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Pharmanex Spie Sails to Win
Thursday, April 27, 2000
"The four appeared drained but jubilant to have completed this mental and physical test. From the very beginning, this course, the longest in adventure racing to date, presented extreme challenges, and even through the final leg, the winners were constantly tested..."
Treacherous Bike Section
Tuesday, April 25, 2000
"Tim Grammar, aka 'Rooster,' no stranger to monumental tasks, said this was likely the
hardest mountain bike ride he has undertaken, with a lot of water
on the roads and trails..."
Longest A-Race Ever
Monday, April 24, 2000
"The question around the press room is whether or not this race is too long. In our humble opinion, it is...considering the effects of this rainy season, which was expected. Teams have expressed their concern..."
Pharmanex Phinds a Shortcut
Sunday, April 23, 2000
"With a lead of some 12 hours on second-place FujiFilm, it may not seem like Pharmanex-Spie needs any shortcuts to win. But that's only if you consider the teams racing each other, not the fact that they're actually racing against the Brazilian wilderness...."
Race Reaches the Sea
Friday, April 21, 2000
"...the team which has led for all but five of the 27 checkpoints thus far was setting their kayaks back into the water and heading for the ocean on their quest for victory in the world's longest adventure race...."
Distance Takes Toll On Teams
Thursday, April 20, 2000
"There is a saying that the candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. And, with this race just one-third of the way through, those brilliant first days have burned some teams out...."
Spie Pharmanex Back in Control
Wednesday, April 19, 2000
"After pushing beyond any normal limits for the past 24 hours, the international team of Spie Pharmanex made it clear tonight why it came into this race heavily favored...."
Day Four: Six Teams Make Cutoff
Tuesday, April 18, 2000
"...Tuesday's competition was the most heated and exciting thus far, as six teams scrambled to make a 3:00pm cutoff at the rock climb, ensuring a comfortable distance between them and the others...."
French Take Lead
Monday, April 17, 2000
"...Team FujiFilm, who had been shadowing Spie Pharmanex for days, found themselves at CP8 in the lead for the first time. According to Race Director Gerard Fusil, no one was more surprised than FujiFilm..."
Day Two: Leading Horses to Water
Sunday, April 16, 2000
"Heavy rains have forced organizers to re-route the course at CP7, where
a swollen river makes it impossible for teams to cross on
horseback...."
Team Spie Pharmanex Paddles Competition
Saturday, April 15, 2000
"Where Spie Pharmanex used a full hour to change clothes and prepare the team's horses for the pending two-day ride FujiFilm turned around a 40-minute transition, cutting the leader's gap to just 20 minutes...."
Elf Kicks Off With Sailing Regatta
Friday, April 14, 2000
"...with the lack of wind, teams brought out their paddles and made it a mix of a regatta and outrigger contest — sort of Hawaii Five-O meets the Whitbread..."
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