in

378-430: The race in order to be able to reach the finish point first. It is the opposing tactic to keeping a steady optimal pace throughout a race to maximise your energy efficiency (see running economy ). In track and field , distances from 1500 metres upwards often feature sprint finishes. They can also be found in cross country and road running events, even up to the marathon distance. A runner's ability to sprint at

399-500: The race until it was taken over by its parent company, ASO. As of 2022 , ASO claimed to be the world leader in bicycle race organisation with 132 days of competition each year. As of 2022 ASO organises the following cycling events: Racing In sports , racing is a competition of speed , in which competitors try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time . Typically this involves traversing some distance , but it can be any other task involving speed to reach

420-415: The track, with cyclists occasionally coming to a near halt at points before reaching a high speed finish. The longer track races such as scratch races often feature sprint finishes, as maintaining a steady pace within the peloton allows opponents to conserve energy through drafting . Road races are similar in this respect, in both short criterium races and long-distance races. Sprint tactics also form

441-848: Was first recorded in the 1510s. A race and its name are often associated with the place of origin, the means of transport and the distance of the race. As a couple of examples, see the Dakar Rally or the Athens Marathon . Running a distance is the most basic form of racing, but races may also be done by climbing , swimming , walking , or other types of human locomotion . Races may be conducted with animals such as camels , dogs , horses , pigeons , pigs , snails , or turtles . They also may be done in vehicles such as aircraft , bicycles , boats , cars , or motorcycles ; or with another means of transport such as skates , skateboards , skis , sleds , snowboards , or wheelchair . In

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