Het is duidelijk dat de etappe van vandaag (te) zwaar was, vooral door de combinatie van kilometers kamellengras en slechte zichtbaarheid door een zandstorm. Daarbovenop nog eens het feit dat er vanavond geen assistentie mogelijk is. Daarom wordt de etappe van morgen blijkbaar niets lichter gemaakt.
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21:38 CHANGES FOR STAGE 8, TICHIT-TIDJIKJA
Due to the very difficult weather conditions during stage 7 between Zouerat and Tichit in Mauritania that forced seven of the nine race helicopters to remain grounded at CP2 (km 397), the following decisions have been taken by the organisation:
Tonight's briefing at 21h00 is cancelled
The briefing will take place at 8h30 tomorrow morning
Stage 8 special between Tichit and Tidjikja will be shortened. It will now be 130kms long (the first 130kms of the normal stage). The remaining part will be covered as a liaison.
The first vehicles will take off later than planned for tomorrow's stage.
The first bike will start at 10h and the first car at 12h30
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