The Portuguese driver Elisabete Jacinto finished today the second stage of the Rallye Oilibya du Maroc in the fourth place among the trucks, in a day in which the special, composed by a route of 354.45 kilometers, ended up being neutralized after the CP1, because the strong rains that fell in the region of Erfoud left one of the oued, that was part of the selective sector, impossible to surpass. For this reason, after completing 130 kilometers of course, the competitors were forced to stop and return to the bivouac without disputing the entire journey.
Due to this situation, until the time of sending this press release it wasn’t yet released a definitive classification, but in CP1 the Bio-Ritmo® team occupied the fourth place among the T4, at only 14m52 
of the first place the Argentinean Frederico Villagra: “unfortunately today’s stage was neutralized shortly after CP1. It rained a lot two days ago and the oued that we were going to cross was impassable. NPO did the track reconnaissance before it rained and they didn’t realize that the rain caused damages. So it was only when the bikers arrived there and saw that they couldn’t get through, that the organization decided to neutralize the selective sector from CP1 onwards. We ended up doing only 130 kilometers, out of the 354 that composed the special. Everything was going well and we were getting a good rhythm when we had to go back to the camp” explained the Portuguese driver.
The third stage of this competition takes place between Erfoud and the Erg Lihoudi. The day will be divided into two selective sectors: the first one, composed by 435.11 timed kilometers, will have fast rails, crossings of oueds and paths through green palm trees. The second selective sector will be made of 142.79 kilometers. It begins on a very stony track and ends with the crossing of the highest dunes in the region.
The portuguese driver Elisabete Jacinto finished today the first stage of the Rallye Oilibya du Maroc in second place among the trucks and fourth place in the Open category. This journey, held between Fez and Erfoud, although winding and quite complex due to the numerous mountain passes, didn’t present any type of difficulty to the Bio-Ritmo® team that took 4h49m22s to finish the selective sector of 367.18 timed kilometers.
about the result: “although it was a very tiring special because we had to leave the hotel very early, everything went well. We managed to fulfill the selective sector with a good rhythm and we didn’t have any problems, which is quite positive. We are tired, but satisfied because we have made a good stage”said Elisabete Jacinto.
The Portuguese driver Elisabete Jacinto started today her participation in the Rallye Oilibya du Maroc, having finished in fifth place among trucks and in the 11th position of the Open category in the Super Special that had 12 timed kilometers and took place around Fez, in Morocco. The Bio-Ritmo® team fulfilled this short selective sector, which had the Argentine Frederico Villagra as winner of the T4, without any difficulty.
A significant note is that the pilot Elisabete Jacinto was honored yesterday by NPO, which organizes this rally, during the opening ceremony of the Rallye Oilibya du Maroc. As a way to mark the tenth anniversary of the event, the organization decided to award some motorcycle, car and truck drivers a distinction for their frequent participation, curriculum and also for the human values demonstrated during the ten years in which this rally took place. In addition to Elisabete Jacinto were also honored Paulo Gonçalves, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Bruno da Costa, Rafal Sonik, David Fratigne among others.
The Portuguese driver Elisabete Jacinto and the Bio-Ritmo® team held today in Fez the administrative and technical checks of the Rallye Oilibya du Maroc which will start tomorrow, with a Super Special stage composed by 12 timed kilometers, and will end on October 10th in Erfoud, Morocco.
This edition of the Rallye du Maroc will be a real challenge for the Bio-Ritmo® team, as they will be competing against excellent teams, whose high budgets allow them to equip the trucks making them very effective and well prepared vehicles. Given this scenario, Elisabete Jacinto believes that the reliability, consistency and the team spirit will be the great assets to achieve the objectives: “Today is a day of great enthusiasm and expectation. It’s the day when we look at the other trucks and let ourselves be impressed by what we see. Based on this observation we try to predict the future and make guesses about the classification. On our part we are ready to give the maximum and we will fight for a good result. I hope that luck is on our side” said the Portuguese driver.