Transandes Challenge in Cile - 01/ 2011
 In 1998, the creation of the first TransAlp Challenge in Europe began with 220 teams of two riders from 8 different countries crossing the European Alps in 8 days. The arduous 580-kilometre long route with over 20,000 meters of climbing became the most challenging mountain bike event worldwide. There after, first annual TransRockies Challenge was held North America in August 2002, the organizer set out to challenge the incredible strength and determination of riders as they faced 7 days, 600 kilometers, and 12,000 meters of climbing. This race is still going strong today. | |
| The TransAndes Challenge is organized as a wilderness mountain bike race, where participants sleep in tent villages that are set up prior to their arrival and broken down immediately after the start each morning. Participants will experience a temperamental mountain climate and the extreme physical challenges that come with racing the Andes. The second edition of TransAndes Challenge in 2010 was held through the Patagonian Andes from Chile to Argentina, South America. |  |
The race is a "Team Endurance" event, with 6 demanding and spectacularly scenic stages of between 60 and 100 kilometers per day. The TransAndes Challenge is unquestionably a test of physical strength and mental determination. (For elite racers and for amateurs racers you can raced at your own pace). This unique mountain bike race is located in the heart of the stunning Patagonian Andes Mountains. There will be a maximum of 200 teams who, if they choose to accept the challenge, will race on single-tracks, jeep roads and technical terrain beginning and finishing in Pucón, Chile. We will go through 6 amazing Volcanos and 10 incredible lake in the heart of Andes Mountains. The race will take place from January 24th to January 29th of 2011 and will be to start from HUILO HUILO Chile and finishing to Pucón Chile, with the best ever singletracks you had riding in your life...!!! | |
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The TAC is open to 9 categories: _Open Men, _Open Mixed, _35+ Men _35+ Mixed_60+ Men, _60+ Mixed, _80+ Men, _80+ Mixed _100+ Open Gender_( You have to add the age of the two team member to define your category, the combined age of the team will determinate your category. The minimum age for participation is 18. The riders of each team must remain together at all times during the race. If, at any point, riders separate by more than one minute the team will receive a penalty. Most of the 6 stages will begin at 8:00 am with the exception of the first and last days, which typically begin late morning. Riders are expected to reach the finish line by 6:00 pm daily. The stages will include breakfast and dinner, and on stage 6 there will be a dinner for all participants, which will be a traditional Chilean barbecue. After the final stage, team times will be calculated to determine the overall winners of each category. The 6 stages will be marked, the riders will have to follow the signals and the check points published on the race book. The race book brings distance and altitudes datas of each stage. For this reason, we recommend to use a ciclocomputer and an altimeter. We are not currently providing GPS data for the route, but participants are welcome to use GPS units for their own purposes. Included in the race package, each participant will receive an evening meal and breakfast at each stage location. TransAndes will also provide energy drinks and energy bars and a small amount of fruit at each control point. The control points are not food supply points. It is recommended that if you require more food/drink during the day that you make the necessary arrangements in advance by purchasing food either in the communities or from the TransAndes catering at each stage. The participants can be accompanied by his friends, relatives or technical support trough the race. There will be 150 places for extra meals pack, this includes free access to the Food Tent in every stages Additional Meal Pack $ 460.- usd per person for 6 days of competition (Includes Breakfast, Launch and Dinner). For 2011 we are able to offer you different choices so you can race in the most comfortable way and enjoy the Transandeschallenge100% without any worries. Registrations are now open - there are different packs of registration, you can choose since Andes 1 to Andes 4 according of what you are looking for. We will have a maximum number of 200 teams of 2 riders maximum per team. | |
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Packages and Pricing 2011: | |
| 2.-Andes 2 Package - US$ 1,300 per person: • 6-day race entry • Energy bars at control stations • Energy drink at control stations • Fruits at control stations • Water drink at control stations • Route book • TransAndes Challenge t-shirt • TransAndes Challenge finished t-shirt • Bike plate • Access to a free bike storage area • Medical support • Access to showers • Breakfast, lunch and dinner in every stage • Tent / assembly / tear-down following stage 1-5 • TransAndes Challenge gear bag • Bike box / luggage transport from start - finish • Daily transport of TransAndes Challenge gear bag |
3.-Andes 3 Package - US$1,700 per person: |  |
4.- Andes Half Transandes Challenge Package - US$ 500 per person:_ If you are not yet ready for the 6 days Challenge, this is your choice. You will be able to race the last 3 days of TAC)
| 5.-Andes 4 Package - US$ 2,900 per person: (Stay an additional 7 days in Pucón, Chile) • 6-day race entry • Energy bars at control stations • Energy drink at control stations • Fruits at control stations • Water drink at control stations • Route book • TransAndes Challenge t-shirt • TransAndes Challenge t-shirt • Bike plate • Access to a free bike storage area • Medical support • Access to showers • Brekfast, dinner, lunch in every stage • Tent / assembly / tear-down following stage 1-5 • TransAndes Challenge gear bag • Bike box / luggage transport from start - finish • Daily transport of TransAndes Challenge gear bag • Transportation to Pucón, Chile race site from Temuco airport. ( one hour from Pucón.) • Return transportation from Pucón, Chile to Temuco airport. • An additional seven days stay in Pucón, Chile. (That includes , lodging, meals, and 4 days of fun adventure: Rafting, Trekking to the Villarrica Volcano, and a lot more) |
For more information: www.transandeschallenge.com  Patagonia is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion of South America. Located in Argentina and Chile, it comprises the southernmost portion of the Andes mountains to the west and south, and plateaux and low plains to the east. It excludes those portions of Antarctica claimed by both countries. East of the Andes, it lies south of the Colorado River. Westwards, it includes the territories south of 39º except for the Chiloé Archipelago. The Argentine portion of Patagonia includes the provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut and Santa Cruz, as well as the Tierra del Fuego archipelago from the homonymous province, and the southern tip of the Buenos Aires province. The Argentine politic-economical Patagonic Region includes the Province of La Pampa. The Chilean part of Patagonia embraces the southern part of the region of Los Lagos, and the regions of Aisén and Magallanes. One of the main tourist centers in the Chilean Araucanía Region, the City of Pucón lies at the foot of the Villarrica Volcano, in the foothills of the Andes Mountain Range. Its urban center is located on the southern shores of Lake Villarrica, one of the first links of a long chain of lakes in southern Chile. Located 789 kilometers from the City of Santiago, it may be accesed along the Panamericana Route or through the Mamuil Malal Pass from Argentina. The leafy scenery and the attractive flowers that ornament the roads anticipate the beauty of Pucón. The city lodges 8,000 inhabitants and its history is marked by its Mapuche ancestors and the German colonists who populated the region and built the first hotels around 1928. It is an interesting city to visit any time of the year. The region has two national parks: the Huerquehue and the Villarrica. The latter is the home of the 2,847-meter-high volcano, one of the ten most active volcanos in the world, which has permanent fumaroles that may be observed from the urban shell. In the winter, ski and other winter sports are practiced on its slopes. In the summer, adventurers may climb to its very crater. The Trancura River and its rapids, the hot springs and the cultural richness of the area turn Pucón into one of the most visited cities in southern Chile
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