Hi All,
I have bad news, I am back in Barcelona. After my crash my foot continued to worsen and the pain became greater. I made it to the race check in and had a visit with the race doctors, who are from Barcelona. They essentially disqualified me from starting and said that I need to return home for MRI, x-ray, etc.
I either have a stress fracture or a torn ligament, we shall see.
From Middelt, where I did not have proper internet to update, I rode straight to Nador, caught the overnight ferry to Almería and then drove the endless 800 kilometers yesterday to Barcelona.
I am very upset about this injury and watching the race start was very disappointing. If there is one lesson to take from this, don't ride too hard off road with hard panniers, they will break your foot or ankle. Soft luggage is the way to go for sure, even if it can be more easily stolen.
Anyway, I spent a marvelous two weeks seeing Spain and Morocco by motorbike on either secondary or dirt roads and learned a lot about how to travel in that fashion. I also proved that you can tackle the tough Moroccan roads and pietas with a Triumph Scrambler, no need for a BMW GS or a KTM. I did not see a single other Scrambler, though as the going is harder on one. I am going to organize my photos today and will post the best ones I have tonight.
Best to all,
Walid
I have bad news, I am back in Barcelona. After my crash my foot continued to worsen and the pain became greater. I made it to the race check in and had a visit with the race doctors, who are from Barcelona. They essentially disqualified me from starting and said that I need to return home for MRI, x-ray, etc.
I either have a stress fracture or a torn ligament, we shall see.
From Middelt, where I did not have proper internet to update, I rode straight to Nador, caught the overnight ferry to Almería and then drove the endless 800 kilometers yesterday to Barcelona.
I am very upset about this injury and watching the race start was very disappointing. If there is one lesson to take from this, don't ride too hard off road with hard panniers, they will break your foot or ankle. Soft luggage is the way to go for sure, even if it can be more easily stolen.
Anyway, I spent a marvelous two weeks seeing Spain and Morocco by motorbike on either secondary or dirt roads and learned a lot about how to travel in that fashion. I also proved that you can tackle the tough Moroccan roads and pietas with a Triumph Scrambler, no need for a BMW GS or a KTM. I did not see a single other Scrambler, though as the going is harder on one. I am going to organize my photos today and will post the best ones I have tonight.
Best to all,
Walid
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