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Preview: Relay Rik Thys

On friday 17/10, the biggest relay in Belgium takes place. 155 teams (most of them military) will be present at the startline. So 465 participants will run and orienteer in Gruitrodebos. This forrest (terrain photos) and map is one of the best areas in the north of Belgium. The terrain…
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is pretty technical and challenging. The map Gruitrode was also used during JWOC 1997, the routechoices of Thiery Gueorgiou are available here: part1 and part2.Map sample GruitrodebosAlso the organisation (Patrick Wallaert and the army) of this relay is special, compared with other o-organisations in Belgium. In the past, it was possible to follow the competition as spectator by speaker, radiocontrol, tv-screen, spectatorscontrol and at the change-over-area. These factors cause a very good atmosphere during the race. Last year, the military team 2/4L (Baert, Simkens, Haex) took the victory. But this year they run without Simkens. Hes replaced by Jannis because…

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