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Triumph in the Sands: Photogallery Highlights from the Škoda Titan Desert Morocco 2024

May 6, 2024 at 1:56 pm3 min reading

The Škoda Titan Desert Morocco 2024 witnessed epic victories and triumphs! Luis León Sánchez debuted in style, clinching the men’s title with strategic brilliance. Meanwhile, Tessa Kortekaas showcased dominance, claiming all six stages in the women’s category!

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Škoda Titan Desert Stage 5: Bou and Kortekaas, New GC leaders

May 5, 2023 at 12:59 pm3 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

Sport is always about balance. The immense joys of some are the unfathomable sorrows of others.

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Škoda Titan Desert Stage 4: Betalú Will Never Cease to Be Betalú

May 4, 2023 at 10:46 am3 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

Josep Betalú is known in the Škoda Titan Desert Morocco peloton as ‘the fox of the desert’. A nickname that highlights both his dominance in the race as well as his cunning and intelligence in the riding. The KH7 rider may never have been the…

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Škoda Titan Desert Stage 3: Kortekaas Challenges Looser

May 3, 2023 at 1:04 pm4 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

Vera Looser of team Kosner – Saltoki Home is, undoubtedly, the clear GC favourite to win the Škoda Titan Desert Morocco race. Her dominant performance in the first stage established her as the strongest rider, and she maintained her lead through the third stage. Already…

Škoda Titan Desert Stage 2: Looser Scratches a Second off Herrero and is Now in the Lead

May 2, 2023 at 10:00 am3 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

No matter the kilometres, the cumulative elevation gain, the mountain passes and the route, Konny Looser and Fran Herrero seem fated to share the lead of the race, to ride wheel to wheel and for everything to come down to a reduced sprint between the…

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Škoda Titan Desert Stage 1: Herrero Regains Lead in Thrilling 12-Second Comeback

May 1, 2023 at 3:12 pm3 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

352 days have passed since the end of the 2022 edition of the Škoda Titan Desert Morocco. But it all came down to 12 seconds. The only 12 seconds of the entire race in which Fran Herrero was not the overall leader and gave up…

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Some Takeaways from the 2022 Škoda Titan Desert Morocco

May 16, 2022 at 12:31 pm5 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

If there’s one lesson to take away from the 2022 Škoda Titan Desert Morocco, which ended on Friday, it’s that nothing succeeds like success. The winners of the men’s and women’s GC had both won this gruelling six-stage MTB race before, and that gave them…

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Looser and Ramírez Win the 2022 Škoda Titan Desert

May 13, 2022 at 1:14 pm5 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

Konny Looser went all in and tried a different route hoping Herrero wouldn’t follow his wheel. He succeeded and won by the narrowest of margins in the history of the race. Anna Ramírez on the other hand allowed no surprises. Se won all four editions…

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Mantecón and Looser Win Stage 5 of the Škoda Titan Desert

May 12, 2022 at 5:15 pm5 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

Sergio Mantecón proved to be an expert in navigation and crossed the line alone before all the GC favourites. In the women’s race, Looser managed to win but Ramírez was right on her wheel and thus stayed in the overall lead with ease.

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Herrero and Ramírez Win Stage 4 of the Škoda Titan Desert

May 11, 2022 at 6:04 pm5 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

The leaders did not allow for any surprises. Herrero won in a sprint and so did Ramírez. Everything seems open for the Škoda We Love Cycling stage. Can’t wait!