Morocco Desert Challenge 2020: The official route of the MDC2020

Concerning the race the organization will continue their success strategy of the past years: the MDC2020 will again have 8 challenging stages from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, all together nearly 3000 km and 0 km liaison. A consequence is that the MDC remains the cheapest professionally organised rally per kilometre 
For the second year in a row, the race will enter the southern Moroccan Sahara (ex-Western Sahara), but only one day instead of two. The 2nd day will be replaced by an extra day in the dunes: already after 3 stages, we’ll switch to a lower gear and enter Morocco’s favourite playground: the dunes of Chegaga. This means that minimum 50% of all stages of the MDC2020 will contain dune sections.  A detailed stage description will be published later.

NEW in the MDC2020: Two loops
And this without changing the fact that it’s a linear rally. The first loop is one on the mythical “Plage Blanche”. Bivouac 1 will be built, just like in 2018, on the cliffs of the Atlantic Ocean, with a stunning view on this virgin beach. This way everybody -pilots, assistance and visitors- can share the magic of this place and witness the start & finish of stage 1 and the start of stage 2. Needless to say the notorious “MDC Beach Bar” will be there too.
2nd loop: Several team managers asked the organizers: “Please allow our mechanics a day’s rest”. The organizer said: "Of course I understand their question perfectly: I have a big team myself, a crew of 200 people who every day, after having driven hundreds of kilometres, have to start their demanding jobs. Your mechanics sometimes even continue until the early hours. Therefore stage 4 and 5 will both end in the same bivouac close to M’Hamid,  a region known for … sand and dunes."
 

NEW in the MDC2020: Partially separated tracks for the race trucks
Also with this the race will meet the requests of several bikers, SSV drivers and some of the truck teams because safety is our absolute top priority. Making a completely separate road book for trucks is not possible, but a partially separated one is feasible. The race trucks of the MDC2020 will, at least in 4 stages, get adapted road books. This way, on the most risky parts of the stage, they will be separated from the other participating vehicles resulting in a limitation of the dangers.