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In the Morning - Day 2

Overnight, Lachlan Morton has been having a stormer of a ride. He made it to CP2 at the Tabernas Desert and CP3 at Cabo de Gato and is currently heading along the coast towards CP4. We're not sure how much, if any, sleep he got, as he has been riding for just over a day at this point and has only been stopped for around 15 minutes. He currently leads Hayden McCormick by around 100km. Lachlan is the only rider to have made it to CP3.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CE0Df7jI5xo/

Others have used the night to thier advantage, with Hippy, who seems to have surpised himself with his ride, moving up to 6th and being one of a few riders who have made it to CP2. Somewhat surprisingly both Christian Meier and James Hayden have slipped back overnight, and are now towards the middle of the pack.

https://twitter.com/firsthippy/status/1302707396440199168

David Rovira and Ricard Calmet are still leading the way in the pairs race, having passed through CP2 and currently heading to CP3.

Sonia Colomo has ridden well overnight, moving up to 16th place, and curently leads the next women on the road, Theresea Sundstrom by over 50km.

In general, the riders are spread out evenly across the course, but the biggest concentration is still in the Gorafe Desert, with most people having made CP1 the aim for the first day, and then settled down for the night.

With the exception of Lachlan, most riders are heading for CP2 or CP3 today. The route from CP1 to CP2 was in a previous post, so here is CP2 to CP3.

The checkpoint comes around the Cabo de Gato. An incredible mix of volcanic rock formations, adbandoned villages and and fossil beaches await the riders.

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