In Brief: Adventure Race World Championship 2009

11/6/09  Print This Post Print This Post    3 Comments   Popular   Written by Adam Roy
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The 2009 Adventure Race World Championship kicks off in Portugal this weekend. Matador Sports breaks it down:

Where: Costa do Estoril, Portugal

When: 8-13 November

Total course length: 590 miles

Estimated race duration: 120 hours

Main activities: mountain biking (41%), trekking (39%), kayaking (18%), in-line skating (1%)

Longest section: 99.4 miles (mountain biking)

Shortest section: 3.3 miles (trekking)

Highest elevation: 6,539 feet (Serra da Estrela)

Team size: 4 athletes, at least one of whom must be female

Number of teams: 59

Most-represented country: France (9 teams)

Winners’ prize money: 35,000 USD

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Follow race as it unfolds at theARWC website


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Matador ID: adnroy

Chicago native Adam Roy is editor at Matador Sports and an aspiring renaissance man to boot. For more of Adam's writing, check out his blog at Ill-Advised Adventures.

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