Les Challenges de la Marche Verte 2012
The 2nd Challenges de la Marche Verte took place from February 16 to 18, 2012 in the Moroccan Western Sahara and led through the nine provinces of Tiznit , Assa-Zag , Guelmim , Semara , Boujdour , Laâyoune , Tarfaya , Tan-Tan and Dakhla . The series of three cycling - day race was organized by the Royal Moroccan Cycling Federation (FRMC) in cooperation with the Cycling League of the Sahara was part of the UCI Africa Tour 2012 , where the individual races were classified in category 1.2, respectively. The three competitions together were 420 kilometers long. All races started in El Aaiún , where the last race ended. The Challenges de la Marche Verte were originally supposed to take place at the beginning of November 2011, but were moved to February 2012 at short notice, where they marked the start of the international African cycling year.
Attendees
The field of participants consisted of twelve North African and European teams of six drivers each.
Grand Prix Sakia El Hamra
The first race of the Challenges de la Marche Verte was the Grand Prix Sakia El Hamra on February 16 and started in El Aaiún . After 170 kilometers, the riders reached the finish line in Boujdour .
Result
35 out of 58 drivers reached the finish.
driver | nation | team | time | Points Africa Tour | |
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1. | Tarik Chaoufi (¢ 51.19 km / h) |
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Morocco national team | 3:19:16 h | 40 |
2. | Abdelatif Saadoune |
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Morocco national team | same time | 30th |
3. | Mouhssine Lahsaïn |
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Morocco national team | same time | 16 |
4th | Soufiane Haddi |
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Regional selection Northern Morocco | + 0:29 min | 12 |
5. | Volodymyr Bileka |
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Konya Torku Şekerspor | same time | 10 |
6th | Adil Jelloul |
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Morocco national team | same time | 8th |
7th | Mohammed Said El Ammoury |
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Morocco national team | same time | 6th |
8th. | Armands Bēcis |
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Rietumu dolphin | + 2:19 min | 3 |
Grand Prix Oued Eddahab
The second race of the Challenges de la Marche Verte was the Grand Prix Oued Eddahab on February 17th. The program included a 100-kilometer route between El Aaiún and Tarfaya in Morocco , which also led through the town of Tah .
Result
47 out of 58 drivers reached the finish.
driver | nation | team | time | Points Africa Tour | |
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1. | Andris Smirnovs |
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Rietumu dolphin | 2:57:53 h | 40 |
2. | Tarik Chaoufi |
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Morocco national team | same time | 30th |
3. | Soufiane Haddi |
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Regional selection Northern Morocco | same time | 16 |
4th | Michael Jaeger |
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Denmark national team | same time | 12 |
5. | Karim El Oufir |
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same time | 10 | |
6th | Salah Eddine Mraouni |
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+ 0:07 min | 8th | |
7th | Armands Bēcis |
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Rietumu dolphin | + 0:42 min | 6th |
8th. | Essaïd Abelouache |
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same time | 3 |
Grand Prix Al Massira
The third and final race of the Challenges de la Marche Verte was the Grand Prix Al Massira on February 18th. The competition started in El Aaiún on the Foum El Ouad . After 140 kilometers, the drivers reached the destination, which was also in El Aaiún.
Result
36 out of 58 drivers reached the finish.
driver | nation | team | time | Points Africa Tour | |
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1. | Ismail Ayoune |
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Morocco national team | 2:21:00 h | 40 |
2. | Essaïd Abelouache |
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same time | 30th | |
3. | Adil Jelloul |
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Morocco national team | same time | 16 |
4th | Tarik Chaoufi |
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Morocco national team | + 0:10 min | 12 |
5. | Soufiane Haddi |
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Regional selection Northern Morocco | same time | 10 |
6th | Mohammed Said El Ammoury |
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Morocco national team | same time | 8th |
7th | Michael Jaeger |
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Denmark national team | same time | 6th |
8th. | Abdelatif Saadoune |
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Morocco national team | same time | 3 |