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British Columbia '96

Date:

August 24 - September 1

Location:

British Columbia, Canada
Kick-off from Whistler Resort
(first leg announced night before the the race; subsequent legs announced each day)

Length of Course:

Approximately 320 miles (500 kilometers)

Event Disciplines:

Mountaineering
Rafting
Glacier Trek
Whitewater Rafting
Horseback Ride & Run
Canoeing
Mountain Biking

Countries Represented:

USA
Canada
England
France
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Mexico
(Note: a number of teams are multi-national)

Team Composition:

Five members total; must include men and women
Youngest Competitor: 18 year old Brad Coleman
Oldest Competitor: 73 year old Helen Klein

Number of Teams:

70 -- 32 Returning from the 1995 Race 38 New Teams

Utah Winning Team:

Hewlett Packard - France (370 miles nonstop)

New England Winning Team:

Team Threadbo - Australia (320 miles nonstop)

Television Coverage:

Discovery Channel, Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, Extra, RFO-France, many many more to come.