STAGE 3 / ROUTE
ERFOUD – MARATHON | SS3: 229,59 KM
Wednesday 03/04/2019
Stage 3
Stage 3 of the Merzouga 2019 is composed of two stages. The first a little bit rugged and the second where the navigation will be put forward to get out of this labyrinth. The course will take the competitors to a marathon bivouac that will remind the camps of the African Dakar under a night with the thousand stars of the Moroccan desert. Assistance will not be allowed except between competitors.
Étape 3
L’étape 3 du Merzouga 2019 est composée de deux spéciales. La première peu accidentée et la deuxième où la navigation sera mise en avant pour sortir de ce labyrinthe. Le parcours amènera les concurrents vers un bivouac marathon qui rappellera les campements du Dakar Africain sous une nuit aux milles étoiles du désert marocain. Les assistances ne seront pas autorisées sauf entres concurrents.
Tappa 3
La tappa 3 del Merzouga 2019 è una tappa che include due speciali: una prima più scorrevole e una seconda più navigata in una zona labirintica che si presta alla navigazione. La Tappa Marathon porterà i concorrenti in un bivacco dal sapore delle Dakar africane. Non si potrà fare assistenza, se non tra concorrenti, per poi passare una notte sotto le mille stelle del deserto marocchino.
Etapa 3
La Etapa 3 del Merzouga Rally 2019 está compuesta de dos especiales. La primera un poco áspera y la segunda dónde la navegación será la llave para salir de este labirinto. El recorrido llevará los competidores a un bivouac maratón que recordará los bivouacs del Dakar en África bajo una noche de mil estrellas en el desierto marroquí.
Here's another Afriquia Merzouga Rally experience!
🎙️ Jack Lundin 🇨🇦: ''My Merzouga rally ended on stage three. I had a high-speed crash and broke my right femur and left forearm. I had to have a helicopter evacuation and then ended up having to take a medivac flight to Switzerland for surgery.
I was very impressed with how the Merzouga medical team responded to my injury and was happy that they were able to remain with me until I flew out of the country. I'll come back stronger".
#Dakar2020 #Merzouga2020
Here's another Afriquia Merzouga Rally experience!
🎙️ Amaury Baratin 🇫🇷: ''After 20 years of road-bike racing, I realized my dream with Merzouga Rally. I took few lessons to improve my skills in Moroccan dunes and in navigation, helped by Jean Brucy, an experienced rally-raid competitor. In the first special, I arrived too fast on the top of a dune and crashed, flipping over with the bike: I wasn’t concentrate on the roadbook, and the carbon tower, holding GPS, roadbook and other navigation instruments were away from the bike. It was a really bad start, and it took two hours to fix everything and restart, with the roadbook and other concurrents behind me.
I was really more attentive in the next stages, focusing on the roadbook. I took much pleasure in riding, than in navigating. I worked hardly with my Swiss army knife, and I was able to leave in the next stages and finish in the middle of the pack, living many beautiful moments and gaining great results. In summary, I lived one of my best and beautiful motorcycle experiences. I learned a lot about the bike, the navigation and is pitfalls, and a lot about what to do and not to do. I’ll come again in 2020, with the goal to participate in Dakar 2021 in Malle moto, when I’ll be ready’’.
#Dakar2020 #Merzouga2020
