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Events:
Raid World Championship race coming to Bend!
One stop on global event, picked for variety of terrain
From Bend.com news sources
Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Saga d’Aventures, the producers of the Raid World Championship and its
qualifying world tour the X-adventures Raid Series, and Aura360 are proud to
announce the location of the North American stage to be held in Bend, Oregon,
June 11-13.
Bend will serve as the North America qualifier for the Raid World Championship
and be the second stop of the five-stage series. Other qualifying stops for the
Raid World Championship, to be held in Argentina November 29-December 5, include
Morocco, France/Italy, and Australia.
The X-adventure Raid Series:
-The only global circuit of adventure racing events, with identical rules,
format and management
-50 co-ed teams per event covering over 200km of mixed terrain
-30 teams qualify for Raid World Championship
The X-adventure Raid Series event will feature approximately 50 co-ed teams of
four who will traverse over 200 kilometers across varied outdoor terrain. Teams
will navigate their way through the course over a two-day period on mountain
bikes, canoes, skis, in-line skates, and on foot. The course is kept a secret
from competitors until just before the race, when pre-designated checkpoint
locations are released to the teams.
Bend was selected for its wide variety of challenging terrain, ranging from the
volcanic-formed Cascade mountain range to the beautiful Deschutes River,
numerous lakes, desert terrain and miles of single-track in Ponderosa pine
forests.
The Raid World Championship:
-An equitable global qualifying system
-The World’s 30 top teams
-An innovative and technical race course
-A stunning and challenging venue: Argentina, and the Patagonian lakes and
mountains around San Martin de Los Andes
“We’re thrilled to organize the North American leg of the X-adventure Raid
Series in Bend this year. We will take advantage of this extraordinary
environment to organize an event that meets the expectations of all the top
level teams who compete on our circuit”, stated Sylvain Thuault, Race Director.
The town of Bend and flagship mountain resort Mt. Bachelor will play host to the
event and support marketing and promotional efforts to the greater Bend area.
"The Bend VCB is extremely excited that RAID organizers have selected Bend to
hold their race” stated Jackie French, Executive Director of the Bend Visitor &
Convention Bureau. “It's a perfect fit for Bend as Oregon's Playground. This
race is a big deal in regards to the significant amount of national media
exposure and the immediate positive economic impact that we will receive as the
host city. The Bend VCB, Mt. Bachelor and the Deschutes National Forest were
delighted to work with RAID organizers to make this happen."
For more information on the event, please visit
www.theraid.org
Event sponsors Saab and Salomon will help drive regional and national awareness
for the event. For Salomon, based in Portland, Oregon, the event is held in
their backyard for the first time since the Series’ inception in 1998.
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TraditionalMountaineering folks thank
the X-Adventure Raid folks for the opportunity to assist this fine weekend of world
class aerobic sport. --Webmeister.
Read more . . .
News
of the X-Adventure Raid World qualifier in Bend, Oregon USA
Map of the Raid adventure race course for 2004
Race events in Bend, OR
Photos of the 2004 Pole Pedal Paddle race
transitions
Pole Pedal Paddle
2004 results by age group
Pole Pedal Paddle race changes in 2004
Pole Pedal Paddle 2003 race results
Pole Pedal Paddle 2002
Snowshoe Shuffle comes to
Bend, Oregon
Atta Boy 300 dog sled race start and finish from Mt. Bachelor
Bend Adventure
Racing Klub - The Wild Juniper Berry Race
Annual race to the
top of Pilot Butte
Pilot Butte - hike and run to the
summit
Cascade Cycling Classic 2002
Bouldering
gets a handhold at Smith Rock
ABS Contest night at InClimb Gym
Five Sisters Marathon
CORK, Central Oregon Running Klub plays in The Badlands
Traditional Mountaineering R & R in Central Oregon
Rafting class 3 on the Deschutes
River
Winterfest in Bend, Oregon
Bend's Tower Theater restored to 1940s
elegance
A snowshoe adventure with Bend
Parks and Recreation
Bend's Wednesday market near the
Deschutes River in Drake Park
Central Oregon's High Desert Museum
in Bend
Wolves seen at the Museum!
Bend Log Jam celebrates the opening of the Deschutes southern crossing bridge
Bend's southern crossing
bridge
The Beach Boys concert in Bend Oregon, Summer 2003
Cascade Music Festival in
Drake Park, Bend Oregon
Misty River Band plays a free
concert next to the Deschutes River
Riverfest boat-demo in Bend Oregon
Earth Day in
Bend, Oregon
Customer
appreciation night at a local store
Nordic
Club's fall ski swap
Sustainable
living expo in Bend
Fall festival in Bend
Joan Baez concert at the Athletic Club of Bend
Sunriver
Resort exotic car rally
Munch-n-Music
R & R in Bend
• Alpine Mountaineering: This is the central interest of TraditionalMountaineering.
This tradition-based sport includes: on and off trail hiking, scrambling, light weight wilderness
backpacking,
Leave-No-Trace camping and bivouacking, as well as technical travel and mountaineering on snow, rock and ice,
glacier travel, technical rock climbing and summitting peaks.
• Related Activities: Alpine Mountaineering is an
aerobic sport.
It includes jogging, running, hiking the hills, backpacking,
climbing, mountain biking, back country skiing, snowshoeing, telemark skiing and
similar sports all acting together to improve aerobic capacity, strength,
balance and athleticism.
