The new year began with a victory for Alessandro Botturi in what was the second stage of the Africa Eco Race. The rider, in command of the Yamaha XTZ690D, concluded the day in first place, with a trio of Italian riders in the spotlight.
In total, Botturi took 3h44m46s to complete the 357km that linked Tarda to Tagounite, beating his compatriots Jacopo Cerutti and Francesco Montanari, both with the Aprilia Tuareg, by 2m52s and 32m47s for the leader respectively.
Guillame Bourne (Husqvarna 450 FR) was fourth fastest of the day, ahead of Guillem Boronat, riding a KTM Rally 450, who closed the top five.
Among the ten fastest were also Marco Menichi (Aprilia Touareg 660), Matteo Bottino (Kove 800X Rally LS), Joan Pedrero (Harley-Davidson Panamerica, Anders Pål (KTM 450 Rally) and Mathieu Liebaert (KTM Rally Replica).
Today’s stage is significantly longer, with a total of 546km, connecting Tagounite to Touizigui.