World Champ Tackles Adventure Race

Press Release / 27.05.2016

­Port Macquarie's seven time Mountain Bike World Champion, Jason English, will again push his body to the limits when he lines up for the GeoQuest Adventure Race, held in Port Macquarie on the 10 - 13th of June.

Mountain Designs GeoQuest is Australia's premier adventure race. It involves 48hrs of nonstop, offroad endurance racing, trekking, mountain biking, kayaking, roping and mystery disciplines. English will race for team Percival Property, one of only two local teams to enter this year's gruelling event. "I'm looking forward to a new challenge," says English. "Obviously running and kayak paddling are two new disciplines for me, plus racing as part of a team brings a different dimension."

English will be joined by Port Macquarie locals, Dan McLachlan, Chris Delaney and Gavin Cole, who together, will navigate their way through an arduous 220+ kilometre course that is only revealed to them the afternoon before the race.

More than 250 competitors will descend on Port Macquarie for the event, with many teams not expected to complete the course within the 48 hour time limit. "This event is tough," says Delaney, who has done the event twice before. "It is a real test of both physical and mental strength, navigating through the night is especially tough when fatigue sets in."

The June long weekend event is expected to attract up to 500 visitors to the region and was last held in the Hastings in 2010.

For more information visit http://www.geoquest.com.au

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