With this victory, Rachid El Morabity equals the record held by Lahcen Ahansal for years.
Rachid El Morabity won the last stage in 1h 22:5, two seconds ahead of Aziz Yachou (1h 22:7), Mohamed El Morabity (1h 23:5) and Hamid Yachou (1h 32:30).
Thanks to this stage victory, Rachid El Morabity took the lead in the general ranking (8:42:19), ahead of his younger brother Mohamed (8:42:44), Aziz Yachou (8:44:37) and Hamid Yachou (10:56:41).
The 38th Marathon des Sables was held on April 12-22, under the high patronage of HM King Mohammed VI.
Participants covered 252 km spread over 6 stages, the longest timed distance ever offered in the history of the Marathon. Nearly 900 athletes from 58 countries participated at this edition.
