The phrases “to finish first, you must first finish” may appear a bit trite, however they’re additionally extraordinarily true in rally raids. Since a rally raid consists of a number of levels, endurance is the secret. If you and your bike could make it throughout the end line, even a foul racing day at the moment may simply repay tomorrow.
That’s seemingly what occurred for Pol Tarrés, who took his first stage win of the 2024 Africa Eco Rally on the finish of Stage Six. Sadly for Guillaume Borne, he crashed out on kilometer eight with shoulder and rib accidents, for which he went to the hospital for additional testing.
At the top of Stage Six, right here had been the outcomes for the highest 5 riders:
| Racer | Team | Time |
| Pol Tarrés | Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team | 01:51:53 |
| Jacopo Cerutti | Aprilia Racing GCorse | 01:52:50 |
| Alessandro Botturi | Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team | 01:53:35 |
| Alessandro Ruoso | Twinsbike Racing Team | 01:53:49 |
| Francesco Montanari | Aprilia Racing GCorse | 01:56:11 |
Stage Seven
Unfortunately for Tarrés, his luck on Stage Six did not carry by means of on Stage Seven. Problems along with his exhaust resulted in his first end out of the highest three riders for any stage of the 2024 AER. At least he’ll go on to trip one other day on this occasion, although.
Cerutti had some navigation points and a small (however fortunately not critical) crash towards the top of the stage, however nonetheless managed to deliver his bike residence in second place. In the top, it was Botturi who gained the day.
Here are the outcomes for the highest 5 riders in Stage Seven of the 2024 AER:
| Racer | Team | Time |
| Alessandro Botturi | Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team | 04:35:20 |
| Jacopo Cerutti | Aprilia Racing GCorse | 04:37:20 |
| Francesco Montanari | Aprilia Racing GCorse | 04:51:19 |
| Marco Menichini | Solarys Racing | 05:02:39 |
| Pol Tarrés | Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team | 05:03:22 |
Stage Eight
Tarrés as soon as once more proved the facility of merely ending a stage. From fifth place on Stage Seven, he scored his second stage win of the 2024 AER on Stage Eight. As has been the usual for a lot of the levels to date on this 12 months’s rally, Aprilia Racing rider Jacopo Cerutti and Tarrés’ teammate Alessandro Botturi crammed out the remainder of the highest three.
Here are the outcomes for the highest 5 riders in Stage Eight of the 2024 AER:
| Racer | Team | Time |
| Pol Tarrés | Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team | 04:12:50 |
| Jacopo Cerutti | Aprilia Racing GCorse | 04:18:38 |
| Alessandro Botturi | Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team | 04:20:41 |
| Francesco Montanari | Aprilia Racing GCorse | 04:22:24 |
| Giovanni Gritti | RSMoto Racing Team Honda Oil | 04:22:31 |
Rider Standings Overall After Stage Eight of the 2024 AER
| Racer | Team | Time |
| Jacopo Cerutti | Aprilia Racing GCorse | 31:14:47 |
| Alessandro Botturi | Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team | 31:17:50 |
| Pol Tarrés | Yamaha Tenere World Raid Team | 31:37:09 |
| Giovanni Gritti | RSMoto Racing Team Honda Oil | 34:29:04 |
| Alexandre Vaudan | Casteu Trophy | 35:02:22 |
| Francesco Montanari | Aprilia Racing GCorse | 35:20:34 |
| Alessandro Ruoso | Twinsbike Racing Team | 36:03:22 |
| Attilio Fert | France Road Book | 36:14:38 |
| Marco Aurelio Fontana | Honda Genuine Oil | 36:24:00 |
| Marco Menichini | Solarys Racing | 36:33:14 |