The words "to finish first, you must first finish" might seem a bit trite, but they're also extremely true in rally raids. Since a rally raid consists of multiple stages, endurance is the name of the game. If you and your bike can make it across the finish line, even a bad racing day today might just pay off tomorrow.
That's seemingly what happened for Pol Tarrés, who took his first stage win of the 2024 Africa Eco Rally at the end of Stage Six. Sadly for Guillaume Borne, he crashed out on kilometer eight with shoulder and rib injuries, for which he went to the hospital for further testing.
