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Africa Eco Race-SS10- proving difficult for all involved

Jan 13, 2018


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RESULTS 10th stage : Amodjar / Akjoujt : 453km*
Car / Truck:
1. Dominique Laure / Christophe Crespo n°213 (FRA) 06 :21 :19
2. Mathieu Serradori / Fabian Lurquin n°202 (FRA) +00 :13 :07
3. Guillaume Gomez / François Borsotto n°207 (FRA) +00 :22 :53

Bike:
1. Paolo Ceci n°101 (ITA) 06 :17 :50
2. Simone Agazzi n°120 (ITA) +00 :10 :46
3. Luis Miguel Anjos Oliveira n°114 (POR) +00 :19 :10

Classement général*
Car / Truck:
1. Mathieu Serradori / Fabian Lurquin n°202 (FRA) 38 :40 :49
2. Vladimir Vasilyev / Konstantin Zhiltsov n°201 (RUS) +00 :57 :28
3. Pascal Thomasse / Pascal Larroque n°206 (FRA) +04 :07 :42

Bike:
1. Paolo Ceci n°101 (ITA) 45 :19 :15
2. Luis Miguel Anjos Oliveira n°114 (POR) +01 :09 :49
3. Rui Oliveira n°115 (POR) +06 :28 :57

The 10th edition of the Africa Eco Race is giving its best two days before the arrival in Dakar. After the most difficult stage yesterday, the sand is still a big part of the menu for the competitors today with a 453 kilometers leg. You had to be patient on arrival to see the fastest finish two hours behind schedule.

It is in a valley with mountains and dunes scenery that competitors started this morning. Tired of the previous day’s efforts, cars and bodies were spared with a later awakening thanks to a 45-kilometer short link before seeing the first bikes start at 8:43 am. And you had to be well awake from the beginning to tackle a big dune crossing from the first kilometers. A warm up for the continuation of the route more and more complicated in the middle of the mountains of dunes where it was necessary to follow the right direction in order not to be lost in a very soft sand. What a relief then to find the finish line at the entrance of the bivouac located a few kilometers from the city of Akjoujt.

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The big win for Laure and Crespo, Ceci still there

“I don’t know how we did it …”, these are the first words spoken by Dominique Laure and Christophe Crespo (FRA / OPTIMUS) coming out of their yellow buggy just behind the finish line. 6h21’19” of race on the most complicated day, 13’07” better than the leaders of the Serradori Racing Team, an exceptional performance for these amateurs for their first participation in the race. Mathieu Serradori and Fabian Lurquin (FRA-BEL / MCM) maintain their leadership with a 57’28” lead over Vladimir Vasilyev and Konstantin Zhiltsov (RUS / MINI) who finished 4th today. Another buggy from MD Rallye Sport took 3rd place, Guillaume Gomez and François Borsotto (FRA / OPTIMUS) managed to reach the podium on this leg, quiet worthy of the biggest African rallies.
Beautiful story of the day belongs to Loïc Bonnevie and Sophie Hamys (FRA / CAN-AM) who finishes 6th today. An achievement because it is the best performance ever made by an SSV on the Africa Eco Race since its beginning.

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Another nice surprise for the trucks as Johannes Van De Laar (NL / DAF) finishes first of the category. He crossed the finish line just ahead of Gerard De Rooy (NL / IVECO) who stopped to let him pass, the fairplay of the Dutchman who wanted to thank his compatriot for taking it out of the sand during the leg.

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In motorbikes, the wisdom and experience of Paolo Ceci (ITA / KTM) have struck again. The strong leader is ahead of Simone Agazzi (ITA / HONDA). Luis Oliveira (POR / PROTO) is relegated 3rd because of a 23 minutes penalty. Another blow for Pal Anders Ullevalseter (NOR / KTM) who was forced to give up half-way because of a new engine problem.

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