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Race presentation
Footrace - Non-stop - Free-style
- Food self-sufficiency
Bandiagara escarpment, home to the Dogons since the 11th century, remains
one of Africa’s most exatraordinary geological phenomena. The race
route will take you through several villages whose unique position and
architecture have made Dogon country a Unesco world heritage site. Strange
as it may seem, water flows through the hollows of this mineral universe:
a real godsend for local agriculture. In fact ancestral savoir-faire
has been employed to develop ingenious irrigation methods and cultivate
breathtakingly-beautiful terraces. The top of the escarpment offers a
view of savannah lands where baobab and acacia trees abound. This is
home to the Peul whose herds of zebu are left to freely roam the plain.
The only thing that matches the beauty of these
landscapes is the contagious enthusiasm of Mali’s people.
Good management of calories,
water, effort and sleep is the key to success in this event.
Distance : around 160km
Check-Points : every 15 km maximum
Time limit : 60h
Record to be established.
Terrain : tracks, mountain paths, laterite and sand
Average temperature : 27° by day 14° at night.
Registration : individual or in teams
Prizes : more than 17,000 euros
Emergency reserves : 2,000 calories
+ 1 litre mineral water
Time objectives and minimum calories :
24h: 2000 calories - 36h: 3000 calories
48h: 4000 calories - 60h: 5000 calories
Rankings :
General - Team - Women
Veteran men 1, 2, 3, 4
Veteran women 1, 2, 3, 4
After a two year break, the DESERT CUP returns to Mali where the Dogon
people found refuge more than one thousand years ago. We’ll be
heading to the east of Mali, in the heart of the Bandiagara escarpment
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a 200-km long geological fracture that dominates the savannah and overlooks
the horizon of Burkina Faso. The itinerary, which has been slightly modified,
will ensure the race lives up to its reputation and remains true to its
initial concept. The only major change is that teams are no longer necessarily
mixed.
Participants in the 2003 edition all agree that the African DESERT CUP
leaves a lasting impression. You see in Mali you have to walk a long
time to get what you want… walk to the fields, to school… to
find pasture for livestock, to fetch water.. You have to walk to get
news… to exchange… to connect with people and the
spirit of a place.
Walking is still a daily gesture as it was for their ancestors. Those
of us lucky enough to walk and run for pleasure in a place where others
do it through necessity should not forget where they’re putting
their feet. This is also why competitors on the 6th DESERT CUP will show
respect when running in one of the most
beautiful regions on the African continent. I’d like to offer my
sincere thanks both to the Ministry of Tourism and Handcrafts for its
invaluable help and support and to all the members of the Malian Government.
We look forward to seeing you for a new and colourful adventure.
Race Director
Patrick BAUER
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Registration opens : 15 May 2006
End of reservations : 10 September 2006
Closing of registration : 30 October 2006
Departure France/Mali and transfer to bivouac: 03 December 2006
Administrative and technical checks : 04 December 2006
The race: 05 to 07 December
Free day/prize-giving/night at hotel : 08 December 2006
Return to France : 09 December 2006 |
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