The Moroccan national team delivered an impressive performance during the fourth stage of the 37th Tour du Faso international cycling race, held on Monday, November 2, over a 116.1 km course in Bobo-Dioulasso.
Four Moroccan riders finished in the Top 10, securing victory for Morocco in the stage’s team classification.
Youssef Badadou was Morocco’s best finisher, taking second place in 2 hours, 38 minutes and 13 seconds, the same time as the winner, Belgium’s Jonathan Kerkhofs of the Dutch outfit Universe Cycling Team. Both riders completed the stage at an average speed of nearly 44 km/h.
Achraf Ed-Doghmy finished sixth, Marouane Kharbouchi seventh and Adil El Arbaoui tenth, further strengthening Morocco’s presence in the Top 10 and highlighting the national team’s consistency.
In the individual general classification, Driss El Alouani moved up to fourth place, 53 seconds behind South African leader Gustav Basson. He also remains within 12 seconds of Burkina Faso’s Soumaïla Elboudo, who leads the young rider classification.
In another positive result for Morocco, Marouane Kharbouchi entered the Top 10 in the individual general classification, 3 minutes and 30 seconds behind the leader, while retaining fifth place in the young rider standings.
Youssef Badadou also excelled in the intermediate sprints, winning the second and third of the stage. This performance earned him the category’s distinctive jersey and the lead in the overall intermediate sprint standings.
Morocco’s victory in the stage’s team classification lifted the country to third place in the overall team standings, behind Burkina Faso and Mali.
The competition continues on Tuesday with a fifth stage covering 131.32 km from Bobo-Dioulasso to Pâ.