BERGSON WINTER CHALLENGE 2006
…400 kilometers… five days… non-stop… day and night…
…the Bergson Winter Challenge is the first and only winter race in the World Series… is currently the only expedition length race to be held anywhere in the world in extreme winter conditions…
...the best parts are all the special tasks… they are great and this race has so many more than any other...
…broken skis… no breaks on your bike… extreme tiredness… trekking barely awake… stumbling... deep snow… temperatures dropping rapidly… strong winds…
…this race provides one of the most comprehensive and complex course maps any of the competitors have ever seen…
…the event has a reputation for detailed and careful planning and this is immediately apparent…
Rob Howard, sleepmonsters.com
…one mountain bike stage to go, but it was a tough ride with a big climb… falling off our bikes - we had to stop twice and lay down in the snow to sleep…
Pekka Sorjonen, Team Nordic Fitness Sport, Finland
…the snow cover and the frozen ruts made the riding mentally and physically challenging…
…I could hear voices… The Sleepmonsters had well and truly landed…
…from the cool calm of the Karpacz orienteering section and the fresh crisp air of the forest, to the cold sharp dawn on the mountain stage, this was a truly winter experience…
…we finished our own challenge and answered the call of what the race had thrown at us…
Jim Mee, Team Tonto and the Lone Ranger, England
…we are stopping here a while and don’t see it as time wasted… it’s an investment…
Thure Kjaeligir, Team Dusion.dk, Denmark
…this is always a good race… it’s very important to prepare properly here, get all the best equipment and use it well… you have to be tactical too...
…the bike ride was so cold and it was a hard route… there were lots of ups and downs and we had to push a lot…
…it’s the one of the greatest challenges on adventure racing...
Tuomas Hallila, Team Nordic Fitness Sport, Finland
relations about Bergson Winter Challenge 2006 - quotations from sleepmonsters.com
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