Heroeslegend - Rallye La Légende Des Héros De Paris à Dakar

Heroeslegend - Rallye La Légende Des Héros De Paris à Dakar


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See you in October 2011 for the 6th edition with many novelties (route, navigation and categories).



THE PINK LAKE ......
THE LEGEND !

Finally, the reward for all the efforts and a dream comes true when the competitors arrive at the beach which leads to the ‘Lac Rose’. A big moment to cherish and to taste the victory, passing the finishing line with the pride to be able to say, " I dreamed about it and I’m there, I did it". The competitors of this 5th edition of the Heroes Legend rally do not dream about it anymore, they are now part of the legend of the Paris-Dakar.
After the tour of the pink lake and the last kilometers on the beach, the competitors have passed the finish line ! a lot of happiness and emotions.

The winners of the 5th édition of the Heroes Legend rally :
1st motorbike Open, Chris Barwick, Uk
1st motorbike Classic, Claudio Zago, Italy
1st car Open, Csanyi/Csanyi, Hungary
1st car Classic 1, Gabrielle/Py, France
1st car Classic 2, Martegoute/Dupont, France

Thanks to all the competitors for the show during those 2 weeks of race and mark already your agenda for october 2011 for new adventures on the Heroes Legend rally !

HL STAGE 9: SAND, SAND AND ONCE MORE SAND

Today for 420 kilometres in Eastern direction the fscent was followed where the longest train drives in the world concerning. On such a 40 a 50 kilometres for end Southern it was branched off direction the city Atar, where it bivouac lay near. There no connection route needed be driven, therefore the participants could itself ` s morning asked seven hours directly pay on the spicy piste. It was not as warmly predicted as and in spite of that it was very very sandy, the first drivers came in already for half two ` s afternoon. The rest of the field was for obscurity at home.Marc, of Daddycool2dakar-rijders, did not succeed it to obtain bivouac on own strength it. He has fallen in the last kilometres, flat for bivouac and with that its shoulder has this way hurt that he can drive no longer further. The misfortune of, is it luck for another one. Harold, the other Daddycool, have blown up its engine during 8th the stage and the end of the tale for him seemed. Now Harold on the driving force behind Marc can drive nevertheless further.In Morocco and in western Sahara it was already green, but Mauritania beats everything. Where normal only sand is, now complete ponds with vegetation be. Tomorrow the king stage with cols, oases and much sand is.

HL STAGE 8: Good-bye Morocco, hello Mauritania

Today a half rest day was, the participants had, as it happens, no drive special. The route amounted to kilometres however still 375, with halfway the border crossing to Mauritania. Henk Knuiman are glad that he can continue drive with its new navigator, manful obscurities, by. They have the hope give up to get after the buggy of manful still mobile, he came stand during the first day already quietly. It is this year heavier than ever endorse also Thomas the Bois and Evert crown. Where it was in 2008, still heavy by extreme heat, it is heavily now terrible by the chosen route. What is notable, is that it is by fallen rain terribly greenness. This must be a relief for the nomads, there is enough food for their animals.Many participants used of the quiet day to take the vehicles well under hands. The arriving days go heavy become. The route runs further country-inward and that means that the airco from go. Cold roars that blows of the Atlantic ocean the participants no longer are able reach, as a result of which the temperature of a degree or 23 will increase up the 40 degrees! The level of some engine drivers lies not very high and that go heavy getting.

HL stage 7: LONG AND FAST
The 574 kilometres long stage of Boujdour to Porto Rico were still used for last in the Dakar of 2005. Dakarrijders experience Thomas directly the Bois and Evert crown recognized the route. The day had unfortunately a person who drops out. Giovanni Uliana fell with they traditional tenere on 10km for end quietly. Instead of waiting for the bezemwagen, he chose there for to let drag itself by a car. Then the car speed diminished in sand arrived the towrope in the voorwiel of the engine. The driver with start number 14 came at fall and with the helicopter for certainty has been transmitted to a hospital in Dacla. Tomorrow he returns to Italy.The route with a special of wide 500 kilometres was there rapidly and flat with a couple violent hobbels in. The first participants came in already around two hours it bivouac. These lay in a beautiful lagoon where a cold bleak wind blew doorheen.

