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The Dakar rally was been cancelled after an alleged threat from an Al Qaeda supported terrorist group that they will target all competitors.

As much as I'd love to have seen it (had been half thinking of going to Paris to see the start), I can completely understand the decision to cancel.

A lot of fans" are saying it is giving in to terrorism and several have said how after the London bombings they still went to work the next day.
I can kinda see that attitude, but I wonder if they'd have still gone to work if there had been a poster sent to the papers with their photograph on and a note saying "We'll blow up the #153 bus at 8:32 if you attempt to catch it"

I wonder if this is the end for the P-D. There's been more negative coverage than positive the last few years so I think this might be a good way to bow out. Shame if it is, there goes another childhood dream :(

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I keep yo-yo'ing between fear and excitement.
Just saw this clip on youtube, and now I'm back to excitement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I11xfKYLiak
Looking at the info it was taken back in November, hence there not being much snow around - we're going back late Feb and the storms have already started to hit so it should be fluffy and white :)

This is the summit of Almanzor about a month after we left (amazing how quickly the snow goes again) so you can get a feel for how great it is up there :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX08Ibohkjs