The Africa Eco Race 2024 has been exciting and two days before the end, there is still no rider clearly poised for victory. Alessandro Botturi was the fastest in the tenth stage, held this Friday, and is now less than four minutes away from the lead.
The Italian from the Yamaha Ténéré World Raid Team took 1h43m45s to complete the 196.59km of the selective sector between Amodjar and Akjoujt. With this, he surpassed Jacopo Cerutti (Aprilia Racing GCorse) by 2m26s, which means an approach to the classification leader. Francesco Montanari finished third, providing a strong collective result for the Aprilia Racing GCorse team. In the top five, there were also Attilio Fert (France Road Book/KTM) and Marco Aurelio Fontana (Honda Genuine Oil).
With only two stages remaining, Cerutti continues to lead the Africa Eco Race but has only a 4m38s advantage over Botturi. Pol Tarres (Yamaha Ténéré World Raid Team) had a less successful day and remains in third, now over half an hour behind the leader. Alexandre Vaudan (Casteu Trophy/KTM) and Fontana complete the top five, from which the former fourth-placed Giovanni Gritti (RSMoto Racing Team Honda Oil) withdrew due to retirement.
Top ten of Stage 10:
Top ten overall: