Kiwi Rider October 2024 Vol.2 | Page 38

the BMW sponsor ’ s crew and all arrive ready to get set up , a great deal of work has gone on behind the scenes . From marking out routes with every intersection and corner noted , and corrected , in 350km of road ( plus another 400km of barely known roads for the gravel routes , with special stages built , cleared , mapped and tested ), you get an idea of the enormity of the prep . This of course has to coincide with intersection points in the middle where both rides can come together around the same time for catering purposes and a welcome lunch stop , plus fuel
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