Austrians Daniel Geismayr and Hermann Pernsteneir won the longest stage and lead the Brasil Ride

Bikers from Austria have now 11 minutes advantage from Lukas Kaufmann and Hugo Prado Neto, second place in the Queen's Stage, in Chapada Diamantina, Bahia

Rio de Contas, Bahia - Brazil -The intense heat of over 30 degrees was just one of the obstacles that Austrians Daniel Geismayr and Hermann Pernsteneir overcame early on Monday (19th) to win the longest stage of the sixth edition of Brasil Ride between Mucugê to Rio de Contas. They finished the 147 km route in 6 hours and 23 minutes, and now lead the overall of open category, in the main MTB ultramarathon of the Americas. The prologue winners the Swiss who lives in Belo Horizonte (BRA) Lukas Kaufmann and Hugo Prado Neto got the second place, and they are almost 12 minutes away from the leaders.

Daniel Geismayr confessed to feel the heat, but celebrated the success of their tactic pedaling strong from the start. "We started with a strong pace and decided to strike after km 25. We are very happy with the win. The heat was unbelievable. You need to moisturize all the time and in the end I had taken so much water that could not even drink more. It was really difficult and Vietnam is even hard because you can not be quickly and there are stretches where you have to push the bike. But all this worth the result," said the Austrian.

At home in Vietnam - Owners of orange jersey (ladies leader) after the prologue, Raiza Goulão and Viviane Favery achieved another victory in Brasil Ride and follow the lead. With a difference of 33 minutes to the second place, Anna Bella Stropparo and Elena Gaddoni, both from Italy, Raiza and Vivi went through different moments in the toughest stage of the ultramarathon. While Raiza completed without great suffering, Vivi went through a moment of exhausting fatigue.

Results
Open
1- Daniel Geismayr(AUT)/ Hermann Pernsteneir (AUT) - 6h23min48
2- Hugo Prado Neto (BRA)/Lukas Kaufmann (SUI) - 6h36min37
3- Hans Becking (BEL)/Jiri Novak (CZE) - 6h43min54

Overall - after two stages
1- Daniel Geismayr(AUT)/ Hermann Pernsteneir (AUT) - 7h17min43
2- Hugo Prado Neto (BRA)/Lukas Kaufmann (CHE) - 7h28min41
3- Hans Becking (BEL) /Jiri Novak (TCH) - 7h36min05

Ladies
1-Raiza Goulão / Viviane Favery - 8h10min54
2-Annabella Stropparo (ITA) / Elena Gaddoni (ITA) - 8h44min47
3-Isabella Lacerda / Nina Baum (USA) - 10h01min40

Overall - after two stages
1-Raiza Goulão e Vivi Favery - 9h17min23
2-Annabella Stropparo (ITA) / Elena Gaddoni (ITA)- 10h00min07
3-Isabella Lacerda / Nina Baum (USA) -11h09min05

In the run for a spot at the Olympics Rio 2016, Brasil Ride has its Olympic day - The Cross Country Olympic (XCO) will take place at Brasil Ride this Tuesday (20th). After biking 147km in the previous day between the towns of Mucugê and Rio de Contas in Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, 500 bikers who are competing for the main MTB ultramarathon of the Americas will face four laps in a circuit f 7,7km. The challenge will be special for the select group of bikers who are in the run for a spot at the Olympics Rio 2016. Due to the competition similarities, this stage will be an excellent way to measure how are the main Brazilian athletes, less than a year away from the Olympics.

Henrique Avancini, Ricardo Pscheidt, Frederico Mariano, Sherman Trezza, Raiza Goulão, Isabella Lacerda and Erika Gramisceli are vying for the 120 points in the world rankings of the UCI (International Cycling Union), these points as essential in defining who will represent the country in the Olympics Rio 2016.

In the Open category, Avancini duo is the roockie Wolfgang Smith, Frederick Mariano bikes with Sherman Trezza and Richard Pscheidt is with Leandro Donizete. In the Ladies category, Raiza Goulão bikes with Viviane Favery, while Isabella Lacerda has as a partner the North American Nina Baum, champion in 2014 and Erika Gramiscelli is with Leticia Cândido.

Even being disputed in duos in all seven stages, cross country is the only category in which athletes can run separate, with the winners being defined by the average of the times of the two bikers. This fact allows each biker to define their pace, which should spice up the dispute between the Brazilians Olympics.

The competition - As a result of the second stage fret, the start will be on Tuesday at 10 am (11 am GMT). The top 60 of the previous day start ahead. Then at 11:30, the rest start biking. "This division prevents the slowest bikers hinder the performance of the fastest," explains Rafael Campos, Technical Director of Brasil Ride. "This is a short, but tough, stage. So the first athlete to cross the finish line after four laps, stops anyone else from starting a new lap. In this case, it has an increased time to set the final classification", he adds.

Structure and transport - The bikers vying for the Cross Country this Tuesday, will find a new structure in Rio de Contas. On Monday (19th), even before starting the race that begins in the City of Mucugê, at 6 am, part of the structure was moved from one city to another at dawn. "We have two arena structures 90% assembled in each of the municipalities, but we need to transfer small pieces, that are very delicate and require very close attention, such as the timers, athletes’ luggage, and the medical center, for example", explains Mauro Roma, founder of Brasil Ride.

Daily images for televisions around the world:

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.

Daily Videos - Brasil Ride is providing daily videos on facebook and in your youtube channel. Watch and share:
Day 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJB7qMKYRVE&feature=youtu.be ou baixe pelo wetransfer : http://we.tl/lKcQ2knZU3

Check out the Brasil Ride 2015 Guide - In the links below you will be able to read the guides of the sixth edition of Brasil Ride, in Portuguese and in English.

http://issuu.com/brasilride/docs/guia_brasilride_2015_baixa?e=0/30698141#search

http://www.romasportsmkt.com.br/brasilride/english/default.asp?id=guia&codigo=1

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.

Attention: During the event, text, photos and videos will be available to all media daily. For media enquiries and image requests, please contact redacao@zdl.com.br or +55.11.98783 7408.

Brasil Ride 2015 Stages

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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Open podium (Christian Correa/Brasil Ride)

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Daniel Geismayr and Hermann Pernsteneir (Christian Correa/Brasil Ride)

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Daniel and Hermann (AUT) (Christian Correa/Brasil Ride)

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Lukas Kaufmann and Hugo Prado (Christian Correa/Brasil Ride)

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Jiri Novak and Hans Becking (Christian Correa/Brasil Ride)

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Raiza Goulão and Viviane Favery (Ney Evangelista / Brasil Ride)

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Start of Stage 2 (Christian Correa/Brasil Ride)

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Start of Stage 2 by drone (Produtora Célula)

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Silvio Amorim carries his bike (Ney Evangelista / Brasil Ride)

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