The third race in this year's 4 Deserts series begins on Sunday 3 October in Egypt and concludes the following Saturday, 9 October. The official website can be accessed at: www.4deserts.com/sahararace.
To make it as easy as possible to follow the race online, use the links below to find the most up to date multimedia content during the race.
Look out for the highlights of the race on Trans World Sport - the most widely distributed weekly sports programme in the world, as well as on Reuters Insider and other international and national media outlets after the race.
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Read the daily update after each stage here (Click on the Map tab to see the stage course).
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The Sahara Race (Egypt) 2010 will take place in the Valley of the Whales, known by locals as Wadi El-Hitan and by scientists as the Zeuglodon Valley.
The Valley of the Whales is located approximately 80 kilometers / 50 miles from Fayoum City which is, in turn, 100 kilometers / 60 miles south-west of Cairo. The valley is part of the Wadi El-Rayan Protected Area (WRPA) located in the Western Desert of Egypt. In 2005, it was designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage site in recognition of the 40 million year-old whale skeletons found there. WRPA is an open-air museum that was created in 1989 and contains unique biological, geological and cultural resources. It lies between two lakes which were created in the 1970’s from excess agricultural water channeled from the nearby Lake Karun (Qarun).
Sahara Race competitors can expect a land of contrasts: rocky mountains give way to gold, red and white sand dunes sometimes scaling more than 122 meters / 400 feet. There are also stony expanses and the occasional palm-filled oasis and as well as dried-up river beds where oleanders grow. Egypt is one of the hottest and sunniest countries in the world. The heat of the Sahara Desert in Egypt is fierce and there is almost no relief from one day to another; however, very low humidity makes the heat more bearable.
Course
The Sahara Race 2010 is approximately 250 kilometers / 150 miles in total. Expected stage lengths are: Stage 1 - 40 kilometers;
Stage 2 - 40 kilometers;
Stage 3 - 40 kilometers;
Stage 4 - 40 kilometers;
Stage 5 - 90 kilometers;
Stage 6 - 10 kilometers. The Sahara Race will end at the Pyramids of Giza.
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