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World Championship Route Revealed

Alexandre Guedes da Silva / 04.10.2009

The Lusitanea landscape is beautiful, the terrain is tricky and in some parts physically demanding, in others it's a complete "nightmare" and teams resilience will be tested to the limits. However, the organizers designed the race to allow all the teams to reach the finish line and enjoy their journey over the Land of Light.

For the winners they promise the challenge of the year, with a very demanding course with increasing difficulty towards the end. The range of difficulties varies along the way from physical at the beginning to technical at the end. A strong fight all over the race is predicted by the organizers with top places varying depending on the strategy for the Bonus Check Points (CP's) collected and for the rest stops.

As in the previous editions of Estoril Portugal XPD the race was designed to offer the racers the best available territory for adventure racing in the Lusitanea area and to help everybody to discover Portugal's natural and cultural heritage, ranging from the Jurassic era to the Paleolithic, Roman, Arabic, Medieval and Modern times. This edition will have CP's in Dinosaurs Monuments, in Stone Age Sanctuaries, in Roman Gold Mines, in Moorish Fortresses, in Templar strongholds, in Medieval Bridges, Churches and Castles and in the new Wind Power Generators.

Wild life will surround teams all over the territory; they will paddle with eagles and vultures, bike with wild boars and bulls amd hike with deer and snakes, which will make this expedition really natural. The race will pass though many Natural Parks and protected areas which requires an "eco friendly" attitude from the racers and organizers to minimize any negative impacts to the eco systems.

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