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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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07-Sep-2010 02:40:57 |
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CREAM OF INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURE RACERS SELECTED FOR 2005 WEST COAST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
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April 19 2005: International and Kiwi teams made up of the world’s most talented adventure racers will go head to head in the 2005 Adventure Racing World Championship in the Buller region of New Zealand’s West Coast in November.
ARWorld Series director Geoff Hunt says team selection has now been confirmed and 60 teams, from a diverse range of countries, will line up at Westport for the start of the unique world championship event on November 11-19.
"We have the world’s leading adventure racers coming to the West Coast to race, following a number of prestigious qualifying races. The 10 races held around the world provide the basis for the world competition and the level the athletes achieve is quite outstanding. It will be fantastic to see them compete on the world stage in New Zealand."
Competitors come from New Zealand, USA, Canada, Australia, France, Poland, Czech, South Africa, Sweden, Finland, Brazil, Holland, Chile, Spain, UK, Guatemala, Croatia, Russia and Japan.
Mr Hunt says selection was particularly tough because of the calibre of so many of the teams.
"Several teams had to miss out which has obviously been disappointing for them, but most have indicated they will now focus on qualifying for the 2006 World Championship."
He says the final line up is the strongest ever at a world championship race.
"It’s an incredible showcase of adventure racing talent. The West Coast will offer an enormous challenge and for many competitors it will be the toughest course they’ve ever taken on."
"We have all the winners and second place getters from the qualifying races which points to the huge interest in competing in a world championship such as this one. There are still three qualifying events to be held - the Appalachian Extreme, the Wilderness ARC in Scotland and Terra Incognita in Croatia. Teams can still win a spot in the 2005 Adventure Racing World Championship by competing in these events."
Top contenders for the 2005 World Championship title will include the former Seagate team now known as Balance Vector which is internationally recognised as one of the best.
The all New Zealand team led by Nathan Fa’vae includes Richard Ussher , George Christison and Kristina Anglem and will be throwing down the gauntlet to high profile teams such as Nokia (Finland) Cross Sportswear (Sweden) Saab Solomon (UK) Nike AGC Balance Bar (USA), Go Lite Timberland (USA) and Kiwi teams Merrell, Kathmandu and Bridgedale Socks.
The 2005 Adventure Racing World Championship is sponsored by the West Coast Development Trust and prize money totalling $100,000 is up for grabs by the winning teams.
Mr Hunt says the next few months will be intense preparing the West Coast course
which will include trekking, mountain biking, caving, abseiling, kayaking and rafting.
"The race will be run in some of New Zealand’s most spectacular scenery and we can promise a course which will provide the sort of conditions many athletes have never encountered before."
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