Canadians head to New Zealand for ARWC
News release / 04.11.2005
Team Holofiber is set and ready to go to the Adventure Racing World Championships in New Zealand! The five day race will prove to be the most competitive and grueling race of the year for the four person team Canadian Team who qualified for the race by winning the Africa Quest earlier this year in South Africa.The team
For the 2005 ARWC, Team Holofiber is captained by Lawrence Foster (Sault Ste. Marie ON), designer and manager of the 2004 World Championships in Newfoundland, Canada, and has members Chad Ulansky (Kelowna, BC), Sia Svendson (Currently living in New Zealand), and back from retirement Dave Zietsma (Toronto, ON). The team will be supported by Andrew Love (Australia), Nicola Cameron (Ottawa, ON), and Shannon Thompson (Kelowna, BC).
Since 1998 the mainly Canadian team has dominated Adventure Racing in Canada and has represented their country around the world by always finishing in the top 10 with a recent 3rd at the Subaru Primal Quest. The team has won other world qualifiers such as Beast of the East 2001 which gave the team an entry to the 2001 ARWC in Switzerland. Their wins at Appalachian Extreme in 2002, and 2003 did not result in an entry due to a hiatus in the ARWC in 2003 and Lawrence Foster being the Course Designer in 2004.
For more information on Team Holofiber please visit www.adventureracers.ca or call 705.949.4741
Here is some information about the 2005 Adventure Racing World Championships: www.arworldchampionship.com
The Location
The 2005 race will be on the West Coast of the Southern Alps. It will be based out of Westport and utilise the terrain of the Buller region
The Date
11-19th November 2005
The Secret Course
The course covers more than 400 kms and lasts six days and nights, NON STOP. The unique course will be kept under wrap till the eve of the race itself
The Disciplines
Mountain Biking, Kayaking (sea and river), Mountain Running, Orienteering, Abseiling, Rafting, Tubing, Caving, Rope skills ...
The Competitors
Teams of 4 multi-sporters, must include at least one women. Plus team assistants min 2 - max 3
To date there are 46 teams representing 10 different countries.
Prize Money
Total NZ $100,000
1st NZ$50,000
2nd NZ$25,000
3rd NZ$10,000
4th NZ$8,500
5th NZ$6,500
AR World Championship - background In January 2001, international sport management company Southern Traverse Ltd, invited a group of prominent adventure racing organizers world wide to come together to form an alliance in order to
* Give true meaning and authenticity to the Adventure Racing World Championship by creating a qualifying platform through the series to find the best team in the world.
* The ARWorld Series events are independent, unique and reflect the individuality of each of the participating events and the sport.
* Promote adventure racing in individual countries and world wide.
* Create a world wide calendar of AR races, and avoid conflicting dates and locations where possible.
* Guarantee a standard of excellence in running professional and safe AR events.
* The first Adventure Racing World Championship was held in Switzerland 2001 with Nokia (Finland) winning. The second ARWorld Championships was held in Newfoundland 2004 with Nike ACG /Balance Bar (USA) winning by 20 secs from Cross Sportswear (Sweden).
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