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Örnsköldsvik, 23 January 2006 |
| Now we are facing a new exciting adventure racing year, and the preparation for the AR World
Championship 2006, is going really good.
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ARWorld Series Dates to be Announced |
| The dates and events in the ARWorld Series 2006 will be announced on the new arworldseries.com website shortly |
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All Teams Home in 2005 Adventure Racing World Championship |
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All teams in the 2005 Adventure Racing World Championship have arrived home although some a little later than others.
Cross Sportswear crossed the finish at 6.47pm and Sierra International at 7.58pm last night.But the Kiwi team Orion Adventure did not arrive out of the bush at TA 10 until this morning at 8.15am. They missed the after party function and are all in good spirits! |
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Merrell finish |
| Merrell Wigwam have made it to Tauranga Bay in sixth place. |
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Fourth and fifth are in |
| Port Nelson has finished the race in fourth at 4.21pm 22 minutes ahead of Swedish team Halti who came in fifth. |
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9/09/2010 5:34:17 a.m. |
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2005 Adventure Racing World Championship Course Unveiled |
| 13/11/2005 6:05:57 p.m. |
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The course for the 2005 Adventure Racing World Championship is not the toughest Southern Traverse director Geoff Hunt has ever set but the competitors themselves will make it tough.
That is the word from Hunt, who said after unveiling the 430km course in Westport today, that the top teams will set the pace.
"They will be racing hard to stay ahead of the rest of the pack so they will make it tough for everyone."
Forty six teams representing 20 countries are entered in the World Championship and marched through the streets of Westport today in a colourful parade of nations. The opening ceremony included a traditional Maori welcome.
The race will be officially started at 9.30am tomorrow by the Minister of Tourism Damien O'Connor. The start is in the centre of Westport and the first stage will see teams run to the nearby beach where they will take to the sea in kayaks.
From sea kayaks the teams transfer to a 49km mountain biking section via Denniston and New River followed by a bush trek in the Lyell Range estimated to take 15-22 hours.
The next section involves rafting on the Buller River followed by a 30km mountain trek in the Brunner Range. Following the gruelling stage competitors are back on mountain bikes for 89kms before trekking again in the Kirwans area of the Brunner Range. Another paddle on the Buller River precedes a tough mountain trek in the Paparoa's.
Teams that do not reach this point by Friday November 18 at 2.30pm will not be able to continue.
Hunt says he expects only about 30per cent of the field to make the cut off.
"In the Southern Traverse we have an alternate course at the cut off point but because this a World Championship the option is not there."
The time frame means not all teams will participate in the caving section, the first time caving has been part of a course in New Zealand.
Hunt says there had been a number of issues surrounding the caving with the final go ahead given just two days ago to use the well known Te Tahi caves.
"We were originally to use the Golf Course cave but we couldn't locate it so we are now using Te Tahi which is our first choice. Some of the local cavers are not happy about it because they are concerned that teams will race through the caves without taking into account their sensitivity. For this reason we are not treating this as a timed section and teams will have two hours to complete it."
"There are strict rules being enforced to ensure the protection of the caves and 'race losing' penalties will be imposed on anyone breaching the rules," says Hunt.
During the race there will be nine decontamination centres set up to try and combat the spread of the algae Didymo which has been found in the Buller River. Biosecurity New Zealand says there is no way to eradicate the problem but they are attempting to control it.
Competitors equipment will be cleaned at the stations and at certain points competitors themselves will have to shower to ensure the algae, which can spread in a drop of water, is contained.
Defending champions Nike Balance Bar say the course is going to be challenging in parts
and the trekking will make or break it for the teams.
"It's going to be treacherous at times and we will want to know we are picking a good route."
Nathan Fa'avae of Balance Vector says the course is a good balance of the different disciplines.
"All the disciplines suit us being Kiwis but there are certainly some navigational challenges. I guess I hope the weather allows us to do the original course as planned."
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