Stage 1 USA
Riders will
leave
London and fly to New York for the start of the 30,000 mile Motorcycle
World Challenge. 8 teams of 3 riders will cross Canada in stage 1 along
the Yellow head Highway and include one 1000 mile time trial before easing
off in the Banff and Jasper National Park in Alberta and British Columbia.
After this, they journey into Yukon Territory where the Top of the World
Highway will lead us through Fairbanks into Alaska. Continuing west along
the Glenn Highway the Challenge will at Anchorage make its first pit stop
and tyre change.
Stage 2 USA (Alaska)
Re-routing
east on the Glenn to Tok the teams turn south to ride nearly the full
length of the
Alaskan Highway. Descending through British Columbia to Vancouver and
Seattle, there will be an overnight service stop in Olympia prior to stage
3.
Stage 3 USA & Canada
The
Challenge travels south along Highway 101 set against the
Pacific Ocean before turning inland into Oregon, NE California and across
the deserts of Nevada and Death Valley. After a deserved night off in Las
Vegas the journey continues on through the Grand Canyon National Park,
Marble Canyon, the Canyons of the Ancients and onto Durango along one of
the finest road journeys in America, to end up in UFO country and Roswell
before the third overnight service stop in El Paso.
Stage 4 Mexico
The route
through
Mexico will head towards Copper Canyon and cross the Sierra Madre
Occidental before boarding the car ferry for the southern tip of Baja
California. For the next three days the Challenge proceeds north through
magnificent desert landscapes before reaching San Diego and a rest stop in
Los Angeles. Bikes will be air freighted to Sydney where the second stage
begins.
Stage 5 Australia
This leg
around
Australia will include two 1000 mile timed trials across central Australia
and the west coast towards Perth. Teams have a choice of gaining points by
riding to Perth via Broome or taking a more leisurely route across the
Nullarbor. Irrespective of other accolades, this continent is an awesome
motoring experience.
Stage 6 Asia
Stage 6
takes the riders to
South East Asia. After air freighting the bikes from Perth to Singapore
the teams will head north through Malaysia and Thailand to Bangkok. Riders
can sightsee in Bangkok and Chang Mai or again, teams can decide to ride
east to Cambodia via the 9th century Buddhist temple Angkor Wat. The route
will only provisionally head to Vietnam before returning across eastern
Thailand.
Stage 7 Asia
After
reaching
Bangkok, riders will head 1500 miles south to Singapore where the bikes
will be freighted to Madras as riders rest in Malaysia.
Stage 8 India
The next
leg of the Challenge will take riders to
Delhi. Teams can choose to fly on to Istanbul or head west to the
Rajasthan Desert before entering Pakistan at Lahore to cross the Indus
Valley and ride overland through Iran and Turkey, to finish in Istanbul
over 6000 miles later.
Stage 9 Europe & back to the UK
Istanbul to London across Europe. The final 1800 mile run in. The winning
team will be presented with the Challenge Bowl as all competitors each
receive a bronze sculptured winner’s medal having motorcycled around the
world. |
