Bimbache Extrem - Castilla y Leon

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Team adidas TERREX ready to defend Adventure Racing World Championship title

29.09.2010

With less than a week to go to the start of the race, team adidas TERREX are now on their way to Madrid in Spain to defend their Adventure Racing World Championship crown. The 2010 World Championships start on the 3rd October in the city centre of the beautiful medieval town of Avila. The race is around 700KM long and the winning team is expected to complete the course in around 4 and half days or 108 hours of non-stop racing. The finish line is in the city centre of Salamanca.

The race will be a mixture of running, mountain biking, kayaking, climbing and roller blading. The team will have to navigate the mountainous terrain and deal with the varying temperatures and terrains of the area as well as deciding on where and when to sleep and for how long. ‘The race looks very competitive with all the best teams in the world attending and we certainly have our work cut out for us. The format of the race looks really interesting with lots of short stages and transitions. The race director Antonio De La Rosa always puts on a great event and combined with Spanish hospitality we are in for a great week of racing.�
Nick Gracie

Sonya Clarke joins World Champions Tom Gibbs, Warren Bates and Nick Gracie this year. Nicola Macleod who was in the winning team last year is currently on active duty with the British Army in Afghanistan so unfortunately is unable to make the race. Sonya is a fantastic athlete and first raced with Nick and Warren in the 2004 World Championships in Canada coming 10th. Sonya is a fitness instructor and had her first baby 8 months ago so is itching to get back to racing. The team has over 40 years of experience and between them has taken part in 17 World Championships.

Warren Bates (6): Canada (2004), New Zealand (2005), Sweden (2006), Scotland (2007), Portugal (2009), Spain (2010)
Nick Gracie (5): Canada (2004), New Zealand (2005), Scotland (2007), Portugal (2009), Spain (2010)
Sonya Clarke (5): Canada (2004), New Zealand (2005), Sweden (2006), Brazil (2008), Spain (2010)
Tom Gibbs (5): Switzerland (2001) Sweden (2006), Scotland (2007), Portugal (2009), Spain (2010)

The team have been warming up nicely over the spring and summer with recent UK wins at the Open 5+, the Open 12, the Open 24, the Edinburgh Rat Race, Dynamic Adventures and Tri Adventures and two great wins abroad with a second win in a row at the Patagonia Expedition Race and a great win at the Iberian Adventure Racing Championships in Spain in July. In August the team won the 3-day non-stop adidas TERREX race in the UK, part of the Adventure Racing World Series automatically qualifying for the 2011 World Championships in Australia.
The team are also looking forward to putting all our new adidas gear to the ultimate test. ‘Kit selection is a critical part of adventure racing where we race in very varied terrains and temperatures. adidas are the leading global sportswear company continually redesigning the rules and setting the standard for others to follow,’ said Warren Bates.

‘We believe the new adidas TERREX range of outdoor clothing and footwear is the best in the market. The extensive research and developments teams have been designing very light and comfortable gear that can withstand the pressures of a very demanding sport. adidas pedigree of designing sportswear for Olympians and Professional Athletes around the world really reflects in the quality and design of the TERREX range’.

You can follow the team on:

The official team site: www.teamadidasterrex.com

On facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-adidas-TERREX/129520010416789?ref=ts

To follow the race please go to: http://www.sleepmonsters.co.uk/
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