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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 01:42:40 |
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BULLER TEAM TAKES ON THE 2005 ADVENTURE RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| 04-Nov-2005 22:11:59 |
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A Buller based team, Team Solid Energy, will have local knowledge as its main weapon, when it takes on the more experienced international and Kiwi teams in the 2005 Adventure Racing World Championship, in the Buller region of the West Coast of the Southern Alps from November 11-19.
ARWorld Series director Geoff Hunt says it is excellent for the profile of the race to have a Buller team represented, and although Team Solid Energy is making its debut in this level of adventure racing, the combined skills and background of the team members in multi-sports events will stand them in good stead.
Sixty teams from around the world are entered in the prestigious world competition which will feature the cream of international adventure racers.
Team Solid Energy is captained by 33-year-old Westport linesman Niall Mueller who has competed in seven Coast to Coast events, numerous triathlons and has extensive cycling and tramping experience.
The strongest member of the team is 28-year-old civil engineer Brian Adams who has competed in several 24 hour races, climbed Mt Cook twice and paddled Cook Strait. Mining engineer Paul Comesky, aged 46, has extensive experience in cycle racing and tramping in the Buller region. Forty-year-old physiotherapist Robyn Abbey is also a regular Coast to Coast competitor and has competed in other endurance and 24 hour events.
"While none of us has ever competed in a Southern Traverse event we know that our local knowledge of the area will be the key. We obviously don’t see ourselves as winning contenders because we will be up against some very experienced teams," says Niall. "But being on our home territory will definitely help."
The team’s aim is to complete the course which is a realistic goal for their first Southern Traverse designed course.
To finish the course all four members of the team have to compete together in all the disciplines - which will include trekking, mountain biking, caving, abseiling, kayaking and rafting. Traditionally about one-third of the field finishes the Southern Traverse classic course but the World Championship is likely to see a greater percentage making it through.
Team Solid Energy is beginning an intensive build up for the World Championship and all four members will compete in the Christchurch 24 Hour race next month.
"We are keen to see how we pit ourselves against the other teams," says Niall.
The team’s challenging training schedule over the next few months will take them all over the Buller region.
"We are trying to cover all options, working on our navigation skills. We know the area reasonably well and will have an advantage in that respect. In some places we won’t need to be using maps like other teams, because we will know where we’re heading."
Niall says it is excellent to have naming sponsorship from Solid Energy which is a well established mining company in Westport.
"Their support combined with that of other local sponsors will be a great help to us in our World Championship campaign."
Geoff Hunt says home teams always have a good advantage as proven in many of the Southern Traverse vents over the years.
"Last year in Hokitika for example both the winning team Kathmandu and Greymouth Holiday Park Top 10 which |
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