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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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2024
End of recces for the Africa Eco Race 2025!
After three intense weeks, our team has finalized the 2025 route, combining technical challenges, unprecedented tracks, and spectacular landscapes across Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal! 11 stages, 3,500 km of specials, endless dunes, and a legendary finish at Lac Rose!
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2024
Franck Lagorce joins the AFRICA ECO RACE Organization as an Observer for the 2025 Edition
Race car driver Franck Lagorce will be alongside the organizers of the Africa Eco Race for its 16th edition as an observer. This unique Rally-Raid, which will depart from Monaco on December 28, 2024, and arrive at Lac Rose in Dakar on January 12, 2025, will welcome Lagorce’s seasoned expertise.
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2024
Recognition is underway!
Our reconnaissance team has just finalized preparations for the Moroccan leg of the 2025 AFRICA ECO RACE, and this next edition promises to be full of surprises!
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2024
An Update on the Entries !
With less than 20 days to go, we take a look ahead to 2025!
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2024
New partnership with La Méridionale
We are delighted to announce that La Méridionale is joining the 16th edition of the AFRICA ECO RACE as official transport partner. This partnership is based on shared values: respect for the environment, sustainable innovation and service excellence.
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2024
ANNOUNCEMENT: A NEW PLACE FOR THE CHECKS !
We are delighted to announce that the towns of Bordighera, Vallecrosia and Camporosso will be the next checks sites for the 16th edition of the AFRICA ECO RACE!
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