13th of May 2008
Dear competitors
As you will have seen in the press release which we sent out to you, the first Raid Canéo Nature will be setting off from Versailles, beginning with the “ride and run”. This will be a superb, prestigious event, and one worthy of the route both for this first stage and for the rest of this exciting competition.
We were delighted with the enthusiasm shown by the Conseil Général des Yvelines (Yvelines District council). This region will certainly astonish you thanks to its outstanding heritage sites and its local environment, both well-known and otherwise. Additionally, the Conseil Général is preparing a warm welcome for you. We will certainly be coming back!
As you can see, the BMW Group France is now a partner of the event. This is something of which we are immensely proud, as it is extremely heartening to see a major brand known for its professionalism in marketing and communication taking a keen interest in our sport. This is also an encouraging sign, as BMW has certainly not chosen to join us by accident. The brand is carrying out remarkable work in the ecological field, particularly in the reduction of the emission and therefore the consumption of CO2. The BMW 118d was recently voted “global ecological car of the year” “Green Car 2008” at the New York show. Additionally, the BMW Group has scooped the first three places at the recent “Monte Carlo clean energy” event.
The race route
In appendix 1 you will find the promised information concerning the race route, which should certainly set your mouth watering. This information will also enable your sponsors to take the necessary steps if they wish to be present in the “partners’ villages” which we will be setting up along the route. We are working with VITABRI who are offering attractive prices for tents in these “villages” where we are expecting both local visitors and holiday makers.
Disciplines
We would like to draw your attention to the fact that there will be several orienteering trials in the strict sense of the term, on foot and by bicycle, organized by our friends at the FFCO, who, as you know, are partners of the event. Special, highly detailed maps will be supplied to you for these stages. Brush up your skills in advance, especially if you have ambitions in the “Extreme” category.
Sea kayaking
You will also be travelling by sea. Consequently, you should ensure that you are equipped with the necessary compulsory equipment for vessels navigating up to 6 nautical miles offshore.
For navigation up to 6 nautical miles offshore, all of the kayaks must be registered with the maritime affairs department and are exempted from displaying external identity markings. The “blue traffic card” issued at the time of registration must be onboard. Vendors certifying kayaks as being suitable for navigation up to 6 nautical miles offshore must be able to supply documents demonstrating this.
If the kayak is not registered, you will need to register it with the maritime affairs department situated closest to the owner’s home. The kayak must conform to various technical characteristics. You will be required to produce this “blue traffic card” during the verification sessions on July 26 and 27.
We have therefore added to the compulsory equipment for the sea kayaking section, which you will find in the attached pre-event requirements for the Raid Canéo Nature in appendix 2.
This can also be downloaded from our website.
Bivouacs.
Along the race route, your support crews will occasionally need to manage their own bivouacs and possibly yours. We will shortly be providing you with information in order to make your bookings.
For July 26 and 27, the Conseil Général des Yvelines has negotiated an agreement with the Huttopia camping site in Rambouillet whose commitment to “natural” values strongly mirrors our own.
It is at the Huttopia campsite that the organization’s headquarters will be based. It is here that the administrative and technical verification sessions will be held, and the major briefing session to be held on July 26 in the late afternoon will also be based in Rambouillet.
You will be leaving the Huttopia campsite on July 28 at around 7.00 AM for the departure point in Versailles, where the event is scheduled to start at 9.00 AM.
Please see below details of the special prices proposed by Huttopia. Please contact them directly and notify us of your decision.
- €15 / 2 nights/person (1 individual tent brought by the camper) without electricity.
- €10 / 2 outdoor buffet breakfasts (a glass of orange juice + a hot drink + a Viennese pastry and 1/3 of a baguette with butter and jam)
Participants should pay and register at the latest by 31/05/2008:
Huttopia Rambouillet
Route du Château d’Eau
78120 – Rambouillet
tel 33(0)130410734 Fax 33(0)30410017
rambouillet@huttopia.com
http://www.huttopia.com/
http://www.camping-indigo.com/
Markings
During June you will be receiving a set of Raid Canéo Nature badges and transfers to be featured on your personal equipment.
These sets are based on six people per team:
- 30 adhesive transfers for “tops” (jackets, t-shirts, etc.)
- 6 sew-on embroidered badges for fleeces
- 14 adhesive transfers for trousers, shorts and leggings
- 8 sew-on embroidered badges for the backpacks
- 4 sew-on embroidered badges for life jackets
The sizes for these markings are described in appendix 3 (attached). You will also find details of the markings, locations and sizes permitted for your partners’ markings.
Raid Canéo Nature stickers for your vehicles and kayaks will be given out to you during the equipment verification sessions on July 26 and 27.
Our partner Quintenas is pleased to offer you a Kover cap. This is made from an innovative fabric providing protection against ticks and mosquitoes. You will be receiving this along with the markings during the month of June.
Good luck! We look forward to seeing you all soon.
Gérard Fusil and the GFC and ADAPNA teams
DATES
27 juillet au 9 août 2008
ROUTE
VERSAILLES-MARSEILLE
TEAMS
Four competitors including a minimum
SUPPORT CREW
1 or 2 people
Disciplines
Walking/orienteering, horse riding (ride & run), mountain biking, bike and run, rollerblading, rope techniques (abseiling…), canyoning, caving, sea kayaking…
Enrolment charges
€900 ex vat per team
Verification sessions
July 26/27 in RAMBOUILLET (Huttopia camp site)
Number of teams
40
Stages
6
Départements crossed
Yvelines, Essonne, Seine-et-Marne, Yonne, Côte-d’Or, Saône-et-Loire, Rhône, Lozère, Ardèche, Gard, Bouches-du-Rhône.
Categories
Extreme, Raider, Adventure
Distances
Extreme +/- 1 100 km, Raider +/- 900 km, Aventure +/-800 km.
Ride and run : 80 km in in 2 stages. Mountain biking (including bike and run) : 520 km in 2 stages. Trek and trail (including an orienteering race): 90 km in 5 stages. Caving : 12 km in 3 stages. Canyoning : 12 km. Kayaking : 320 km in 8 stages.
Rollerblading : 30 km in 2 stages.
Prizes
1/ 12 000 euros, 2/ 8 000 euros, 3/ 5 000 euros
Press
Constant multimedia coverage for the general public
Images produced by GFC
TV broadcasting agreements with terrestrial television
Organisation
ADAPNA (Association pour le Développement durable des activités de pleine nature – Association for the Sustainable Development of Outdoor Sports)
GFC (Gérard Fusil Consultants)
Press contacts
Gérard Fusil Consultants :
Botergollec – 56400 Brec’h
Tel. : 33 (0) 2 97 57 53 57 Fax : 33 (0) 2 97 57 50 35
E-mail : gfusilcy@aol.com - raidcaneo@aol.com
http://www.authentiqueaventure.com/
Press contacts CanéO : AirPur
Sophie Gilibert : tel : 33 (0) 3 81 57 13 29
e-mail : sgilibert@agence-airpur.fr