Final stage of Titan Desert 2024 now, also for riders of The Titan team has left its mark on the ONT Universewho all completed 6 stages and 600 km on mountain bikes through the Moroccan desert this week.
“We want to finish and this last stage is really difficult,” commented Héctor Vargas, team leader and director of this project that tries to raise awareness of the importance of transplants to save lives, which includes the three transplanted that cyclist in two from the brain and one from the kidney. “Within first kilometer my shock absorber all brokethat have been damaged from previous episodes, enough saidwas completely submerged and we had to make a improvised repair using a tire tube. We wrapped it around the stem of the shock absorber and tied it to the frame with zip ties, so it would go on. That’s the truth Everyone has helped me here and I am very proud of them.“commented the Murcian, ICU doctor at the Virgen de Arrixaca hospital.
Today the whole team decided to shoot together, along 70 km through the Moroccan desert, between the dunes of Erg Chebbi and Maadid. “It was key to finish the test and become Titan finishers,” Vargas said. “The most exciting moment was when before entering the goal arc, Kiko, Arkaitz and Víctor were already ahead and crossed the line hand in handwhich received applause from the public and organizations gathered there,” he explained.
When asked if they would repeat the experience again, Vargas assured that “we will first disconnect from home and recover from this effort,” leaving secondary participation up in the air for the moment in Morocco. What they confirmed to us was that They will go to the next Skoda Titan Desert Almería of the month of October, second test of the Titan World Series this 2024.
Source: La Verdad
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