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| X-ADVENTURE RAID SERIES the Adventure
Racing World Tour |
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It is the first adventure race to offer
mixed teams of four competitors:
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a comprehensive series of
world-wide events, |
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professional organisation standards, |
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a unique set of event regulations, |
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an identical racing format
for all events, |
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an international ranking, |
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the highest level of adventure racing. |
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Staged in the most beautiful outdoor locations in Europe
and the USA, it is the only truly international outdoor
multisports series for mixed teams.
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| THE EQUIVALENT
OF THE MOUNT EVEREST IN TWO DAYS |
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After
having successfully staged the Salomon X-adventures
for the last four years, Saga dAventures is reinventing
its own concept to establish the X-adventure Raid Series.
Rules are simple and apply equally to all X-adventure
Raid Series events. The series is open to mixed teams
of four athletes called raiders.
Each event covers 180 to 220 km and lasts two days.
An event is split in sections featuring a specific sports
discipline. These sections are about 4 hours long with
20 minutes break between each to allow teams to change
equipment and rotate team members. Three raiders compete
in each section, the fourth acts as a substitute and
support crew.
The different sections follow each other at a frantic
pace with up to 8000 metres of positive elevation in
two days - the equivalent of Mount Everest. The best
teams will complete the course in about 18 hours.
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| GAINING EXPERTISE
TO QUALIFY FOR THE RAID GAULOISES |
Any
team competing in the X-adventure Raid Series will experience
the highest level of adventure racing while the fittest
athletes will qualify for the Raid
Gauloises.
To compete in the Raid Gauloises, teams must qualify by
gaining a top 30 ranking overall in the X-adventure Raid
Series. Teams ranked in the top 30 overall at the end
of the 2002 X-adventure Raid Series will be invited to
compete in the 2003 Raid Gauloises the invitation
includes race entry as well as return travel to the Raid
Gauloises. |
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