timH
11-15-2004, 02:23 PM
Adventure relay racing has found a home in the hearts of athletes across the globe, but the brutal, multi-sport relays have lacked a world-class international competition. Red Bull is poised to change that Dec. 5 with its Giants of Rio Relay Race. The event combines all our favorite adventure sports—mountain biking, hang gliding, beach break swimming, sand running—and utilizes the rugged and beautiful landscape of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Dubbed the inaugural "olympics of adventure relay racing" by Red Bull, the competition will include a pro team and an amateur team from more than 30 nations. Each of the 60-plus teams will fight for its country's pride and a chance at $50,000. Although this is the first relay event that pits nation against nation, the potent energy drink maker is a seasoned supporter of this style of competition. The Red Bull Dolomitenmann (http://www.dolomitenmann.com/en/index.php) in Austria has been a premier competition for 17 years.
The United States got a taste of the excitement last June when Red Bull staged the Divide and Conquer (http://www.redbulldivideandconquer.com/eventinfo.php) race across Colorado's rugged San Juan peaks. The Nike ACG/Balance Bar Team took home the gold that day, out maneuvering a world-renowned team assembled by the Czech Association of Extreme Sports.
Americans should fair just as well in Rio. Red Bull handpicked the best contenders for each discipline. The all-star American pro team consists of cross-country national champion Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, national hang-gliding champion Curt Warren, 2000 Olympic swimming silver medalist Chad Carvin and two-time Iron Man champion Tim DeBoom. The amateurs had to fight to be part of the team and were selected after a series of qualifying events. The amateur team is comprised of Jay Henry (bike), Alex Kostich (swim), Dustin Martin (hang gliding) and Jon Clark (run).
Each team will attack the same course, which incorporates a 28-mile mountain bike race through the streets of historic Rio, up to the famous Jesus statue and down through the dense jungles. Swimmers will battle 2.5-miles of beach break, and hang gliders will plummet nearly 2,300 feet to the beach of Impanema, where runners will take over the last 9-miles through loose sand and bone-rattling concrete.
Log on to www.redbullgiantsofrio.com to watch the live web cast. The competition is guaranteed to be action-packed and the beaches and clubs of Rio are sure to host after parties crazier than anything Athens has to offer.
http://www.redbullgiantsofrio.com/upload/images/cms/73/335x194_teams_preview.gif (www.redbullgiantsofrio.com)
http://www.redbullgiantsofrio.com/upload/images/cms/41/335x120_christ01.jpg
Dubbed the inaugural "olympics of adventure relay racing" by Red Bull, the competition will include a pro team and an amateur team from more than 30 nations. Each of the 60-plus teams will fight for its country's pride and a chance at $50,000. Although this is the first relay event that pits nation against nation, the potent energy drink maker is a seasoned supporter of this style of competition. The Red Bull Dolomitenmann (http://www.dolomitenmann.com/en/index.php) in Austria has been a premier competition for 17 years.
The United States got a taste of the excitement last June when Red Bull staged the Divide and Conquer (http://www.redbulldivideandconquer.com/eventinfo.php) race across Colorado's rugged San Juan peaks. The Nike ACG/Balance Bar Team took home the gold that day, out maneuvering a world-renowned team assembled by the Czech Association of Extreme Sports.
Americans should fair just as well in Rio. Red Bull handpicked the best contenders for each discipline. The all-star American pro team consists of cross-country national champion Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, national hang-gliding champion Curt Warren, 2000 Olympic swimming silver medalist Chad Carvin and two-time Iron Man champion Tim DeBoom. The amateurs had to fight to be part of the team and were selected after a series of qualifying events. The amateur team is comprised of Jay Henry (bike), Alex Kostich (swim), Dustin Martin (hang gliding) and Jon Clark (run).
Each team will attack the same course, which incorporates a 28-mile mountain bike race through the streets of historic Rio, up to the famous Jesus statue and down through the dense jungles. Swimmers will battle 2.5-miles of beach break, and hang gliders will plummet nearly 2,300 feet to the beach of Impanema, where runners will take over the last 9-miles through loose sand and bone-rattling concrete.
Log on to www.redbullgiantsofrio.com to watch the live web cast. The competition is guaranteed to be action-packed and the beaches and clubs of Rio are sure to host after parties crazier than anything Athens has to offer.
http://www.redbullgiantsofrio.com/upload/images/cms/73/335x194_teams_preview.gif (www.redbullgiantsofrio.com)