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Team Land Rover Canoe Capsizes, Members Emerge Uninjured

As of 11:00 am, Pacific Time today, all continued to go well for Team Land Rover, which started at 34th, then advanced to 29th, then 27th, then 24th. As of yesterday, they had come off the mountaineering leg in great spirits and with no injuries.

Following a three-hour rest, they started out on the canoe leg, the first part of which was whitewater. It was then that the mishap of a capsized canoe struck two members of the team. Although they went floating downriver, they emerged uninjured, gathered themselves up, and the team got back underway about one and one-quarter hours later, with part of the delay due to helping one of many other teams which had also capsized. However, the incident put them back approximately to 30th place.

Following a night spent canoeing, they're now on a mountain biking leg which will last until about 6:00 PM tonight.

While the weather continues to hold, organizers have made the decision to allow all racers to continue until noon on Sunday, when the event will be called. It appears that Team Land Rover may not succeed in completing the complete course.