A bit lost? Here’s a quick reference guide to the details around Expedition Africa. This page will be updated with new information before and during the race.
Event: Expedition Africa
Location: Port Edward, Kwa-Zulu Natal. SOUTH AFRICA
Distance: 500 kilometres
Course: Legs, disciplines and distances
Duration: around four days for winners; eight days for backmarkers
Dates & times:
- Opening ceremony and official team introduction: Friday, 23 May 2014, 19h00
- Community project: Saturday, 24 May 2014, 08h00-10h00
- Start: Sunday, 25 May 2014, 07h00
- Prize giving and dinner: Saturday, 31 May 2014 at 19h00
- Final cut-off: Saturday, 31 May 2014 at midnight (161 hours)
Teams: 40 four-person, mixed-gender teams (team list)
Countries: 17 countries represented. Participants from South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Ireland, Namibia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and USA.
Visiting media: South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Portugal and Sweden.
Follow online:
- Live tracking, team information, feeds, leader board, photographs, daily videos: www.kineticgear.org
- Race reports: www.ar.co.za
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/kineticgear
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/kineticgear
- hashtag: #expafrica
- Photographs: Albums on the KineticGear Facebook page.
Event Organisers: Stephan and Heidi Muller. Kinetic. www.kineticgear.co.za.
Adventure Racing World Series: www.arworldseries.com
Time zone: GMT +2
Sunrise: approx 07h00
Sunset: approx 17h00
Weather: should be sunny with highs in the mid-to-low 20s and lows in the mid-teens. Light showers could be on the cards. (weather for Port Edward on Accuweather)
THANK YOU to these supportive media for following and publicising Expedition Africa.
- DoItNow magazine
- Endorphinmag (French & English) – and Twitter (@endorphinmag)
- Ndorfin
- RunRideDive
- Sleepmonsters.com
- Sportzhub (New Zealand)