Solid start for Team HRC in Morocco

Today we started the Morocco Rally with quite a good stage. There was a nice start in the sand, then rocky track, before moving on to narrow tracks with a bit of navigation. I’m happy with the pace which went well today. The bike didn’t give any problems and we will really get down to the hard work in tomorrow’s stage which will be the marathon stage. We have to continue to do the best that we possibly can in the race.

Here we are at the first stage of the Morocco Rally. It was a good day with fast tracks and a little bit sandy. It was pretty simple navigation and the weather was perfect. We have four more days to go and tomorrow there is the marathon, so let’s see what we can do over the next few days and hopefully we can all stay close together like today.

The first stage is over. I felt great on the bike and I picked things up as the stage went on and felt better and better as the kilometres went by. The bike was perfect. It was a good first stage with a fast pace and now we are focusing on what is coming up over the next few days, above all tomorrow which is the marathon stage.

Today was a very short special which immediately marked out the prominent riders in this rally. Kevin had a good special stage keeping his distance in check and riding with decision. Ricky put in a good performance in spite of starting from further back and having to race in a dust cloud. He rode a very consistent and stable race. It was a pity about a very slight error by Paulo at the start of the second special. But all the riders have started the final rally of the Cross-Country World Championship very motivated. Tomorrow sees the first part of the marathon stage with could stir everything up a bit.