RAID THAI 2010 - The program

Dates: November 15th to 21st, 2010

THE PROGRAM OUTLINE

Monday 15 November 2010

French group from Paris arriving in Chiangrai in the evening.

Individual participants arrival in Chiangrai airport and transfer to Chiangrai city hotel.

Evening with briefing and information of the Raid. Registration into categories, and bike assembly.

Tuesday 16 November 2010 – Stage number 1

Transfer from the city to the stage departure point, approximately 45 minutes vehicle transfer. Depart of the stage, mostly following the Maekok river upstream.

Ending the stage in Mae Salak valley where we will sleep under tents.

Wednesday 17 November 2010 – Stage number 2

Depart for this challenging stage, on which we encounter a few steep hills.

Overnight in camping near a village.

Thursday 18 November 2010 – Stage number 3

Today’s stage is again somewhat challenging as we are surrounded by steep mountains.

Will end up the stage in a village, from which we will transfer to the small riverside village of Ban Thaton, for overnight at local hotel. Dinner at hotel.

Friay 19 November 2010 – Stage number 4

Stage in the valley, with more flat. Afternoon transfer to Chiangdao for overnight at hotel. Dinner at hotel.

Saturday 20 November 2010 – stage number 5 – final

Challenging off road stage in the Chiangdao valley. End of the stage, we transfer by vehicle back to Chiangmai. Transfer to a city hotel.

Evening gala dinner at hotel and prizes remittance.

Sunday 21 November 2010

Today is the LOY KRATHONG festival in Chiangmai City.

If you want to stay longer, we can assist at booking the hotel for you here in Chiang-Mai.

For participants which must go back, you can arrange your departure flights.

This year again, in collaboration with Northern-Trails in Chiang Mai (www.northerntrails.com), the Raid Thai is also open to locals and expat participants, with a Chiang-Rai starting point.

Share with us travel, discovery, and adventure, combined with serious physical effort, and the opportunity to participate in a real competition.

A great challenge mixing sport and discovery in exotic Northern Thailand, composed of five stages and different categories:

200 kilometer mountain bike race or fun challenge

150 kilometer race for the runners

15 km x 5 stages for the easy hiking group.

The RAID THAI 2010 is open to all sportspeople, runners or mountain bikers, in good physical condition. The Raid is not a competition but a fun international sporting event, held in Northern Thailand every year.

If you have never participated in a real competition, this is an opportunity for beginners to test their ability and be part of a professionally organized international event.

Participants can join as individual or teams, in order to participate as racers, and thus be eligible for prizes, officially recorded times, etc. One can also participate on a non-racing basis, for those who wish to experience the atmosphere and the feeling of a real international competition.

How and where to join:

Registration by sending us an email. (info@northerntrails.com)

Registration and participation fees:

$US 650 per participant to cover the entire program, including 5 stages with food and accommodation.

This price is starting in Chiang Rai (CEI) and ending in Chiang Mai (CNX).

For registered participants:

Registered participants will make their own way to the meeting point on

Monday 15 November 2010 – End of afternoon

People intending to participate on a mountain-bike should bring their own mountain-bike.

Bike rental available with advance notice at rate of 800 Thai Baht per stage.

Fore more details, please e-mail Alex at alex@asiabiking.com

Chiang Mai, September 2010