The Desert Dash ultra-endurance mountain-bike race started in Windhoek, Namibia, on Friday evening and finished in Swakopmund with a 24-hour cut-off time.
Riders started at altitude and traversed the oldest desert in the world, the Namib Desert, throughout the night, before finishing down on the coast.
Konny Looser won the solo men’s race after having overcome severe stomach cramps. View the results
View a selection of photos below. Photos courtesy of Desert Dash/Facebook and Gondwana Namibia Collection
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- A wide aerial shot of riders gathering at the start of the Desert Dash in Windhoek. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook
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- Riders came out in numbers for the Desert Dash this year. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook
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- The field of riders patiently awaiting the traffic to subside to start the Desert Dash. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook
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- The riders making their way up the road and out of Windhoek at the start of the Desert Dash. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook
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- Riders taking on the last stretch at the finish of the Desert Dash in Swakopmund. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook
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- The first bunch of riders to finish the Desert Dash in the dawn of the morning, Konny Looser (red) and the first four-man team. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook
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- A rider making his way to the final race village of the Desert Dash. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook
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- Riders crossed underneath this tent to mark their finish of the Desert Dash. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook
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- Spectators in Swakopmund were in full support for riders at the finish of the Desert Dash. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook
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- A three-member team making their way over soft sand towards the finish of the Desert Dash. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook
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- The second arriving four-man team managed to finish the Desert Dash before sunrise. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook
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- A far aerial view of riders exiting the city centre in Windhoek to take on the Desert Dash. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook
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- Riders moving along a dusty gravel road during the Desert Dash. Photo: Gondwana Collection Namibia
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- Riders moving along a windy section during the Desert Dash. Photo: Gondwana Collection Namibia
