Registration and prizes

Last updated: 2008-07-05

Prize money and prizes to a total value of 160.000 SEK, and the winning team will have a free entry to the Adventure Racing World Championship 2008 in Brazil.

The prize money is divided as follows

1st place

Free entry to the Adventure Racing World Championship 2008 in Brazil.

2nd place

Prices to a value of 30.000 SEK, and the team is directly qualified to race in the Adventure Racing World Championship 2008 in Brazil.

3rd place

Prices of a value of 20.000 SEK

4th place – Prices to a value of 15.000 SEK
5th place – Prices to a value of 12.500 SEK
6th place – Prices to a value of 10.000 SEK
7th place – Prices to a value of 9.000 SEK
8th place – Prices to a value of 8.000 SEK
9th place – Prices to a value of 7.000 SEK
10th place – Prices to a value of 5.000 SEK

ADTA Awards - Abu-Dhabi Adventure Challenge 2008

The best placed Scandinavian team that have never raced outside the Nordic countries (Swe, Den, Nor, Fin) will win a free entry and flight tickets to Abu-Dhabi Adventure Challenge in December.

Rules: Only one of four members of the team is allowed to have experience from international racing. www.abudhabi-adventure.com

Awards

• 1.000 SEK will be awarded to the fastest team on each section! 12.000 SEK in total.
• The fastest running team (overall) will get prices to a value of 5.000 SEK
• The fastest paddling team (overall) will get prices to a value of 5.000 SEK
• The fastest mountainbiking team (overall) will get prices to a value of 5.000 SEK
• The fastest inlines team (overall) will get prices to a value of 5.000 SEK

Registration form

Register your team here.

Entry Fee

25.000 SEK 

The amount shall be paid as follows in two instalments:

At registration: 5.000 SEK (When you have done the registration at the webpage, and get a confirmation from the organisation, you have to do the first payment of 5.000 SEK. Your spot is not yours until you done the first payment.)

Final payment, the remaining entry fee must be paied before August 15.

The Race Entry fee includes

• Maps and road book
• Assistant during the race, the organisation will handle the gear box logistics
• Free entry for the team to Paradisbadet relax (swimmingpool, sauna, relax) after the race.

Only registration forms filled in with complete information on all members of the team, one of which must be team captain, will be accepted. You also have to send a picture of each team member.

Team member photos should be mailed to info@exploresweden.se
One or more members of the team may be replaced until the day of registration.

Recommended accommodation

Before and after the race, in Örnsköldsvik:

Vandrarhem/Youth hostel

• Öviks vandrarhem www.oviksvandrarhem.com (city) Tel: +46 (0) 660 29 61 11
• Vindarnas hus (city) Tel: +46 (0) 70630 66 35
• Överhörnäs Tel: +46 (0) 660702 44
• Strand City hotel www.strandcityhotel.com Tel: +46 (0) 660106 10

Hotels

• Strand City hotel www.strandcityhotel.com Tel: +46 (0) 660106 10
• First hotel statt Tel: +46 (0) 660 26 55 90
• Hampnäs hotell www.hampnas.nu Tel:+46 (0) 660 26 67 70
• Focus www.hotell-focus.se Tel: +46 (0) 660 821 00
• Hotell Sarri Tel: +46 (0) 660551 60
• Hotell Veckefjäden Tel: +46 (0) 660 29 33 57

We recommend teams to book accommodation as soon as possible as there will be many teams and limited accommodation. For teams arriving without cars we recommend accommodation in the city, then you can just bike to the registration.

Insurance

All participants compete at their own risk and the organisers will not accept liability for any personal accident or injury during the event. A liability form must be completed and signed by all competitors.

All international competitors must be covered by personal medical insurance for participating in the race.

Evidence of medical cover must be presented to the organisation before racing (with policy number, company name, address, phone number and email address). If copies of insurance are not provided before or on registration, the team will not be allowed on the course.

International competitor’s insurance policies must state that cover for all disciplines during an Adventure Race; including kayaking, rope skills, mountain biking is provided.