HL TRAINING PERIOD 6: LONG DAY

Van Tan Tan to Boujdour. After 400 kilometres connection route the participants of start in the first special could. By means of a number of dunes and a number of pieces range, the special finished on the range of Laayoune. Team 200 came of the found oneself side at the checkpoint at the end of the special. By means of an impulse the car wanted the team turn, but the links bit in sand as a result of which the car of Egbert Wingens and Carlo Reijs on reached its they side standstill.The second special started even booty Layoune. Participants could go up to the quarter concerning three of start, but at seven o'clock ` s evenings not yet the everyone checkpoint have passed. To make with many stones and had they got the drivers which could go, however, of start deep gaps cross out. Just for 23:30 came the bezemwagen it bivouac drive in, what meant that all participants of special finished are.It not yet succeeds with the car of team Africarrera. The Porsche drive of bivouac to bivouac and do not go of start in special. The Renault 20 on the other hand go super and without problems have arrived today. In bivouac a sickness dominates. Many menses are sick, among which Yvonne Vooren of the Desert Daltons. Also Marc of pine tree, of the Daddy feel themselves sick, weakly and sick.It is considerably fought in the klassement. The participants get sentence points if them waypoint missing. They get more sentence points if they speed too, then if they drive too gently. All they participate fanatically.The caravan draws increasingly further to Mauritania. Tomorrow a large step is made with a long day. The special is wide 500 kilometres long!

 

Saturday, October 23
Stage 6: Tan tan - Boujdour: 681 km
A very long stage awaited our competitors today. A long sandy track on the beach was favourable with navigation. The participants really appreciated this moment. However, to find its road between the dunes does not have a being of any rest!
The second special one was of a surprising beauty, the tracks were strewn with volcanic craters and gigantic dunes where the good passage had to be found… a landscape to cut the breath! more especially as they bring the participants to the bivouac of Boujdour, positioned on a sand beach white where the sun lies down on the ocean…
Only small shelf of the day: the n° 200 which in a dash of zeal wanted to ensure the spectacle on arrival of the first special one whereas it had deflated its tires to pass sand… Result: a beautiful barrel but reassure there was itself more for fear of evil! however cheer the spectacle was assured! Our cameramen were there…

Friday, October 22
Stage 5: Tan tan - Tan Tan: 203 km
This short stage around the fort of Tafnidilt was composed of two loops. Two sand valleys await our competitors. After having succeeded in thwarting the traps of these sand dunes enclosed in a wadi, the competitors moved on the second loop towards the fort of Ayoun of Draa. The shovels and the plates of désensablage were of exit and the mutual aid between participants once more functioned well.
This beautiful loop brought back them without encumbers to the bivouac for one evening of rest deserved well. Our cameramen had prepared first ahead a small meeting cinema: the first images of the last stages were appreciated of all!

Thursday, October 21
Desert with the Atlantic Ocean
Stage 4: Foum Zguid - Tan Tan: 582.99 km
This 4th stage makes us pass from is in west to arrive on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Two long special awaited our participants. If the second unfortunately had to be cancelled because of military operations on the sector, the first took place well. It is about a layout carried out for Paris-Dakar of 1996.
To pass on the traces of largest of mythical Dakar was a real adventure for all! To connect parallel wadis and tracks put to the test the navigators…
The participants particularly appreciated the passage of the chotts at high speed.
A long connection finally led us at the height of Tafnidilt. A loan place of history… Our bivouac is located in the wadi enclosed between the old one extremely of Tafnidilt and the hotel of the same name which preserved an identical architecture. Definitely last and present intersect since the morning…
Side competitors porch 911 had still engine trouble and repairs before its arrival with the bivouac…

