Météo
at 8:00 am :
17,5 degrés et 23% d’hygrométrie
Météo at 12:00 am :
34,1 degrés et 16% d’hygrométrie
Météo at 2:00 pm :
47,0 degrés et 11% d’hygrométrie
Men stage 4 ranking
1. Salameh Al Arqra’ (71) en 6h32m
2. Mohamad Ahansal (1) en 6h33m
3. Aziz El Akad (28) en 6h43m
General Ranking Stage3
1. Mohamad Ahansal (1) 08h34m17 / 2. Salameh Al Aqra (71) à 17m05s
3. Jorge Aubeso (622) à 32m57s / 4. Aziz El Akad (28) à 35m13s
5. Mustapha Ait Amar (4) à 39m06s / 6. Samir Akhdar (2) à 55m47
7. Lhoucine Akhdar (3) à 59m27 / 8. Mohammad Al Swaiti (70) à 1h08m29s
9. Lorenzo Trincheri (458) à 1h14m14s / 10. Hamid Larhalmi (319) à 1h28m17
Team ranking stage 3
1. Touda Didi (6) 12h11m50 / 2. Simone Kayser (400) 14h01m40s
3. Lis Kayzer (402) 14h01m40s / 4. Marie Louise Loos (405) 14h12m40s
5. Fleur Gros (494) 15h18m31s / 6. Isabelle Degrand (59) 15h22m32s
7. Anna Logiudice (82) 15h22m32s / 8. KAtell Corne (277) 15h48m13s
9. Alessia Berlotino (577) 16h00m44s / 10. Josée Konrath Martin (420)
16h01m31
General team ranking stage 3
1. ERTIPS temps moyen 9h12m41s
2. THEOLIA 3 à 1h00m06s
3. LEGENDRE BRETAGNE 1 à 1h46m14s
It’s obviously the « main course » on the MDS menu, the mythical
stage everyone is most longing for or dreading: 75,5 km to pit oneself against
the desert and, even more so, against one’s own resources. Rather merciful
weather conditions allowed both waves of runners to set off with a smile, at
a three hours interval. An opportunity for the slowest runners to admire the
leaders’ pace and, often, to stop and cheer them.
This stage is a “tour de force” not only for the runners but also
for the organisation: everyone has to give its best, especially in the night
time. A laser will be guiding the competitors who also have luminous sticks
and distress flares. Doctors and race officials are spread along the course
in six check points. They will not getting more sleep than the runners, staying
up all night, under the supervision of two most useful helicopters. Today more
than ever, managing the race is a real challenge. Some competitors plan to
run straight to the next bivouac; others will be making good use of the last
three check points to get some rest and have a bite to eat.
Coursewise, the heat is in two phases: an extremely difficult first one, with
a terribly steep climb (25% slope factor), and an easier 2nd one, with flat
and straight grounds, an opportunity for the lead of the race to have a bit
of a fight.
One thing’s for sure though: tomorrow night, all competitors will be
champions. |
