The Morocco-BikeAdventure 2024 was our last bikepacking event of the year. Unfortunately no rider finished the road or piste parcour this year. Lot’s of unusual rain the weeks before the start and in the Sahara desert also during the event, made this edition at some section more challenging as usual.
Benoid had to scratch only 300km before the finish. A swolen ankle and pain that made even walking a challange made it unpossible to finish on his bike. Paddy came in the night in a storm and 25km after Zagora the road was heavely damaged and a crossing of the river, that usually has no water, was not possible. Back in Zagora Paddy scratched 2 days later. Tomos scratched only 490km after the start.
On the piste route Bart got issues with his hands and decided to stop. Scott left the piste route on the stretch from Boudnip to Merzouga. On this 160km remote stretch a minimum of 8l water is mandatory when leaving Boudnip. Scott made the mistake, not eating and drinking enough in Boudnoup. With his 40mm tires he made only slow progress and needed too much water. So he decided to continue on the road route but soon felt not the same motivation anymore and stopped in Alnif his journey.
The next Morocco-BikeAdventure will kick off in Tangier 4th October 2025. The finisher party will be new Friday evening 17th October in Sidi Ifni.
Registration for the 2025 road route is open: click here
The registration for 2025 piste route will open around 1st December. Until then we work on the new concept, a different kind of competition you not seen so far.
Photos from the route of the MBA2024
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