Wednesday, October 20

Step 3: Merzouga - Foum Zguid: 495 km One Step waited long enough competitors today with a great classic "Dakar", Erg Chegaga followed Lac Iriki and ending at Foum Zguid. Little difficulty with the first part of the wheel tracks with very few sandy stretches but navigation is a little difficult sometimes ... for some of the highlights of the day: No. 151 - Renault 20 - produced a superb performance in the first stage without any help or hindrance. The second part of this special will leave memories to many. A portion of the dune quad 8km No. 30 had mechanical problems: broken transmission. A long night in perspective in order to repair before the start of tomorrow ... He is 19h and many competitors are still on track towards the camp ... ... the brush truck is already at work to bring everyone back. D others arrived too late to start the second half of the stage, took the road to reach the camp. On arrival a bivouac at the foot of the exceptional "Tagine" and the oasis of Foum Zguid ... The sun sets over the beautiful mountains without all the crews are still arriving ... Latecomers arrive probably late in the night ... The winner of this third step is: In the motorcycle category open: No. 16 Barwick KTM classic Category: No. 14 Yamaha Uliana By Car class open: No. 216 Szebenyi / Szállás on classic Mercedes Category: Quemin No. 222 / Borde Toyota Winner General: In the motorcycle category open: No. 16 Barwick KTM classic Category: No. 15 Yamaha Zago By car open category: Csanyi No. 211 / Category Csanyi Toyota Classic: No. 235 Arendt / Schandeler on Toyota


Tuesday, October 19

Step 2: Mengoub - Merzouga: 353 Km's it! The long-awaited first dunes are here! The race is accelerating on sandy tracks through the wadis. Porsche has gardened in the first few miles and there are many who have yet to learn side navigation ... spectacular dunes of Merzouga are worth! The most courageous and experienced have had a taste of what will be the 2010 rally. Tonight: bivouac in Merzouga: an appointment not to be missed! Tayeb welcomes us into his establishment at the foot of the dunes, a great place that served as decor for many films. The winner of this second step is: In the motorcycle category open: No. 31 Verzijl on honda classic Category: No. 14 Yamaha Uliana By Car class open: No. 211 Csanyi / Csanyi Toyota Classic Category: 227 Moutou / Sexy Toyota Winner of General: In the motorcycle category open: No. 31 Verzijl on honda classic Category: No. 15 Zago Yamaha In open class car: No. 211 Csanyi / Csanyi Toyota Classic Category: 235 Arendt / Schandeler Toyota


Monday, October 18

Go! Step 1: Nador - Mengoub: 570.83 Km arrived in Nador at 5:00 (local time: - 2h) competitors have joined the first stage after a quick breakfast. These first 570 km, gave participants a taste of the upcoming special: navigation and reading the road book will be the watchwords of this rally. Two special 67.26 km and 114.35 km were chained between forest tracks, fast tracks and stony passes, along the Algerian border. Some vehicles have experienced any mechanical problems but only the buggy No. 218 can not match the start line of the 2nd day. Making contact with the navigation and use of GPS has proven difficult for some ... but all ultimately joined the camp. As for results, the winner of this first step is: By bike: Barwick No. 16 on a KTM. Drive open category: Csanyi No. 211 / Toyota Csanyi. Classical category: 227 Moutou / Sexy Toyota


Sunday, October 17

Montauban in Almeria The Sunday took place as of Saturday afternoon: free transit to Almeria. All participants joined the port for the briefing of competitors 19.00. The Porsche 911, despite its setbacks in the prologue has also embarked for Morocco. After the formalities of customs and police, competitors enjoyed a well deserved night.


