The 2024 edition of the Morocco Desert Challenge is fast approaching, and the Ténéré Yamaha Rally Team headed by Marc Bourgeois will be well represented with its top riders and the Ténéré Spirit Experience group of adventurous riders. But what is the history of this prestigious race and how did it become the grandiose event it is today?

The GYTR Ténéré 700 World Raid kits have been developed in direct liaison with the Official Yamaha Rally Team’s Racing program, with a clear and ambitious objective: to offer top-level racing performance to Ténéré riders the world over.

The Morocco Desert Challenge 2024 will see the competitors and teams take on a 3000km challenge over eight stages, with a new ‘coast to coast’ route starting in Agadir and finishing in Saïdia.

Highly experienced Italian rider Alessandro Botturi is a legend in off-road motorsport and is a big character in the Ténéré Yamaha Rally Team. His elite level riding ability, expertise and warm personality make him a huge asset to the official Yamaha team and to the Ténéré Spirit Experience as a whole.

These adventurous Ténéré riders took part in the Africa Eco Race as amateur participants, with the full support of the official Yamaha team. Check out what they had to say about their experience.

Andrea Peterhansel is a phenomenon: a positive force and an elite rider. She has taken part in 11 Dakars, including six in the motorcycle category and one in the truck category, as well as more than 70 international rallies. She also knows the desert very well, having fallen in love with it during a six-month trip to Africa with the Yamaha XT 500, and has competed several times in the Rallye de Tunisie and the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. The Ténéré Spirit Expérience program is only strengthened by having her on the team as Sport Manager.