JANUARY 19th 2020: STAGE 12 ST LOUIS / DAKAR: 299,75 km
Liaison: St Louis / Niokhob: 229,67 km
SS: Niokhob / Lac Rose: 21,93 km
Transfer: Lac Rose / Dakar: 48,15 km
After a night under the starry Senegal sky, the sun will not yet be up when the competitors of the AFRICA ECO RACE® 2020 will set off on the final liaison to Niokhob, a fishing village on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, located close to Dakar. The traditional lined up start will be given on the beach. A unique moment and the last opportunity to unleash the horses to try to be the first for fun in this legendary Lac Rose leg. The last 22 kilometers to be timed will feel like a reward for some whilst for others, it will be more freeing. The last effort of the adventure will be to participate in the award ceremony organized with the Senegalese Federation of Auto and Motorcycle Sport. Driving up on the podium installed on the banks of Lac Rose will be the opportunity for all the heroes of this magnificent African adventure to be applauded by the officials, enthusiasts, family, partners or friends present at the arrival of this 12th edition of the AFRICA ECO RACE®.
DAKAR (SENEGAL): The 12th Africa Eco Race (Monaco-Dakar) reached a spectacular and colourful conclusion on the shores of Lac Rose in Senegal on Sunday.
The battle-weary riders and drivers tackled a short non-competitive stage of 21.93km between Niokhob and Lac Rose before reaching the podium at the end of a gruelling two weeks of competition that took a bumper field in all categories from Monaco and across the Mediterranean Sea for 11 demanding special stages in Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal.
Trophies were presented on the shores of the famous lake that has seen so much cross-country rallying history over the years.
Italy’s Alessandro Botturi claimed his second successive win in the motorcycle category to equal Norwegian rival Pal-Anders Ullesvalseter’s two wins in 2015 and 2016. Great Britain’s Lyndon Poskitt rounded off the podium places.
Patrick and Lucas Martin earned a first ever victory in the car category with their T1 Tarek Mercedes and the Hungarian trio of Miklos Kovacs, Lazlo Acs and Peter Czegledi finished on top in the T4 truck section and second overall in the combined car and truck category. The French pairing of Benoit Fretin and Cédric Duplé celebrated a first success in the SSVs.
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The Real Race To Dakar !
Africa Eco Race
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The Africa Eco Race aims to capture the values of Cross Country Rallies and to take into account new ecological and environmental aspects. The bivouacs are chosen far from the cities and the tarmacs of airport, the competitors find themselves in full desert, far from everything. Mutual aid, solidarity, conviviality are the words that often return in the mouths of those who have lived this adventure. The Africa Eco Race rally welcomes amateurs and professionals and takes place over 6,000 km. It crosses the territories of Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal with the arrival at Lake Rose in Dakar.