Saturday, October 16

WARM UP 8:00, all by leaving the park closes for Birac or place the prologue. The morning fog dissipates and finally start competing for two reconnaissance laps of the circuit traces by Pascal Larroque that Montalbanais familiar. A beautiful 4km circuit that competitors will ride 3 times. Already the first disappointment with the quad that makes No. 28 a barrel. The injured driver is carrying al hospital de Montauban> Bras case he is forced abandonment al. The Porsche 911 No. 76 s stopped in the second round of problems with gasoline. Pump case. He repairs. The Range of Toulouse Dominique Gabrielle also has fuel problems> After this prologue the competitors took to the road and be at the port of Almeria - Spain on Sunday evening to take the boat to Morocco.


Friday, October 15

MONTAUBAN ........ HAT! All participants had an appointment to Montauban for the scrutineering of the vehicles Albasud. Competitors are going one by one the different booths, passports, stickers, medical, road book ........ At 17h everyone left the area Albasud in convoy towards the city of Fountain Square or the Parc Ferme was installed. After a presentation of each competitor on the podium were the competitors waited for the briefing and dinner al Old College in the presence of the Mayor of Montauban. The Montalbanais have come many a warm welcome to Heroes Legend Rally.


Heroeslegend - Rallye La Légende Des Héros De Paris à Dakar
Heroeslegend - Rallye La Légende Des Héros De Paris à Dakar
Heroeslegend - Rallye La Légende Des Héros De Paris à Dakar
Heroeslegend - Rallye La Légende Des Héros De Paris à Dakar

FAQ

 

For people who are interested in participating in the Heroes Legend, we have made a list with frequently asked questions. More questions? Don’t hesitate to contact the organisation.

I have little rallyexperience. Is Heroes Legend something for me?
Experience in rally-raids is not required. Some offroad experience is required off course. Riding on roadbook and gps you will learn during the rally. With an average distance of around 500 kilometers for each stage with maximum offroad sections, the days are quit long. Especially the bikers need to be well prepared physically.

What’s an average day like in the rally?
Around 06.00 in the morning you get up and get some breakfast. You pack up your tent and gear, and prepare yourself for your departure. The evening before you prepared your roadbook so that you know roughly what is about to come.  From 07.00 the first bikes start leaving, followed by the cars.  Later in the afternoon you will arrive in the next bivouac.  Depending on how your day went,  you should normally arrive before it’s dark. When you make a lot of navigation mistakes, have a few flat tyres or other technical problems, it can happen you need to drive the last part in the dark. But that’s off curse part of the adventure!
After you arrive you have a drink in the big Heroes Legend tent  and go through the day with other competitors. A great moment to relax a little and enjoy all the stories and atmosphere. Or you start doing your maintenance of your bike or 4x4. From around 19.30 hours you can have a good dinner, and the organisation gives you all the required information for the next day during the daily briefing.  After that you can do some work, have a chat or enjoy a good night rest as another beautiful day lies ahead!

What does the repatriation insurance included in the entry fee  offer?
Should you have to abandon the rally due to illness or an injury, the organisation will make sure you’re transported back home. From the moment you have to give up, there’s a medical team to assist you until your back in your homeland. These expenses are covered by the repatriation insurance which is included in the subscription fee. From the moment you get back home, your own health insurance will take over.

What happens in case of an accident?
We have our own helicopter, which is always on the route with 2 doctors on board who can be  at any place in a very short time.  Every bike is (compulsory) equipped with a satellite tracking system. With this we always know where you are, and you can give an emergency signal after which the organisation will send the helicopter. Besides the helicopter we also have 4 fully equipped medical 4x4’s  who can also assist the competitors. In the bivouac there’s always a medical tent permanently occupied with our medical team where you can go for any assistance.

I have a bike but I’m alone. How is the transport and service organised?
You can participate individually in the Heroes Legend. Transport can be booked with the organisation. This gives you the right to transport a Pierre Henry box, an bag with personal stuff and a set of wheels or tyres. The truck with all your materials will be waiting for you every day in the bivouac. The maintenance to your bike you do yourself. You can also contact other competitors to transport your material, or hook up with a team that offers a complete service package.

