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SAHARA NEWS - March 2002 - Numero 55

N° 55

EDITO

As the race looms large on the horizon, everyone is in the final stages of preparation and you have to admit the tension is mounting slightly. This is natural and it would be strange if it were otherwise - such is the importance of the event for each participant. You should keep in mind, however, that whilst the organisers are quite rightly thinking about everything that might pose a problem during the event to make sure it's avoided, competitors should remember they are there above all to enjoy it.
There is no shortage of things in life to worry about. So try to keep everything in perspective and set off light-hearted with the aim of living this extraordinary week to the full.
The idea of being ready or not ready is something of an abstract notion, difficult to discern in one go. In any case the desert will do its own thing, answering to some extent the question. You have to be humble and accept the shape it takes on at the time. Aiming for such and such a place in the rankings is quite illusory when faced with the host of factors which can get in the way of the slightest objective. Moral of the tale: in order to finish well and appreciate one's performance, you first of all have to cross the finish line.
We look forward to seeing you in the desert and thanks to you all for placing your trust in us.
AOI

TIMING MARATHON DES SABLES

17th Edition of the Marathon des Sables 05 to 15 Avril 2002

WATER FOR THE DESERT
Over the last few years, Gilles FLAMANT (F) has done much to get solar pumps installed in the desert. This year another MDS regular Michel BACH (F) has joined him in his project. AOI had noticed that major maintenance and renovation works were necessary, and this will shortly be seen to thanks to the generous contribution of the company GIFI.

CHECKPOINTS
Competitors must go through all checkpoints; failure resulting in penalties (see Art.27 and 28).
The checkpoints are: beginning of each stage (at water distribution point),checkpoints during the stage, end of stage (at water distribution point).

SURVIVAL KIT
New distress flares will be handed out to competitors. They weigh 350g, and
are very effective. Add to that your survival blanket (60g) plus 14g of salt. This makes a total of 424g which is quite light considering how important they might be..

MARATHON DES SABLES PROGRAM "special competitor" 3 charter flights have been reserved from Paris
05 APRIL 2002	- The time at which you must be at ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE airport will be communicated to you by post. You will then be told which desk to go to for your flight. In case of a possible change of terminal by ROYAL AIR MAROC, please be on time to ensure this change can be accommodated at the last minute. - You must have a valid passport and your luggage with you - Handing out of tickets at the appropriate desk - Weighing of luggage: 20 Kgs maximum per person - Handing-out of road-book. Arrival at OUARZAZATE Those not taking the plane with AOI must be at Ouarzazate airport at 10h00 (10.00 am). - Immediate transfer from Ouarzazate to bivouac (340 km - 5 hours), lunch-packe ; Arrival at 1st bivouac, dinner and night at bivouac
06 APRIL 2002	- Breakfast at bivouac; administrative, technical and medical checks. Following checks: free day, lunch and dinner at bivouac.
07 to 13 APRIL 2002 THE RACE	- Beginning of self sufficiency in food: from breakfast 07 April breakfast to breakfast 13 April .
13 APRIL 2002 END OF THE RACE	- Bus transfer to hotel in Ouarzazate , lunch paquet; collecting of personal affaires, dinner and night at hotel (1/2 pension)
14 APRIL 2002	- Breakfast at hotel. - 10H00 to 17H00 - distribution of Tee-shirt MDS - MARATHON DES SABLES shop to Hotel Bélère - Free time, lunch not provided; - 17H00 prize giving ceremony - coktail Hotel Bélère - Dinner and night at hotel (1/2 pension)
15 APRIL 2002	- Breakfast at hotel. Free time the morning, lunch not provided - Transfer in from hotel to Ouarzazate airport. Departure flight Arrival Paris (see your flight ticket).

TV BROASCAST
EUROSPORT : Between 07 and 13 April - report on Euronews at around 23H00
FRANCE 3 : between 07 and 13 April - report on Tous le Sport - around 20H00
M6 : 14 April - report on M6 Sport - check France tv listings for time
FRANCE 2 : 14 April - Stade 2 programme - check France tv listings for time

Watch out : any last minute changes to scheduling are beyond our control.

TIMING DESERT CUP

Next Edition 3 to 9 november 2002

Information packs will be sent in March/April and enrolments will be open until July 2002.

All information on 17th Marathon des sables (general ranking, emails, pictures, news,...) and Desert Cup on our site www.darbaroud.com

VENTS DE SABLES - MARATHON DES SABLES

Keeping the desert clean
We can't repeat this often enough: caring for the environment is each and everyone's responsibility.
AOI therefore asks all competitors to be attentive to this problem and avoid throwing any energy product packaging onto the route.

