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On the occasion of the third edition of Libyan Challenge, from Friday, September 7th, discover a new site to the colors of the race! You will find your column usual and all the useful information for the race 2008!

The arrival of the Libyan team has changed ! The flight is advanced sunday and arrived at Roissy CDG at 1h30 in the afternoon !!!

This morning, at 6 o’ clock Miss Tess Guedess and Sandy Mac Callun, Keith Gray and Stephen Partdridge are arrived. Wonderful for these athlètes ! We are waiting for the « Locke’s Group » in the beginning of this afternoon ! For the Moment Liz Turley, Kellie Power, Elizabeth Evangelista, Andy Tsoi and Laurent leaved the PC 8 at seven o’clock. They are in the last line !!! Come on !!

We are really sorry but we haven’t yet connexion on site because of the wind sand. Despite this English racers are arrived this evening: Luke Cunliffe and Adam Dobby has runned and the libyan Challenge during 59h 33minutes !!! Under the 60’s !!! Congratulations !

Wind of Sand: For the moment a sandstorm has just got up on the camp. The connection is not possible for the moment but as soon as things will recover we shall take back contact with Libyan.

Sharon Gayter win the Libyan challenge. In the classement scratch she’s 5ème that’s a wonderful result for this 43 years old woman. She ‘s raced the most part of the libyan alone ! Congratulation ! The french girl Florence Gay has finished at the second place 2 hours and half after. That’s a big performance too.

news after this first night! For the most part of the Libyan this first day has been the judge because of the warm temperature. Andrew Peek has declined at the PC2: a hypertermie for him. But everything is ok for him right now.

The connexion with the Libyan is ok ! We’ve found the satellite ! So we have the contact with each PC and each racers ! On the you can go on the link « classement » and you’ll know the progression and each Pc time of your favorite racer !!! The map will be actualise in next minutes !!!

This is Adrien. The webmaster on the Libyan. He’s in the « starting block » in front of his computer. As soon as the satellite phone are riging, He’ll moove each racers on the map. Be patient !

For Supporters : Somes news from Libye, i was in contact from France to Libyan with the organisation team and I appologize about the live on the race. We have a problem on site with sattelitte phones ! For the Moment the president kadafy are in mission in the desert and he’s cancelled all satellites messages. I hope this mission will finished this evening and we could give you more news. Probably that the classement has changed since the last check point. Be patient. I’ll give you all informations that I can as soon as possible !!! Isabel

Discover the new map 2007 this map available right now ! If you want to see it, just press here

WARNING : NEW SCHEDULE OF THE LIBYAN CHALLENGE 2007: The race will take place from the 4th to the 11th of March 2007.

The new Libyan Challenge website is now on line ! All the standings, pictures and videos from the 2006 edition very soon... and all you need to know about the 2007 race is already there. And the latest stuff in the website : the brand new Libyan Challenge shop !