On the track of the Africa Eco Race, Aprilia does it again and also wins the second stage. With the route increasingly pointing into the desert, passing through the dunes of Merzouga, Aprilia Tuareg is still at the top after the victorious debut in the opening stage, with Jacopo Cerutti still ahead of everyone. In a 383 km long stage full of special tests in which the riders faced changing conditions, with rocky and very uneven stretches alternating with faster and more flowing ones, also passing through the sand dunes, Cerutti kept the pace of the race on his Tuareg. Behind him, the closest were Pol Tarres, 7 minutes behind, and Alessandro Botturi, over 8 minutes behind, both on Yamaha.
A positive day also for Francesco Montanari, who on the second Tuareg lined up on African soil is beginning to get the measure of a whole new adventure for him. Eleventh yesterday, the Como native finished eighth in today's stage and despite a navigation error, a result that allows him to move up to seventh position in the overall standings. The third stage is scheduled for tomorrow, one of the longest of the raid, which will take the riders from Mhamid to Assa, with a total of 523 km and 463 special tests. "It was a long and challenging stage," Cerutti commented, "and starting first and opening the track to the other riders I thought they would come to get me, instead I managed to always keep a good pace, without making mistakes, and another beautiful victory came."
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