Media
Accreditation
for Windhoek Berg River canoe marathon.
Journalists,
photographers, radio reporters and television crews are invited
to cover the 2010 Windhoek Berg River Canoe marathon, which
starts with a time trial in Paarl on Tuesday 13 July, while the
race proper starts in Paarl on Wednesday morning, finishing at
Velddrif on the West Coast at midday on Saturday. A full schedule
is included below.
Any media worker interested in attending the event should make
contact with Phillipa Lanham on 076 168 2316 or
philippa@worldsport.co.za to ensure delivery of access
permits and road maps.
For information relating to interviews or any other media
requirements, please contact Lisa Duthie on 083 973 2681 or
lisa@worldsport.co.,za
Full race reports and results will be sent by email every
afternoon of the race, with links to a selection of high
resolution photographs.
Should you have any other requests please don't hesitate to
contact us on
info@gameplanmedia.co.za or (031) 764 3017.
More information can be found at
www.windhoekberg.co.za
Time Trials Tuesday 13 July 2010
14h30 Registrations for the Time Trial at Paarl Canoe
Clubhouse
15h00 Start of Time Trial with ONE minute intervals. Only men
18h00 Function at Nelson’s Creek
18h30 Supper & Speeches
19h00 Race Registration opens at Nelson’s Creek
21h00 Registration closes
Day 1 Wednesday 14th July 2010
08h30 Paddlers to check into riverside blocks
09h30 Race Starts: Market Street Bridge, Paarl- Zonquasdrift
(62.1 km)
Mass start with Top 50
Men 1st batch, Top ladies 2nd batch, Rest of field 3rd batch
13h45 Expected arrival of winner
13h45 Lunch
14h00 Media Prize giving, Hand over yellow vest
14h30 Cut off time- Grensplaas
15h30 Cut off time- Hermon
18h30 Supper
Day 2 Thursday, 15th July 2010
07h00 Breakfast
09h00 Start Day 2:Zonquasdrift-Bridgetown (45.7 km)
+/- Top 30 men and top 10 ladies to start on elapsed time
Rest of the paddlers start according to results from Day 1
12h15 Expected arrival of winner
13h00 Lunch
14h00 Media prize giving. Hand over yellow vest
18h30 Supper
Day 3 Friday, 16th July 2010
07h00 Breakfast
08h00 Slow paddlers start: Bridgetown- Zoutkloof (74.8km)
08h30 Batch start- seeded in rows according to overall positions
+/- Top 35 men – 2 minutes later:
Top ladies – 5 minutes later: Rest of field
13h55 Expected arrival of winner
14h00 Media prize giving. Hand over yellow vest
14h00 Lunch
18h00 Supper
Day 4 Saturday, 17th July 2010
06h30 Breakfast
07h30 Slow paddlers start: Zoutkloof-Velddrif (56.5km)
08h00 Batch 1 Top 35 Men
08h05 Batch 2 Top Ladies
08h10 Batch 3 Rest of the field
12h40 Expected time of arrival in Velddrif Town Hall
13h00 Prize giving ceremony for press
(Overall 1st, 2nd and 3rd –men and women)
14h00 Luncheon for paddlers at Velddrif Town Hall
15h30 Prize giving ceremony at Velddrif Town Hall
16h30 +/- Prize giving ceremony ends
ENDS
