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Press release Prize ceremony Stage 6 Stage 5 Stage 4 - 2nd day Stage 4 - 1st day Stage 3 Stage 2 Stage 1 Check-in day Photos Prize ceremony Stage 6 Stage 5 Stage 4 - 2nd day Stage 4 - 1st day Stage 3 Stage 2 Stage 1 Check-in day Videos Stage 6 - 05/04/08 Stage 5 - 04/04/08 Stage 4 - 03/04/08 Stage 4 - 02/04/08 Stage 3 - 01/04/08 Stage 2 - 31/03/08 Stage 1 - 30/03/08 The chouchous more Echos 04/04/08 - Stage 5 03/04/08 - Stage 4 02/04/08 - Stage 4 01/04/08 - Stage 3 31/03/08 - Stage 2 30/03/08 - Stage 1 29/03/08 - Check-in day Roadbook STAGE N°6 : OUED AHSSIA / ISK N’BRAHIM– 42,2 Km STAGE N°5 : OUED AHSSIA / ISK N’BRAHIM– 42,2 Km STAGE N°4 : BA HALLOU / OUED AHSSIA – 75,5 Km STAGE N°3 : OUED EL JDAID / BA HALLOU – 40,5 Km STAGE N°2 : ERG ZNAIGUI / OUED EL JDAID – 38 km STAGE N°1 : ERG CHEBBI / ERG ZNAIGUI – 31,6 Km 1 Typical Stage Portraits Laurie Andrews (465) and Michele Jensen (500), positive Helder Alexandre Sousa Ferreira (613), surprising Desert Team 22 (328, 329, 330, 331,332), focused Ian Sharman (821), motivated Shigemi Hazama (631), hilarious Gilles Diehl (141), modest Mohamad Ahansal (1), under pressure Al Aqra’ Salameh (71), ambitious Jorge Aubeso Martinez (622), zen Touda Didi (6), determined Ryan Gregory (526), hollywoodian Sylvie Alcala Bournat (187), serene Stéphane Lesoin (207), reliable Louis Cornevin (48), passionate David and Mark Simon (531 and 532), together Paddy Haddock (892), fishy Interview listen Draw of the day COMPETITORS' CORNER Akanksha Foundation Cancer Research UK St. Vincent’s cancer Passion Trophy Noma Facing Africa AICR ING Chances for Children Fred Hollows Foundation RUN 4 CHILDREN Competitors list - 2008 Blackfriars’s School more OFFICIAL PARTNERS KIA MOTORS NEW BALANCE THEOLIA Buff ONMT Sidi Ali transavia.com more

29/03/2008 - Portraits Laurie Andrews (465) and Michele Jensen (500), positive Helder Alexandre Sousa Ferreira (613), surprising Desert Team 22 (328, 329, 330, 331,332), focused Ian Sharman (821), motivated Shigemi Hazama (631), hilarious Gilles Diehl (141), modest Mohamad Ahansal (1), under pressure Al Aqra’ Salameh (71), ambitious Jorge Aubeso Martinez (622), zen Touda Didi (6), determined Ryan Gregory (526), hollywoodian Sylvie Alcala Bournat (187), serene Stéphane Lesoin (207), reliable Louis Cornevin (48), passionate David and Mark Simon (531 and 532), together Paddy Haddock (892), fishy Gilles Diehl (141), modest In previous editions, he came 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th of the Marathon des Sables. But when asked if he’s aiming for the first place this year, he remains cautious: “there’s no way I’ll go for a full on attack, it will be a difficult race from the start, so I’ll have to see how my back’s doing first”. Trouble with his sciatic nerve forced him to abandon the race in 2006. He’s back for a kind of trial race, the last chance he’s prepared to take: “if it doesn’t go well, I probably won’t come back”. But should his back leave him in peace, we can clearly expect him amongst the first, although he will keep quiet about that, true to his own style. He’d rather save his breath for a tribute to Lahcen Ahansal, who won the MDS ten times and is not running this year: “his stepping out is a proof of humility, he’s as good as his word, a proper display of sportsmanship”.

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