Raid Caneo Nature
Day 6 A Good start for the British
David Ogden - International Adventurers / 02.08.2008
Nat’s-Colla del Matà – Bombers de Lleida withdrew from the race yesterday having had difficulties understanding the race instruction since the beginning of the race.All teams spent the night with their support teams near LA GARDE GUERIN the site of a 12th Century village which has been partly restored. The enforced stop was because the canyon had a dark zone and teams were forbidden to start until 5.30 in the morning. Many teams made full use of this time to get much needed sleep, before 10 k of canyoning, 37k mountain biking, 19K of caving hiking and ropes, followed by more biking, caving canyoning and orienteering.
HELLY HANSEN UK started the day in fine form having at last had a good four hours of sleep, they were the first team to reach the start of the canyon, minutes ahead of the other Extreme teams. WILSA SPORT HELLY HANSEN made a navigation error and took the wrong track as a result of which they lost around 10 minuits.
The canyon was quite slippery and a few teams had unexpected early baths although they did have wetsuits to protect them from the cold. One member of LYS AVENTURE fell off a boulder in a dry section of the canyon and bruised his hip, the team withdrew from the stage but may continue as an incomplete team.
LES FOUS DE BASSIN TDR BX had been fighting the sleepmonster since the start of the race and finally succumbed in the Canyon dropping down to Raider classification.
All teams enjoyed the canyon especially those that were incomplete or out of classification.
The second leg of the day consisted of 38 k of mountain biking and the British team lost their lead when they incurred 14 punctures which allowed WILSA SPORT HELLY HANSEN, COLUMBIA Lozère Sport Nature and ABSOLUE RAID Décathlon St Orens to slip past them prior to the 1st of two caving sections.
WILSA SPORT HELLY HANSEN entered the Dragonnière de BANNE cave during the late afternoon via a small hole in field but had to wait in a queue for Adventure and Raider classes who had arrived ahead of them directly from the canyon.
The results of first three stages show WILSA SPORT HELLY HANSEN, some four hours ahead of COLUMBIA Lozère Sport Nature who have a one hour buffer over WILSA WCUP CHTI Raid.
The Raider classification is much closer with SOFERMI - RAID NATURE 46 around one and a half hours ahead of Flying Avent'Hure Palfinger who incurred a penalty of 1 hour along with a number of other teams for missing equipment, but they still are ahead of OAHU.
The Adventure class is very close with thre teams in contention BAYER - Vet Adventure Team, EMSA: RAID'EPERNON and INTERSPORT LIEGE
Ten teams are out of classification including LATTITUDE 55 as they missed a section yesterday but thy ar still enjoying themselves.
As this press release was issued the latest leaders of the day are WILSA SPORT HELLY HANSEN, SOFERMI - RAID NATURE 46 and SPORT-OUTDOOR.COM as they entered the first cave so it is possible that the lead in Adventure might change.
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