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Sixth edition of the main MTB ultramarathon of the Americas will start this Sunday (18) in the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia

Mucugê, Bahia - Brazil - The sixth edition of the main MTB Ultramarathon promises to overcome borders. Daily, video production teams from Brasil Ride will have their images available on a tune with an Uplink. Every day, between 9h e 9h45 (Brasilia time - UTC - 3:00), from Sunday (18) to 25th October, around 20 minutes of the best images from the last day and more interviews will be available in the address:
Satellite: NSS806
Transponder : 312.5E
Downlink: 3869-R
Sylbom Rate : 7200
Fec: 3/4
Modulation : DVB-S2 / 8PSK

Cross Country World Champion in 1995 and gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, the Dutchman Bart Brentjens will also act as commentator of the competition. He is the official commentator on Red Bull TV on all stages of UCI MTB World Cup. At the trails, Bart goes in search of the third championship of the master category alongside Abraham Azevedo, one of the biggest names in Brazilian sport.

Attention: The images credit are obligatory to Célula and Marcelo Machado, Cassio Zerbinato, Gabriel Coimbra and Gabriel Tarzo.

About the event - Brasil Ride’s sixth edition is going to happen between October 17th to 24th. The event gathered 500 athletes from 23 countries and 18 Brazilian States plus our Federal District. The race is now S1, after being classificated S2 in 2014, and will offer the Elite Category’s champions 120 points in the rankings of the UCI (International Cycling Union). These points are really precious for the Brazilians who are fighting for a spot at Rio Olympics 2016. In addition to the prizes offered after every concluded stage of the race, this edition will have the highest prize in money of all the prizes for this Sport in Brazil, with about R$ 70,000 in general prizes and for each fase of the competition.

Brasil Ride 2015 Stages

1st stage: October 18 - 13h
20 km prologue with start and finish line in Mucugê

2nd stage: October 19 - 6h
147 km between Mucugê and Rio de Contas

3rd stage: October 20 - 10h
34,5 km in Rio de Contas

4th stage: October 21 - 8h
84,7 km in Rio de Contas

5th stage: October 22 - 7h
94,7 km in Rio de Contas

6th stage: October 23 - 6h
143,4 km between Rio de Contas and Mucugê

7th stage: October 24 - 9h
72,1 km in Mucugê

Brasil Ride 2015 its a realization of SUDESB, Bahiatursa, Governo da Bahia and Ministério do Esporte
Sponsorship: Shimano, Trek and Caixa
Co-Sponsorship: Thule, Pearl Izumi and Oakley.
Support: Continental Pneus, Red Bull, GU, Muc-Off and Prefeitura de Rio de Contas
Supervision: UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale), CBC (Confederação Brasileira de Ciclismo) and FBC (Federação Baiana de Ciclismo)
Organization: REC, Roma Comunicação and Prefeitura de Mucugê.

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