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2025
PRESS RELEASE – STAGE N°4
The 4th stage of the Africa Eco Race took competitors from Touizgui to Laâyoune, marking a spectacular southwest descent. This 499 km route, including 486 km of special stage, offered one of the most impressive Moroccan stages of this edition. The vast desert expanses, interspersed with dunes and camel grass, presented a real technical challenge for participants. Navigation, crucial in this featureless terrain, proved decisive in each category.
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2025
PRESSE RELEASE : STAGE N°3
The third stage of the Africa Eco Race offered competitors a spectacular day of racing, with a 546 km course, including 452 km of timed sections, connecting Tagounite to Touizgui. Riders traversed uncharted tracks through deep sand, fast salt flats, and breathtaking landscapes, notably near the impressive dunes of Erg Chegaga. Last autumn’s rain added an unexpected touch of greenery to the desert scenery, providing a striking contrast.
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2025
PRESS RELEASE – STAGE N°2
The second day of the Africa Eco Race unfolded with a stage linking Tarda to Tagounite, covering a distance of 358 km, including 319 km of selective sector. Competitors faced typical Southern Moroccan tracks, combining rocky sections with sand. The first dunes of this edition made their appearance.
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2025
PRESS RELEASE: STAGE 1
THE RACE IS ON WITH A 100% SANDY FIRST SPECIAL.
The competitors landed in Tangier this morning before setting off on the first stage.
On motorbikes, Jacopo Cerutti wins on his Aprilia
On four wheels, the stage victory goes to Pierre Lafay in a Can-Am
In trucks, William Van Groningen (Iveco) takes the lead in his duel with the Rainbow Truck Team
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2025
PRESSE RELEASE : START
On December 28, the 16th edition of the Africa Eco Race was officially launched from the Principality ofMonaco. Diane Thierry-Mieg, former wife of Thierry Sabine, founder of theParis-Dakar, and Jean-Louis Schlesser, director of the Africa Eco Race, gavethe starting signal during a ceremony filled with emotion and passion. The Africa Eco Race rally-raid will follow in Thierry Sabine’s footsteps, traveling through Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal, to reach the shores of Lake Rose inDakar on January 12.
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2025
The entry list for the 2025 AFRICA ECO RACE!
The Africa Eco Race, the world’s largest cross-border rally raid, officially unveils the list of participants for its 2025 edition. This exceptional competition, which connects Monaco to the legendary Lac Rose in Dakar, will kick off on December 28, 2024, covering 5,903 km, including 3,572 km of timed specials.
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2025
AFRICA ECO RACE 2025: The route unveiled!
Following recces in October across Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal, the complete route for the 2025 Africa Eco Race is now finalized. Competitors can look forward to an extraordinary course featuring several exciting new additions.
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