Portugal's Helder Rodrigues, riding his KTM, waves to a group of farmers on horseback protesting the government's agricultural policies, during the first stage of the South American edition of Dakar 2009 in Santa Rosa, 607 km (377miles) southwest of Buenos Aires, January 3, 2009. The Dakar Rally returns after a one-year absence with the 15-day off-road race staged in South America for the first time due to fears of a militant attack in Africa. The rally will run a total of 14 stages across Argentina and Chile. REUTERS/Walter Brandimarte (ARGENTINA)
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