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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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11-Sep-2010 07:51:51 |
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Balance Vector Almost Home as Race for Second Place Intensifies |
| 18-Nov-2005 17:04:11 |
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Kiwi adventure legends Balance Vector are still well ahead of the pack and are now caving as they near the end of the 2005 Adventure Racing World Championship on the West Coast of the Southern Alps but the race for second place is on.
Kiwi team Port Nelson was ahead of the chase pack throughout the day but is still trailing Balance Vector by about 13 hours.
The seven teams vying for second place were close together at the Landing Creek transition point from the Kirwans Brunner Range trek to the kayak this morning, with all the teams passing through the checkpoint within an hour of each other.
Port Nelson left the transition point at 8.36am and leading defending world champions US team Nike Balance Bar by eight minutes.
Kiwis Sierra International, US/Kiwi/South African team GoLite Timberland and Swedish teams Cross Sportswear, Lundhags Adventure and Halti were in hot pursuit.
Port Nelson thrived on the kayaking leg down the Buller River and arrived at checkpoint 26 at the Inangahua Junction at 10.36am, 23 minutes before Nike Balance Bar.
The Kiwi team continued to extend its lead over Nike Balance Bar by almost an hour on the kayaks and left the transition for the Paparoa’s mountain trek at the Ohikanui River at 12.58pm. Nike Balance Bar left at 1.45pm followed by Sierra International just two minutes later.
Balance Vector took 13 hours to complete the trek through the Paparoa’s, three hours longer than expected, and started the mountain bike at 1.25pm.
Captain Nathan Fa’avae says it was tough going and took them about eight hours to go up the ridge. "It was a real struggle and we were pushing all the way."
Team member Richard Ussher says they also wanted to enjoy the environment having the luxury of plenty of time under their belt.
"So often you race through beautiful country like this and don’t get time to take it in."
In spite of their long night all the team members looked fresh when they arrived at the Te Tahi Caves. They were met by a peaceful protest by caving enthusiasts holding placards, concerned about the caves being used for a race.
However they wished the team well urging them to "enjoy the cave."
Balance Vector is spending two hours in the Te Tahi Caves then abseiling down the cliffs at Charleston followed by the final walk 16km down Nine Mile Beach to finish at Tauranga Bay, near Westport.
ARWorld Series director Geoff Hunt says he expects the finish to be sometime between 10.00pm and midnight all going well.
Nineteen teams are still in the race but with a cut off at transition nine at the end of the kayak at 9.00pm tonight it is likely that some will not make it.
The West Coast Development Trust is the principal sponsor for the World Championship.
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