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13:00 today, Thursday April 3, only 280 of the 772 runners who are still racing, entered the finish line of the Moroccan town of Oued Ahssia, after completing the 75.5 km of this grueling, endless stage 42 Marathon Des Sables.
Among them is Francisco Javier González Martínez Lorca came into the post 155 with a time of 11 h.
59 min.
59 sec.
After the 4 th step, Fran Gonzalez, peaking at 191 in the overall standings.
The vast amount of miles.
Today's the day he joined the rugged terrain in the first half, with slopes of up to 25% and temperatures around 45 degrees Celsius, so that given the extreme conditions of the stage, riders have been forced to run with flares and antidotes.
But this stage has not only been hard and demanding for the riders but for the entire staff of the organization, he had to take extra security measures and control of proof, establishing in some sections to pass strings assistance, lasers to guide brokers and health posts in several areas, not forgetting the time difference between the first and last runners.
The winner of this 4 th stage was again the Jordanian Salam Al Aqra who spent a time of 6 h.
32 min.
51 sec.
Now the important thing is making a good recovery to exploit and squeeze the few remaining forces these brave athletes and face in the top form the last two stages, 40 and 20 miles respectively.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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