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Morocco Cycling Tour kicks off in Rabat

Xinhua, April 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

The 29th edition of Morocco Cycling Tour kicked off here on Friday with the participation of 132 cyclists from different parts of the world.

The first step of this tour, which runs on April 1-10 in ten steps, links the capital Rabat to the northern city of Meknes over a distance of 135.2 km.

Twenty teams take part in the event, which will cover a distance of 1,540 km crossing several towns and regions located mainly in the center of the Kingdom.

Morocco will take part in this tour with two teams, alongside Hungary, Austria, France, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Turkey, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Britain, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire and the International Cycling Union (ICU). Endit