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7h00 pm - August 24 2008

Here are the overall ranking for the Coast Raid 2008!

	Cat.	Bib.	Team	Final Time
1	H	1	Arverne Outdoor	32:30:29
2	H	2	Sport 2000 Lafuma Vibram	33:10:34
3	H	3	Team Xtreme South Africa	33:30:20
4	H	8	Pedini-Iret	34:09:32
5	H	5	Location Sauvageau	35:07:00
6	MX4	37	Yogaslackers	35:16:26
7	MX4	35	Salomon Suunto	35:31:07
8	MX4	23	Asics	36:05:24
9	MX	4	Les irrationnels colorés	39:11:06
10	H	6	Rollerblade	43:04:41
11	H	12	Cycl'one/Fenioux	43:10:11
12	H	9	Azimut	48:39:28
13	MX4	15	Cycle Solution	48:50:12
14	H	10	Harrington	50:59:39
15	MX4	34	Tree Huggers	53:23:13
16	H	11	Salomao	53:59:48
17	MX4	30	Team Salsa Jets	55:46:11
18	F	13	Pedini-Iret 2	59:55:23
19	H	7	Irréductibles R	62:44:42

 

2h00 pm - August 24 2008

Almost all the residents of Middle Bay assisted to the beginning of the night section Saturday night. Before that, the teams enjoyed another meal prepared by the locals. Some of them also prepared some t-shirts to support the competitors! Almost all the teams chose to do the night section. The athletes had the choice to reach the checkpoints in the order they want. The strategy was important. ARVERN OUTDOOR had problems with a bike. They’ve been able to continue after they had borrowed another one. Finally, the team SPORT 2000 LAFUMA arrived first, followed by PEDINI IRET and ARVERN OUTDOOR, who did catch up with the other competitors after their bike problems. Local Team HARRINGTON was the last to finish the section after orientation problems. But they chose to finish all the checkpoints before heading back! They finished at 1H47 a.m.

Today, the competitors are tired but still having fun. They started with a bike section. After, they had to do a hard 13 Km trekking section near the coast, heading east, back to Blanc-Sablon. Along to way, they had a nice surprise at the rope section. The athletes had to cross the Brador waterfalls 50 meters up in the air! They had to do zip lining between two cliffs. A lot of people came to see this spectacular section. After, it was time to get away from the coast and head to trekking and bike sections around Blanc-Sablon in big areas of tundra. Orientations have been a challenge in this part of the race. The first teams should finish the race at the school in Blanc-Sablon around 14H30. The last ones should finish the Coast Raid around 6 p.m.

At this time, the team LOCATION SAUVAGEAU from Baie-Comeau is leading today. They’re followed closely by the French teams ARVERN OUTDOOR and SPORT 2000 LAFUMA. A lot of locals should be there for the finish. The awards ceremony will take place tonight. We will post a new update during the night with the results.

 

3h30 pm - August 23 2008

An another day on unexplored territories completed with success. After the kayak section this morning, the teams did wonderful sections of trekking and coasteering. They made a lot of discoveries along the way. One team found a dead whale on the shore. The competitors explored a good part of the coast near Middle bay on foot and ont their bike.

We can feel that the teams start to be tired on this 3rd day of racing. The teams must use different strategies to stay in top shape. Some of the teams like Yogaslackers decided not to do the extreme section of todays course to rest and get ready for tonight stage that will start at 10h00 pm.

The race is as close as it can get! So far, the top 3 for todays section is Arvern Outdoor, Sport 2000 Lafuma and Xtreme South Africa. The last team is expected around 7h30 pm tonight.

After St-Paul yesterday, it's Middle Bay people that have surprise the organisation and racers with a seafood banquet. The racers are very happy as they won't have to cook before the night stage.

 

9h30 am-August 23 2008

The start was given on the shore of St-Paul River this morning at 7H30. There was fog earlier, but the sky is clearing out quickly. The team strategies can do a major difference this morning. The competitors had to do a 3 hours kayak section to begin. Normally, there would be two portage sections, but a few teams chose to do kayak on a longer distance to avoid one, like AZIMUT and PEDINI IRET. The race is still tight between the leading teams. For those who follow the race online, there's some problems with the GPS system of the team AZIMUT. Bike sections will follow on an amazing course right in the canadian tundra where no one has ever set foot! The teams are heading east. During the afternoon, the athetes will do a lot of trekking and coastering to get some checkpoints. The finish will be at Middle Bay. The competitors have to rest a few hours to get ready for the night section that will begin at 10 p.m.

General ranking after 2 days Dos. Team Name Time     1 Arverne Outdoor 15:47:25 3 Team Xtreme South Africa 16:27:40 2 Sport 2000 Lafuma Vibram 16:31:31 37 Yogaslackers 16:42:31 8 Pedini-Iret 16:55:17 23 Asics 17:28:34 5 Location Sauvageau 17:41:21 6 Rollerblade 17:44:05 35 Salomon Suunto 17:45:05 4 Les irrationnels colorés 19:04:23 9 Azimut 20:47:38 12 Cycl'one/Fenioux 21:40:02 10 Harrington  21:43:20 34 Tree Huggers 21:52:22 15 Cycle Solution 21:53:10 11 Salomao 25:14:22 30 Team Salsa Jets 26:15:30 13 Pedini-Iret 2 28:52:08 7 Irréductibles R 31:41:25

 

5h00 pm-August 22 2008

It was a sunny but windy day for the competitors of the Coast Raid. The temperature was around 20 degrees. The kayak sections around the islands near St-Paul River were harder than usual because of the windy conditions. The race was very tight at the beginning of the day between the leading teams. The competitors had to do trekking sections during the day on islands near the shore. After a 15 m rope section, the XTREME SOUTH AFRICA TEAM, who was in first place, lost precious time when they decided to transport their bikes through some bush instead of taking the road. The french team ARVERN OUTDOOR seized this opportunity to take the lead.

