Day 1 Results & Headlines
Stage 1 – 34km
- Defending champion Rachid El Morabity leads by only a few seconds after stage 1 from fellow Moroccans Moudouji & El Mouaziz.
- Russia’s Natalia Sedyhk takes an early lead after stage 1 and 34km to lead the women’s race from MDS newcomer Nathalie Mauclair. Defending Champion Elisabet Barnes is in third place 40 minutes off the lead.
- Top Brits – David Helland is top Brit in 20th place overall followed by Alastair King in 22nd place. Top female Brit is Maree Jesson in 78th place overall 04:51:31.
Men’s Race
| 1 | Rachid El Morabity | 03:10:29 |
| 2 | Hammou Ou Mohammed Moudouji | 03:10:45 |
| 3 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz | 03:11:04 |
| 4 | Jose Manuel Martinez | 03:20:30 |
| 5 | Erik Clavery | 03:25:52 |
Sondre Amdahl – 9th, Jason Schlarb 15th, Marco Olmo 19th.
Women’s Race
| 1 | Natalia Sedyhk | 03:40:20 |
| 2 | Nathalie Mauclair | 03:57:30 |
| 3 | Elisabet Barnes | 04:10:57 |
| 4 | Elisabeth Howard | 04:17:50 |
| 5 | Fernanda Maciel | 04:22:49 |
Top Brit’s
| 1 | David Hellard (20th overall) | 03:50:43 |
| 2 | Alastair King (22nd overall) | 03:53:19 |
| 3 | Peter Cromie (27th overall) | 03:56:16 |
| 4 | Kristian Morgan (29th overall) | 04:00:29 |
| 5 | Michael Smith (35th overall) | 04:12:53 |
