Your chance to ride the Moroccan Rally (kinda)

The Trail Desert Challenge is a growing initiative instigated by rally organisers to get adventure and hobby riders along and riding major rally events. And this year sees it hooking up with the Morocco Rally. Run alongside the main race, as a kind of non-competitive side a fantastic show without way to experience actually racing, awesome the Trail terrain. Desert Challenge is ‘There are some fantastic roads in Morocco where adventure bikes will be in their element,’ says event organiser, former racer and Dakar sporting director for ten years, David Castera. ‘Our goal has been to create an event of the highest quality where everybody feels at home. The route has been designed to Daily show distances off the full will splendour be between of the 200 Moroccan and 300km. desert.’ The route will be accessible to everyone but there will be more demanding options for those who want to push themselves. The cost is £3500 which might seem high, but you get a lot for your money: Tripy roadbook (they’re brilliant, check out tripy. eu), back-up from 4x4 and helicopters, Moroccan tea breaks ‘in incredibly remote places’, lunches in Jaima tents, quality hotels, mechanic trucks, luggage transportation, access to the bivouacs and prize giving. traildesertchallenge.com