After the rest day, the Africa Eco Race finally left Morocco on Monday in a sixth stage where Pol Tarres emerged as the winner.
The 204.63km route was between Dakhla in Morocco and Chami in Mauritania. Tarres (Yamaha Ténéré World Raid Team) was the fastest, completing the route in 1h51m43s. With this, he surpassed Jacopo Cerutti (Aprilia Racing GCorse) by 1m07s, followed by Alessandro Botturi (Yamaha Ténéré World Raid Team). The top five also included Alessandro Ruoso (Twinsbike Racing Team/Yamaha) with his best result so far and Francesco Montanari (Aprilia Racing GCorse).
At the beginning of the second week, Cerutti remains the leader in the overall standings, with a 1m58s gap over Tarres, who overtook Botturi to climb to second. Giovanni Gritti (RSMoto Racing Team Honda Oil) and Alexandre Vaudan (Casteu Trophy/KTM) complete the top five. The day was marked by the withdrawal of Guillaume Borne (Casteu Trophy/Husqvarna), who was in fourth place.
Top ten of Stage 6:
Top ten overall: