La Ruta de Los Conquistadores

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Altro che Zanzarabike...............

Lo scorso week si è disputata la ormai mitica Ruta de Los Conquistadores. Un coast to coast Costaricano in 4 tappe, sulle orme dei Conquistadores spagnoli, dall'Oceano Pacifico al Mar dei Caraibi:
Day #1: Jacó to Ciudad Colón
Start Time: 05:00 a.m.
Closing Time: 05:30 p.m.
Distance: 110 km (68.7 miles).
Time to finish: 12 hours - 30 minutes at 8.8 km/h.
Climate: Tropical Rain Forest, Sub-Tropical Rain Forest and Tropical Dry Forest.
Day #2: Ciudad Colón to Tres Ríos
Start Time: 07:00 a.m.
Closing Time: 05:30 p.m.
Distance: 76 km (47.5 miles).
Time to finish: 10 hours - 30 minutes at 7.20 km/h.
Climate: Sub-Tropical Rain Forest, Template.
Day #3: Tres Rios to Turrialba
Start Time: 07:00 a.m.
Closing Time: 05:30 p.m.
Distance: 66.7 km (41.6 miles).
Time to finish: 10 hours - 30 minutes at 6.35 km/h.
Climate: Cloud Forest and Rain Forest. Wind and rain. Drastic climatic changes.
Day #4: Turrialba to Bonita Beach
Start Time: 07:00 a.m.
Closing Time: 05:30 p.m.
Distance: 125 km (78.1 miles).
Time to finish: 10 hours - 30 minutes at 11.9 km/h.
Climate: Sub-Tropical Rain Forest, Montano Rain Forest and Tropical Forest.
(info percorso e gara su http://adventurerace.com/eng/english.htm)

Gli americani la definiscono "world's toughest multi-day mountain bike stage races", ma la gara è una vera e propria prova di sopravvivenza......

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