Legend of Heroes – Departure of the Legend of Heroes from Paris to Dakar –

Departure of the Legend of the Heroes from Paris to Dakar

Legend of Heroes - Departure of the Legend of Heroes from Paris to Dakar -

The 130 competitors of the Legend of the Heroes, divided into around thirty teams each comprising a motorcycle and a 4×4, left the Eiffel Tower on Saturday for Dakar. Video interview with Hubert Auriol, organizer of the second edition of this raid.

Yamaha 500XT, BMW GS, "modern" motorcycles and assistance 4x4s covered with stickers: the tourists who came to admire the Eiffel Tower this Saturday March 24 had something to rub their eyes on…

they unwittingly attended the start of the second Legend of Heroes, this raid from Paris to Dakar where "speed is not the motorcycle master"in the words of Hubert Auriol, organizer of the event (see our video interview).

Paris, 03/24/2007 – Departure of the second Legend of the Heroes from Paris to Dakar. Video Site.

Until April 7, the second edition of La Legende des Heros brings together around 130 competitors of various nationalities (Dutch, English, German, French, etc.), mixing amateurs and semi-professionals who have come (re) to live the great adventure in the footsteps of myths. of the first Dakar.

There are also some big amateur riders like the German Heinz Schulze, who after having crisscrossed Latin America on the handlebars of his 1993 BMW R100 GS is preparing to put his wheels on African soil for the first time..

Leaving the cold Parisian gray on Saturday, the competitors first rallied to Oloron-Sainte-Marie on a liaison course before meeting up today in Almeria, Spain, from where they will embark this evening for Morocco..

They will then set off across North Africa via Nador, Hammou Ourzag, Erg Chebbi, Tagounite, Oued Tata, Plage blanche, Zouerat, Atar, Akjoujt and Saint-Louis to arrive in Dakar (Senegal) on April 7 after having crossed Mauritania.

A route to follow day after day on the Site, thanks to our special correspondent, live from the African slopes. Stay connected !

Eric MICHEL

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