It's finally time for the last day of the Africa Eco Race. The 6000+ km gruelling 13 day extreme desert rally all the way from France down to Dakar in Senegal has been the most monumental challenge on my body and mental resilience I have needed to just keep fighting on each day.

My mission has always been to share the real honest behind the scenes reality of what it takes to finish in Dakar. In the final episode things go dramatically wrong just 12 km from the 6000+ km finish line. On the famous beach race into Lac Rose I didn’t see shipwreck debris in the sand, throwing me over the handlebars and landing hard. Thankfully my Alpinestars TechAir airbag deploys and I make it off with just a grade 2 ACJ injury. Without the airvest I almost certainly would have needed a full shoulder surgery. Check out my other video, on the full review of the Alpinestars TechAir airbag.

I really hope that you have enjoyed watching the series as I’ve raced across Africa on my KTM RFR Rally Replica Bike.

Vanessa Ruck ranked 25th in the motorbike category where only 56% of the bikes successfully finished all stages making it to the finish line in Dakar. Ranking first in the female category Vanessa Ruck "The Girl On A Bike" became the first British female to finish the Africa Eco Race following the original Dakar route.

STAGE 12 (Day 13) Boubene → Dakar
Liaison : 248.97km
Special stage: 22.91km
Liaison : 48.15km
Total: 320.03km

Distance to Dakar: 0km !!!!!!!!
GRAND TOTAL : 6008.69km

Watch below to see the previous episodes of this multi-part series:

Part 1:    • Terrified! Ready to watch the brutal ...  

Part 2:    • Afraid To Close Your Eyes? Join The T...  

Part 3:    • Close Call: Heart-pounding Escape Fro...  

Part 4:    • Appalling day - crashed and totally l...  

Part 5:    • Epic Dakar Motorbike Adventure: A Gru...  

Part 6:    • Cruel but epic Dakar motorbike advent...  

Part 7:    • His pants fell down! Averaging 85kmph...  

Part 8:    • Rest day shenanigans - Africa Eco Race  

Part 9:    • What's it like racing to Dakar? It's ...  

Part 10:    • Another day alone in the desert - fig...  

Part 11:    • Africa is trying to break me....will ...  

Part 12:    • Seeing such a huge crash in monster s...  

Part 13:    • Worst injury so far but I'm fighting on  

Part 14:    • How do you race when your body is shu...  

More information on this series:

- EasySim www.easysim.global use discount code TGOAB15 for 15% off all data bundles
- Guardian Bell tracking system www.guardianbell.co.uk

I’m riding Big Buddy a KTM 450 rally replica with some key modifications:

- KTech Suspension set for my weight
- Michelin desert bib mousse and tyres to ensure zero punctures
- Caulfield custom made seat for a happy Vanessa bottom
- Cross Country ADV mega rally pegs - And my own personalised graphics designed by me
- Custom tool kit hidden under the seat with Teng Tools and my emergency flare
- Land Rover Defender 90 on BF Goodrich tyres with Lazer lamp

Please follow my adventures on:
Instagram:   / thegirlonabike  
Facebook:   / thegirlonabike  
Website: https://www.thegirlonabike.com/
LinkedIn:   / vanessaprocter  
TikTok:   / thegirlonabike  
WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

If you made it this far, comment and join the conversation

Supported by
Teng Tools #getorganised https://www.tengtools.com/
Cardo Systems #askforcardo https://cardosystems.rfrl.co/5gxzq and use code “TGOAB“
Michelin #teammichelin
Revolution Race
CTEK Chargers


Please follow my adventures on:
Instagram:   / thegirlonabike  
Facebook:   / thegirlonabike  
Website: https://www.thegirlonabike.com/
LinkedIn:   / vanessaprocter  
TikTok:   / thegirlonabike  
WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

If you made it this far, comment and join the conversation

Supported by
Teng Tools #getorganised https://www.tengtools.com/
Cardo Systems #askforcardo https://cardosystems.rfrl.co/5gxzq and use code “TGOAB“
Michelin #teammichelin
Revolution Race
CTEK Chargers

Edit & Thumbnail - Team KapDx Media - (Suruj Barman & Arjun Tumung)

Music Credits: Epidemic Sounds https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra...

Tracks:
ES_Sink - Coma Svensson.mp3
ES_Spare Me - Mothers Madness.mp3
ES_The Doctors Recipe - They Fall.mp3
ES_You Can Talk - Rockin' For Decades.mp3
ES_Strange Things - Tellsonic.mp3
ES_Searching The Sky (Instrumental Version) - Vivera.mp3
ES_His Heart Is Real (Instrumental Version) - Seroa.mp3

0:13 - Stage 12 Start
1:10 - Getting KTM ready
6:09 - Final Stage Start
8:30 - Final Day Start Line
9:54 - Stage 12 Finish
12:45 - Reached Dakar! (6008.69km total)
14:10 - Final Media Interview
20:27 - First British Female Finisher
27:19 - Overall Race Experience

#AfricaEcoRace #DakarFinish #FirstBritishFemale #thegirlonabike