We will participate in the Okoda Titan Desert 2025, the Edition of The Return to the Origins

This Koda Titan Desert Morocco in this 2025 Its 20th edition is celebrated And, in memory of it, they wanted to pay tribute to the first editions. The entire story of the desert, forgetting the infiltration in the Atlas field. But this is not only back to the root of the race, but it also has personally for me.

A story that overcome personal

At the end of the year 2011 I have seen the videos of the race that crosses the Sahara Desert. With no experience, I decided to register, I bought a very basic bike on a large surface and only a few months to prepare what My first Titan Desert; More than twenty years of physical exercise. A negligence left without me FincharBut it was helpful to get back to the bike world. This year I got back to both Titan and My Origins and Mountain cyclist.

The pure desert route is to return to the source that is greater than the most altime numbers. But let us deceive ourselves, that is no less hardness, Desert arid terrain. Sand banks, stone terrain and weather conditions also make it a tremendous test.

The first step

We have a classic stage as the first introduction in this edition that is one of the most beautiful dunes of the desert: The Very ChebYo. We took the exit, we baked a few kilometers and we moved the dunes without suffering more. In a total of several kilometers of sand, this surface was only fitting. To be in charge of it, at least tires should be fitted 2.4 inches And in some cases the stresses below 0.2 bears To those who carry the mouse. Obviously, it had to stop raising it after the dunes, but depending on the sand territory, usually the stresses do not reach 1 bar.

In my case I had to walk a lot from dunes, but I took the opportunity to appreciate its beauty. When a few drops escaped from water, the desert was able to give us a rainbow on dunes. You had to take it lightly, they were only the first bars of a long and tough race.

Continued around the stage Merzouga To complete more than 90 km In this first test, our powers and the dose of dose return to the same camp to our first Hymas next to the dunes.

Camp

If any desert is made without any doubt it is Your camp. A small travel city passes through the desert with its inhabitants, they always live on the same number of Hima and with the same peers. If they do not know, this year, Juan me and my housemate this week, the great friendships are over.

All the dependencies of this camp are in the Hima format, from the dining room, the restroom, the WC or the shower, which is completely accompanied by the rituals of the desert.

This year’s nature is powerful and unpredictable, completely away from human control, and during that afternoon they have been raining in the desert that wants to remind us. The next day’s step is conditional because part of the way is impossible.

The second step

The news came in the exit line. At 8 am, every day, the company has added a skill in the skilled route and added a few additional kilometers The phase of about 140 km. The successful decision caused us to enjoy the platform.

The first 70 km is neutralized by the road, this section we cover at a good speed. Then, 66 km arrived. In my opinion, the first 70s make a special result, because the first 70 km is not made in the rhythm, but they are still for kilometers and legs. This caused many participants to keep speed in the second part of the stage.

A beautiful step we have begun to cross The artillery of stone structures and great beauty Groups with a few sand steps are to stretch and add hardness to the race and produce a whip in every small sand phase.

The third step

The third stage leaves us the unique mountain day of this edition, the total accumulation 1,500 meters positive slope. We have traveled to the Rocky Desert Mountains and their cannons, uploading a port of about 10 km and hardening the platform. In the end, the powers were very depressed together with the strong wind.

In my case, depending on my color, let it be a lot of adjustment to my symptoms and let’s enjoy the climb. In the daytime, I delayed to help a partner who had not spent his best day. After rolling together, he inspired me to recover sophisticated positions. Stage of violence trying to take the head.

However, a certain atmosphere of successism in the camp was sucked by HED We have passed the race’s Ecuador. It has attracted my attention, since the next day we have to face the marathon stage and we have three tough steps.

Fourth Stage: The first marathon sector

In the fourth stage, we had to go out with everything we needed in the next two days, because our luggage would not have access to the end of the fifth stage. The company gives us after the fourth phase reaches camp Shirt, flip flops, towel and soap. The rest, including the bag, mattress, if you do not want to lie on the floor, hygiene products, nutrition for two stages, you need to load it on your bicycle.

It is interesting to see different load strategies on the bikes to carry everything. There are very few participants, they have not brought luggage. In my case I picked up a bag BikePacking Armchair’s inflatable mat, fine blanket and needed products for two days. The truth is that it worked very well.

Ahead, tough step A pure desert, With more dramatic landscapes in the previous days and nothing perfect, only long lines, stones, sand and air. A pure desert. In KM 60 I have a problem, it has made it lose a group I am going, starting a tough fight against air with another partner, we were able to reach the target. With no doubt, for me, this is the hardest step of this Titan.

We are waiting for us after arriving A. Snow Comun In this we spend the night in a place where there is no internet access. In fact, it is one of the best days of coexistence, because we all share experiences and stories throughout the afternoon, as we do not have a personal high -lime together.

Fifth Step: The Second Marathon Sector

The second sector of the marathon phase spent the same as the previous day of the scenario 91 km pure desertBut this time a little less loaded, blankets and bags are in the camp and donate to local families.

Fortunately, in the last 20 km of the stage, we were suitable for the air later, which allowed us to go to the target. By the way, well -categorized hydration points, in which the liquid can be found along with a signed nutrition products Finisher.

The last step

Finally got a very nect -stage stage, the sixth, which made us crowned as Titans Finishers From this 20th edition of the Skoda Titan Desert.

Priori seemed very easy because it was only 61 km, but nothing in this race was easy. It is a very fast, very nervous stage in which some people have a mission, trying to cut in my case for a few minutes, it has separated me from my category from the podium. But all the runners also felt that they had left a few powers that they left. There was an exit incision, which created some confusion and then re -prepared groups with windy wind. I have to say that 61 kilometers in my case have been a long time, where a small fall has finally lost me a group and I could not win those minutes when I separated from the podium.

Some things are comparable to see in the horizon Hole Player And knowing that there is a Titan end. Cross the last cord of dunes and reach that carpet carpet in which they receive with us FossilThe stone you earned for six tough and long steps in the desert and it definitely reflects many emotions. It was a very unique goal for me, could not achieve 13 years ago and now it has become reality.

As a Colophone we are waiting for some luxurious rooms in the hotel after several days at Himas at the desert, pool and awards ceremony at night.

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More than a career

Titan Desert is one of those species, which will change you in some way, not only in sports, but it has already achieved itself, also at the personal level. There are so many days you live in the minimum and you need to realize that they are too much. It is a pure adventure in the desert that your classmates turned into friends, you go through many states from happiness to bad. We carry those afternoon in camps with our friends and colleagues and unique landscapes that can surround and conquer our bikes. Now I understand what I understand Titan Spirit And why this race is a very hook.