Brasil Ride 2011 7 Tough Days
Brasil Ride 2011
Brasil Ride 2011 ended on Saturday October 29. The Brasil Ride is a 7 day event which started with a 12.4km time trial. If difficult terrain was not enough, the contestants have to race the Brasil ride in teams of two. They can never be more than 2 minutes apart as they race a total 7 day distance of nearly 600km.
Jeff Kerkove and Sonya Looney who finished third in 2010 and race for the Topeak Ergon team were unable to start the Brasil Ride 2011. American Airlines lost track of their bags. Later Kerkove was told that the police had their bags, but that the key to the room they were locked in had been lost. This must have been a massive disappointment for the duo who had been looking forward to competing in the Brasil Ride 2011.
The prologue proved to be tough and just a taste of what was in store for the MTB racers. Steffen Thum and Simon Gegeheimer took the Stage 1 open men's win. The winning women's duo was Adriana Naschimento and Sabrina Gobbo, while Jennifer Smith and Brian Smith took the mixed category.
