We have the first three results from the first day race. Pablo Ureta and Sergio Trecaman are on the second position. I’ll update soon with the respective timing.

Results Cruce de los Andes 2010 / First Day:

1° GR TEAM / Gustavo Reyes – Nelson Ortega / Cipolletti (number 2)

2º CASA IRWO TEAM / Ureta Pablo – Trecaman Sergio / Córdoba (number 178)

3º OPTITECH 1 / Mohamed Cristian-Sntivañes Darío/ Cipolletti Columbia (number 251)

Information about Cruce de los Andes:

Cruce de los Andes is the mountain trekking race that crosses The Andes, with a 30 km route by day, during 3 days, and resting by the night on the campsites established by the Organization. Participation is in couple, and its members must stay together the entire route. The essence of Columbia Cruce de los Andes is to cross The Andes each year by a different route, and its philosophy is to merge both countries (Argentina and Chile) crossing their frontiers on race.

This year the big challenge began at San Martín de los Andes and finished at Chilean Tromen Pass or Mamuil Malal Pass.

Competitors of more than 20 countries are registered for this edition.

First day:
Distance aprox 33 km with significants slopes. Starts al 800mts and reaches 900mts. The maximum height is aprox 1200mts.

Second day:
23km aprox. It will be the hardest because of the length from 900mts. And the highest peak will be 2100mts, It rises to the top of a hill and down at the same level that rose. The entire way is a path.

Third day:
Will be the longest without uneven pronounced but with small ups and downs constants. The distance is 37km aprox. Mountain roads and trails in the most extension.

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Martin
Xtrial.com

The 2010 Columbia Cruce de los Andes just started. Pablo Ureta and his teammate Sergio Trecaman are fully charged and ready for the three days adventure!

Keep tuned, more to come.

Martin

Here is the start video:

Ya falta cada vez menos para participar en una de mis competencias favoritas. Este año la largada del Cruce será en uno de los lugares más espectaculares de Argentina: “Bariloche”

Muchos de ustedes saben que Argentina es un país enorme y cuando uno quiere participar en alguna competencia no tiene que asustarse con las horas de bus que tiene que hacer. Hoy voy a emprender mi viaje al sur, unos 1600 km(1000 millas), 23 horas más tarde estaré llegando a Bariloche. El viaje es muy largo pero los buses son muy cómodos. Un par de películas, algún libro, dormiré un par de horas y me le despertaré en Bariloche listo para competir.

La busqueda de compañero este año no fue nada sencillo. Tres semanas antes de la carrera aun no tenía a nadie. Hay que aclarar que 6 semanas antes de la carrera no sabía que vendría a Argentina. Al final pude contactar a un chico de Esquel, Argentina: Sergio Trecaman. Nunca corrí con él pero varias veces fue mi contrincante, es un muy buen corredor. Espero podamos hacer una buena competencia juntos!

Algunas fotos de Bariloche:

Bariloche

A correr

Este será mi último post hasta la semana que viene. Pueden seguir la competencia en:

www.columbiacruce.com y quizás mi hermano suba algo en mi blog!

Hasta la próxima!

Last year the Cruce was amazing like every year I raced! I did not have a partner and a good friend of mine “Ramiro Paris” told me he may know somebody that would race with me. Peter Vail from Canada was my partner, a fast guy: 2°21’ for the marathon! Ramiro and Peter climbed the Aconcagua a couple of days after the race.

Volcan Pucon

Esteban, Ramiro, Pablo, Manuel and Peter before the race

The race started in San Martin de Los Andes. I stayed there with some friends that used to live in Cordoba.

The first stage was hard but amazing. We run most of the time with Ramiro Paris and Julian Peralta. The last 8 km were down hill and we made a difference. We won the first stage.

Running down the Volcano

Cruzando un arroyo

The second day was the harder for me, most of the course was flat and we run on the road. When your partner runs a marathon in 2°21’ it’s hard… We got lost and we lose a couple of minutes too. We finished 5^th and we were 4^th overall.

The last stage was my favourite one. Up, down, up, down. It was the longest one, we run 41 km. I felt great up in the mountains and I enjoyed the course a lot. We finished 3er on that stage and 3er overall.

Peter and me after the second day

El campamento con los chicos del sur! Gracias por estar siempre!

El campamento

Finish line: first stage

Thank you Peter for coming and racing with me. It was great meeting you and I’m looking forward to see you.

It was a great experience. I love the race, the places where we run, and the time we spend up in the mountains after each stage. We did camp with Ramiro, Julian, Manuel and Esteban.

I think you know better somebody when you spend time in the most challenging moments. I had the chance to race shoulder to shoulder against Ramiro and I admire and I respect him so much. He is one of the fastest marathon runners in Argentina and he is an excellent person. He is a gentleman! I would love to have the opportunity to race with him ones!

Ramiro en la carpa

Awards

Awards Peter and me

Mis compañeros de campamento

Hasta la próxima!