After, the adventure swimming section with floatting equipment was the hardest of the day for the athletes. The wind made the teams drift and they had to work hard to complete the distance of 800 meters. Some competitors had problems after their air mattresses slowly deflated. The temperature of the water is between 10 and 15 degrees. Many locals came to see this section near a fish plant east of St-Paul. Finally, the athletes had to do a last section of bike to get back to the village.

The first team arrived shortly after 4 p.m. The team ARVERN OUTDOOR (Fred Parzych and Stéphane Dumortier) from France finished first with a comfortable lead. The second team to arrive was XTREME SOUTH AFRICA ( Philippe Jean van der Leeuw and Jeremy Green). SPORT 2000 LAFUMA (Hervé Simon and Guillaume Peyronnet) also from France was the third team to cross de finish line. In the mixted category, the american team YOGASLACKERS (Jason Magness, Daniel Staudigel, Lina Augaitis and Mark Latanzi) arrived first for a second day in a row.

Tonight, the athletes will taste some of local seafood offered by residents of St-Paul River. The start will be at 7 a.m tomorrow. The race will take place near Middle Bay and there will be a night section saturday to sunday.

Voici les résultats non-officiel du jour 2.

Cat. Dos. Nom d'équipe F 13 Pedini-Iret 2 H 1 Arverne Outdoor H 3 Team Xtreme South Africa H 8 Pedini-Iret H 2 Sport 2000 Lafuma Vibram H 6 Rollerblade H 5 Location Sauvageau H 9 Azimut H 10 Harrington  H 12 Cycl'one/Fenioux H 11 Salomao H 7 Irréductibles R MX 4 Les irrationnels colorés MX4 37 Yogaslackers MX4 23 Asics MX4 35 Salomon Suunto MX4 34 Tree Huggers MX4 15 Cycle Solution MX4 30 Team Salsa Jets

Temps     15:15:35 8:41:30 9:12:40 9:24:17 9:25:36 9:57:43 10:06:53 11:08:38 11:09:20 12:47:25 14:30:12 15:15:40 10:15:42 9:25:36 9:55:55 9:58:21 10:16:22 12:05:30 15:32:00

 

8h00 am, August 22 2008

Very nice weather in Old Fort for the 7h30 start this morning. The teams just left for St-Paul on their bikes. From there, they will be kayaking down to Esquimau Island for a long trek. The highlight of the day will certainely be the adventure swimming section where the teams will swim for 800 meters in the St-Lawrence river to reach a trekking at Factory Point.

The first teams will arrive at the end of the afternoon.

More news later

 

6h00 pm 21 August 2008

The suffering have now begun. The race started with a 20 km distance on the St-Lawrence river with the kayaks. The team HARRINGTON had a little problem with their boat. But they quickly catched up with the other competitors after a quick repair. Back on the land near Old-Fort, The teams had to do some trekking to reach a few check points between mountains. An incredible 70 meters rope section was the next event on a big cliff near the water.What a wonderful sight up there! The teams had to get wet to return to their kayaks because of the high tide. The south african team was leading around noon.

Then, for the bike section, they had to pass trough the Old-Fort village and climb big hills to get to some checkpoints between lakes and big mountains. The participants that made it to the "Extreme" course needed to do an other trekking section on an island in front of Old-Fort. The finish is in the heart of the village. The first team arrived around 5 p.m. The last one is expected at 10 p.m.

Here the results for the first section we had when we wrote theses lines...
The teams AVERN OUTDOOR (Fred Parzych and Stéphane Dumortier) and SPORT 2000 LAFUMA (Hervé Simon and Guillaume Peyronnet) from France arrived at the same time. They were followed closely by the team XTREME SOUTH AFRICA (Phillipe Van Der Leeuw and Jeremy Green).

In the mixted category, the team YOGASLACKERS from United-States(Jason Magness, Daniel Staudigel, Lina Augaitis and Mark Lattanzi) crossed the finish line first.

The next part of the race will be launch in Old-Fort tomorrow at 7 a.m.

You can follow the race at anytime in the LIVE! section.

Here's the unofficial results for day 1.

Cat. Dos. Team Name F 13 Pedini-Iret 2 H 1 Arverne Outdoor H 2 Sport 2000 Lafuma Vibram H 3 Team Xtreme South Africa H 8 Pedini-Iret H 5 Location Sauvageau H 6 Rollerblade H 12 Cycl'one/Fenioux H 9 Azimut H 10 Harrington  H 11 Salomao H 7 Irréductibles R M 4 Les irrationnels colorés MX 37 Yogaslackers MX 23 Asics MX 35 Salomon Suunto MX 30 Team Salsa Jets MX 34 Tree Huggers MX 15 Cycle Solution

Time     13:36:33 7:05:55 7:05:55 7:15:00 7:31:00 7:34:28 7:46:22 8:52:37 9:39:00 10:34:00 10:44:10 16:25:45 8:48:41 7:16:55 7:32:39 7:46:44 10:43:30 11:36:00 12:47:40

 

 

8h00 am August 20 2008
It's D-Day for the group of fifty competitors of the Coast Raid on the Lower North shore. The race will begin at 10 this morning in St-Paul-river, 40 minutes by car west of Blanc-Sablon. The first part will be held in the sea. The teams should finish their day around 9 o'clock tonight. The temperature is 12 degrees this morning. The sun should be with us in the next days. All the equipement finally arrived. You can follow the race live with the GPS system. We will make an update during the day.

Now let's race!