A report for you Fat Tyred Mud Lovers

[Toks]

http://www.londondynamo.co.uk/forum/sho ... php?t=1301

[Sylv]

well done Stuart Vic etc
i will read this at work



(from an old post of mine)
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Ruta de los Conquistadores http://www.adventurerace.com/eng/english.htm

(as done by Karl, kiwi mtb guide we met in Utah. I think I already posted about this one at the time).

La Ruta de los Conquistadores may only be three days long, but it easily takes its place in the roster of world's toughest MTB races, and qualifies for the descriptor "epic". The stats are mind-boggling:

- 320 kilometres of riding
- over 9,000 metres of climbing, with the highest point at 3,100 metres
- riders from 27 countries and five continents

The race began thirteen years when ago Roman Urbina read about the Spanish Conqueror Juan de Caballon and his 20 years trip on the mountains of Costa Rica, in his attempt to explore the country. De Caballon's expedition started at the Pacific Coast and finished in the Caribbean. Urbina - a recognized Costa Rican athlete and adventure man - decided to emulate that long voyage himself.

Captivated by the histories of that Spanish general, he and another 34 brave adventurers started the trip across nine of Costa Rica's twelve microclimates. An adventure that led them to crossing the rain forest, volcanoes, high mountains and crystalline rivers.





[img]http://www.canadiancyclist.com/races05/ruta/day1/images/_DSC0057.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.canadiancyclist.com/races05/ruta/day3/images/_DSC0048.jpg[/img]
http://www.cyclingnews.com/mtb.php?id=m ... 05/default