EMAIL
Family, friends and sponsors can send messages directly to competitors via the organisation's official site, but only from 06 to 12 April 2002.Only text can be sent. Photos will not get through and trying to send them will cancel the message written in the section " écrire aux concurrents " (write to competitors) - http://www.darbaroud.com - After 12 April, the email sending service will no longer function.

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E-Mail : aoi@darbaroud.com - WEB : http://www.darbaroud.com
Sahara News n° 55 réalisé par CIMBALY International - Pépé et Marie
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MARATHON DES SABLES

Participants
607 participants have enrolled this year, 56 women and no less than 38 official teams. For this 17th edition more than 30 nationalities will be present.

Forbidden
Gas containers are not allowed aboard flights. Not only will any competitor whose container gets confiscated be deprived of a hot meal, but the lives of others can be put in danger. What's more, those in charge of cleaning up the bivouac have had the nasty surprise of seeing rubbish bags explode in their faces when waste is burnt.
So no gas containers. Thank you !

Ranking on internet
The rankings available on our internet site will be provisional. They'll be shown as and when the results come in, so will not be exhaustive straightaway. If a name does not appear it may be that the runner is not yet ranked or that he/she has not yet arrived. The particular conditions in the
desert slow down the treatment of information; you should therefore not worry and consult the update on the site at a later date.

French and international press/radio
Reports to follow:
Jogging International, VSD, Les Echos, l'AFP,Foreign reporters from Italy, Luxembourg, Denmark, Spain, United Kingdom and USA will also be there to cover MDS 2002.
Radio:
Le Mouv "carnet de route" broadcast daily on FM in Paris, RFI, RTL, France Info, O FM ...
Other coverage is in the pipeline.See our internet site darbaroud.com for updates.

French and international television coverage
For the 5th consecutive year, CIMBALY Internationale, (MDS production company) will provide television stations with daily images summing up the day's stage. These images will be sent by satellite.
TV Channels present during the race : Eurosport, MCM, FRANCE 2 and 3, M6, AITV, ZDF (Germany), GRANADA TV and BBC (Great Britain), SBS and KBS (Korea), AITV / TV5 /RFO (Europe, Africa), 2M and RTM (Morocco), Espagna TV, RTL Luxembourg, RAI (Italy), Danish TV, RTBF (Belgium)..

Team enrolments
Eurosport : For the 15th consecutive year C. GINTER (F), winner of the DESERT CUP test run, is taking part. He is backed up by C. FRITSCH (Ger) and S. MUSAZZI (I) who are also very strong runners.
VSD : C. FAVRE (Fr) is back for the first time since winning 3rd place in the 10th edition of MDS. This great champion is running this year in the colours of the famous magazine VSD, alongside adventure race old-hand M. LOUBOUTIN (F) plus M.LECA (F) and L. DUCLAUX (F).
PADMA : With M. and L. AHANSAL (M), 5 victories between them, plus L. AKHDAR, always in the top ten, this team is of course the favourite.It remains to be seen which brother will beat the other…
Mediaco : N. DADOUN (M), D. GHAZALI (M) and L. BENJELLOUN represent the modern spirit of Moroccan women well. They'll be accompanied by K.DJEBLI EL AYDOUNI (M), N. MAYET (F) and T. PIOT (F).
CTM : M. AIT AMAR (M) was 3rd last year and can probably do even better. With L. JAJA (M) and R. HUSSEIN (M) they're well set for turning in a fine team performance.
Team Database : G. R. FUMAGALLI (I) and A. PIROTTA (I) are joined by a female runner N. ROVEA. They aim to do their sponsor proud.
Ingenico Italia Team : Three more Italians in this team who are there out of love of the desert and a spirit of adventure. Welcome to A. PRATI, A. CARRARA and A. ANDREANI.
Peninsula Runners Canada: This Canadian team made up of D. SECORD, G. VAN DE WINT and F. HAWKE are all newcomers to MDS. Often good runners, we can expect to see them competing with real bite.
Merrel-Rona les Grands Brûlés : a fine Canadian team made up of S. DESSUREAULT, M. BEAUSEJOUR and R.CONSTANTINEAU. As well as putting in a good performance, they're running to help serious burns victims.
Impossédables Runners : Behind this team lies the vice president of the FFA (French Amateur Athletics Federation), M. MARLE (F). He'll be running alongside his son T. MARLE and many friends : B. ECHALARD (F), J. SCHEHR (F), P. VEILLARD (F) S. CHAIEB (F) and E. LEHUEN (F) who has been a volunteer in the MDS press service for the last few years. They'll all be running in the name of liberty for Afghan women.