How is the start organised?
We have a showstart in Paris which is optional on Thursday October 14th we go from Paris to the start location in the south of France. Here we have the technical checks on Friday. Bikers can hand over their luggage to the organisation when they have booked transport. On Saturday we have the official start with a prologue followed by a connection route to the ferry which will take the participants to Morocco.  Friends, family and sponsors are off course more than welcome to come to the start. They can also take care of the transport of your material to the start location.  
In Europe, the motorbikes car be transported on a trailer.

How Is the finish organised?
On Saturday October 29th we arrive at the famous ‘Lac Rose’ in Dakar.  Here you can invite your friends, family and sponsors. The finish is always a great moment to experience! Around midday the rally arrives at the lake, where the last special will be ridden following the beach. Followed by a nice lunch and the price giving ceremony. At the same time this is also the finish of the event. The hotel night from Saturday to Sunday is not included, but we do have a list with hotels where reservations can be made.

How long takes the transport back to Europe, and how is it organised? 
On the Sunday after the finish you deliver your car or bike in the harbour. The 4x4 participants need to make sure all valuables are out of their vehicles.  After about three weeks the boat from Dakar arrives in Antwerp or L Havre.  Here you can collect your bike or car again. The bikes are transported in containers. It’s also possible to transport cars in containers, or to transport luggage from the 4x4’s in the containers  (added costs) in consultation with the organisation.
Boat 2 ways and customs formalities for your vehicle is organised by us. The price is included in the entry fee. Depending the country where you are from, we can arrange another destination than north of Europe. Contact the organisation for that.

The visas ?
According to your nationality, you need visa to enter the countries. Europeans just need a visa to enter Mauritania.
The visas have a validity limited so no need to apply to it before September.. The organization will supply you a letter you will have to attach with the visa application form before to go to the embassy.  It takes around 10 days and cost  65euros. If you have any question, ask the organization.

How to pay in Africa ?
Euros are accepted almost every where. Of course if you pay with Euro the rate is not good and can be different from one place to another one.
There will be a change office at the harbour of Nador when you enter Morocco. Then on the first bivouac in Mauritania, they will be possibility to change money. Same when you cross the border to Senegal.
Don’t change too much and remember that theses currencies cannot be change into Euros anymore.
Except the fuel and your cigarettes you have nothing else to spend. Everything is included in the entry fee.
Nerveless, you always need to have some cash with you just in case you need anything during the trip.
The bar at the bivouac has to be paid in Euros.

►  Morocco
 1 euro = 11 dirhams

► Mauritania
1 euro = 360 OUG

► Sénégal
1 euro = 655,95 CFA

Vaccines ?
Only the vaccine for the Yellow fever is compulsory.
Nevertheless you have to be up to date with all your vaccines (tetanus, hepatitis, typhoid ..)
A treatment against the malaria must be envisaged with your regular doctor.

Fuel and gasoil ?
For the motorbikes, all the gas station are indicated on the road book.. On few stages there wont be any station on the road so the organization will organize the refueling. The location of those refueling points will be announced during the briefing.
For the cars, there is gas oil everywhere. All the gas station are indicated on the road book. If your car is not equipped with a additional tank, we recommend to have on board a jerrican especially in Mauritania where there is just few gas station.
For the cars which use  ‘fuel’, and only for  Mauritania, you have to order your daily needs in fuel to the organization before the start.
We remind you that in Mauritania you cannot find any fuel in the gas station. The organization will sell fuel to the participants.

Where do I sleep every day ?
Every day we build up a nice bivouac with African tents. You can sleep there after the diner or you can bring your own tent. In any case, Don’t forget a sleeping bag and a mattress. Nights can be cold sometimes. Not far from some bivouacs, you can also find some ‘auberges’ where you can rent a room if you want. Info will be available at the Pc Course at the bivouac.

Is there a shower possible ?
On some bivouacs there are showers available for participants. The other places you can go to the nearest village. Local People will welcome you for few euros.
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