ETAPE 9: COPIAPO – LA SERENA

 

ETAPE 9: COPIAPO – LA SERENA
354 km, but with a timed section of only 170, are on the menu for the 9th stage. Indeed, alerted by the presence over the last few days of significant amounts of fog during the morning at Copiapo, the organisers have announced that they will be postponing the start times for the 9th special stage (11.00, instead of 7.15) and will shorten the route in order to avoid stragglers arriving too late at the bivouac in La Serena. However, this is nothing for the competitors to rejoice about, because as a result the 9th special will be a 100% sandy route, since it will wind its way through the ranges of dunes above Copiapo. Another original aspect of this 9th special stage, the last to be contested in the Atacama Desert, is a side-by-side start for the bikers, in groups of 20…

 

第九赛段全长354公里，特殊赛段只有170公里。实际上，由于过去几天早晨科皮亚波地区严重的大雾天气，组委会决定将特殊赛段发车时间后延（从7:15改为11:00），并且将赛段缩短以避免部分参赛者无法按时抵达设在La Serena的营地。尽管如此，参赛者们并不会轻松，因为更改的结果是第九赛段成为100％的沙漠赛段，他们要在科皮亚波附近的沙漠中蜿蜒前进。第九赛段的另一个特点是，这是在阿卡塔玛沙漠中比赛的最后一段，地形相当开阔，摩托车手们将被安排每20人为一排同时发车…