Discussion: Abu Dhabi
in: Adventure Racing; General
Dec 3, 2009 1:14 PM
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Anyone know of any online sources to track the race in Abu Dhabi? Something tells me the Dirty Avocados and Check Point Zero tweets will be stopping for a few days in the near future!
Dec 3, 2009 3:37 PM
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The official race website has been pretty good the last few years: www.abudhabi-adventure.com has a real time leaderboard and live GPS tracking (that actually works!).
Sleepmonsters have a reporter on the ground www.sleepmonsters.com and Sportzhub www.sportzhub.com are usually pretty good at posting daily updates on the Kiwi teams.
Should be a good race - my partner Stu is backing up after ARWC racing for team ADCO NZ - he will be ready for a Xmas break after this!
Sleepmonsters have a reporter on the ground www.sleepmonsters.com and Sportzhub www.sportzhub.com are usually pretty good at posting daily updates on the Kiwi teams.
Should be a good race - my partner Stu is backing up after ARWC racing for team ADCO NZ - he will be ready for a Xmas break after this!
Dec 3, 2009 3:38 PM
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PS race start is tomorrow morning (prob the middle of the night for you guys in Canada/US)
Dec 3, 2009 4:17 PM
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Do you have a direct link to the leaderboard? I couldn't find it. Maybe ah jest has teh dumb tooday.
Dec 3, 2009 4:32 PM
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no, but the website won't go live till the race starts in the morning - wait another 12 hours and it should all be online. there is a teams list on the website now if that is what you were looking for?
Dec 3, 2009 4:36 PM
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Oh there's the leader board and a follow the race link now! Either I missed it before or it just came up. Thanks!
This is going to be a neat one to follow. Disappointing that there aren't any Canadian teams.
This is going to be a neat one to follow. Disappointing that there aren't any Canadian teams.
Dec 3, 2009 5:21 PM
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I would expect CP0 tweets to continue as Yak is on the ground with them in some sort of media capacity.
Dec 3, 2009 8:26 PM
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We can cheer for Denise McHale who is Canadian and is racing with Salomon Crested Butte!
Dec 4, 2009 12:14 PM
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Thanks for that Leanimal, I figured there were some canucks out there!
Nice to see Nathan Fa'avae back in action too!
Nice to see Nathan Fa'avae back in action too!
Dec 4, 2009 4:57 PM
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Yeah I read that he underwent a 2 week training program to get ready....they will be tough to beat although there are some really strong teams there.
Dec 4, 2009 5:00 PM
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Something tells me he kept himself in shape over the years. They are leading last time I checked.
Dec 7, 2009 3:43 PM
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Yeah, imagine the state of thier feet after all that sand! Looked like it was pretty hard for anyone to make a breakaway on the trek too - the leaders all stuck together like glue, not much change in the overall rankings. Will be an intense bike ride tomorrow I suspect!
Dec 7, 2009 5:54 PM
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There have been some startling reports flying around Abu Dhabi about a naked man running round the desert. Only in adventure racing.
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