THE PELOPONNESIAN CHALLENGE RACE
On a relaxed conversation
between two friends, Christos with his F 18 catamaran challenged
Ali and his road cycling team to make the round of the Peloponnese in ten days. And so a pioneering idea was born…
Ali and his road cycling team to make the round of the Peloponnese in ten days. And so a pioneering idea was born…
The
purpose of this race
was the creation of a documentary
in order to promote the rich natural, historical and cultural resources of the Peloponnese through the prism of athletics.
Thus, on 11 September 2015 with starting point Ancient Olympia, Christos with his
catamaran F18 and Ali with his bicycle and
his team began their adventure.
The
athletes passed many points of high cultural,
natural and historical interest
such as Katakolo, Aegio, Ancient Epidaurus, Porto Heli, Astros, Monemvasia, Gytheio, Areopoli, Koroni and
discovered many fascinating
corners of Peloponnese.
In sports level,
the demands of the race were very high as both cyclists
and sailors had
to travel within ten days hundreds of kilometers, and especially cyclists 1.500 km and
the sailors 550 nautical miles,
while both teams had to confront the unpredictable liquid element, the rough
terrain, the weather conditions and
the unexpected twists.
Especially, the sailors’ team Discover-Peloponnese.com
the first two days of the race they had a significant damage to the catamaran, it broke the steering wheel, which delayed them enough. Also, the boat tipped over under
the bridge of Rio and in many
parts fell to lull so they did not cover
the needing distance.
However, the highlight was on the last day where the sailors had to confront a strong
storm in the sea and
this cost them the victory.
From the cyclists’ team, The
Artisan Travel Company, they had to face the heat while riding midday with
more serious the accident of their leader who broke
his leg.
Finally,
after ten days of adventure and suspense,
the cyclists’ team finished first. Of
course both teams feel happy and satisfied
that completed successfully and safely this great
challenge and met again to the
point where it all started, but now with new memories
that will follow them forever.
Watch
the website here: http://www.discover-peloponnese.com/event
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