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Tembaine Desert Rally

Beyond limits, across the dunes
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Riders crossing the Sahara dunes during the Tembaine Desert Rally
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An extraordinary e-bike adventure through the vastness of the Sahara.

Across the golden dunes of southern Tunisia, riders of all ages and backgrounds face the ultimate endurance test. Over six intense stages, from Douz to the remote Tembaine mountain and back, they tackle some 300 kilometres of scorching sand, steep dunes and unpredictable winds, all on electric bicycles.

Like a Paris–Dakar translated into the language of e-bikes, the rally is a confrontation between man, machine and nature. From battery management and navigation under the blazing sun to evenings around the desert camps, conquering the Sahara takes not only strength, but strategy, resilience and self-awareness.

Adventure · Endurance · Sustainability · Human connection · Freedom
A docufilm by
Amedeo de Dominicis
Genre
Documentary · Adventure
Format
One-off · 52′
Edition
2025
Locations
Sahara, southern Tunisia: Douz, Ksar Ghilane, Tataouine, Tembaine
Production
Cupido Film
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    The riders

    The championMarco MelandriFormer MotoGP rider and 250cc world champion, trading the combustion engine and the curves of the track for an e-bike and the dunes.
    The reporterMonica StranieroA journalist riding the rally from the inside, turning sweat and sand into a story.
    The strategistMargherita LatronicoRenewable energy project manager, bringing to the desert the determination of someone who works every day for a more sustainable future.
    The OlympianMiguel MartinezCross-country Olympic champion at Sydney 2000 and world champion, back on the bike for a very different kind of race.
    The challengerJames ShirleyA Scottish rider who cycled from Finale Ligure to Tunisia to take part, then won several desert stages.
    The professionalDaniele BraidotItalian cross-country and cyclo-cross rider who has represented Italy at European and World Championships and World Cup rounds.
    The wandererAndrea RimatoriA Roman solo adventurer who has crossed Greece, the Balkans and Sardinia on his mountain bike.
    ItineraryDouz → Tembaine → Douz
    6 stages · some 300 km across the Tunisian Sahara
    Visual style

    Sweeping aerial shots, on-bike POV and intimate close-ups, from dawn’s first light to nights under the desert stars.

    Support vehicles on a desert road below the mesas of southern TunisiaA rider on an e-bike crossing the dunesA group of riders on a rocky desert trackA rider resting on the sand, hair in the windA smiling rider at a desert checkpoint
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