The Bull- A South Africa Adventure

The Team-
Dan Barger
Roy Malone
Elina Mäki-Rautila
Antonio De La Rosa

www.adventurecentre.co.za

QUICK FACTS
Name: The Bull of Africa
Date: 25 June – 2 July 2005
What is it: Multi-day, multi-discipline, non-stop adventure race
Distance: 500km
Prize Money: R100 000 in total. R50 000 to first team Venue: Richtersveld, Northern Cape
Conditions: Semi-desert
Time for winning team: Estimated at 4.5 days
Disciplines: Trekking & trail running, canyoneering, rope ascent & descent, mountain biking, swimming, white water rafting, paddling and navigation
Teams: 25 x 4-person mixed-gender teams
Support: This race is unassisted. Teams will not have assistance from support crews
Participant Nationalities: South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Finland, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA
TV Coverage: Bull of Africa will be produced for television

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Balance Vector, New Zealand
Cross Sportswear, Sweden / Finland
Cyanosis Powerade, South Africa
DueSouth, South Africa
Energy, South Africa
FAAP Nokia Adventure, Brazil
Halti, Sweden
Jeep South Africa, South Africa
Lagoon Bay / Century 2000 / Saucony, South Africa
Martin & Scheepers / Pinegold, South Africa
Mazda Salomon, South Africa
Merrell/Wigwam Adventure, USA/New Zealand
Nike ACG Endure, UK / Finland
Olympus, South Africa
Osiguranje Zagreb, Croatia
Sandown Mitsubishi Red Ants, South Africa
Sofrana Unilines, New Caledonia (Fr)
Speleo Explorer Salomon, Poland/Russia/NZ
Sterling Hilfiger South Africa
Subaru USA, USA/Finland/Spain
Tension Structures, South Africa
The Matadors, South Africa
The North Face, UK
180° Adventures, South Africa/USA
8848, South Africa