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PARTICIPANTS
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From athletes to globe trotters
They come from all types of socio-professional backgrounds
with levels ranging from top international runners to the
more modest rambler and nature lover in search of
great scenery and contemplation.
Whether attracted by the sporting feat, the desire to prove
something to oneself, or simply to get away from it all,
the MDS is a planet to be discovered in its own right.
DOC
TROTTER
No top level race can be without the help of a medical team,
dedicated to caring for competitors' health and boosting
their moral. The climatic conditions, a hostile natural
environment and the number of different languages spoken
in the bivouac all contribute to the medics' immense task.
Foot surgeon Dr Gérard Peltre, specialist in emergency treatment
and lover of extreme sports, is the man in charge. He created
the organisation "Doc Trotter" in 1996 to bring medical
assistance to remote areas. With impressive medical equipment,
plus vehicles and independent radio communications made
available by the organisation, the 30-strong medical team
do a wonderful job...
"They do miracles with our feet..." say most of the competitors
WATER
VERY PRECIOUS !
In conjunction with TOTAL ENERGIE and on the initiative
of Gilles FLAMANT,engineer at CNRS and competitor in MDS,
AOI is happy to participate in the setting-up of a 3rd photovoltaic
pumping station near to the 1999 MDS itinerary.
The inauguration will take place during the event.
MEDIA
AITV, TV5, Eurosport, MCM Intern., RFO, France 2, France
3, 2M (Morocco), MDR (German), RAI Uno and RAI Sport (Italy),
Carlton TV (GB), TV3 (Irland), TV3 (Switzerland), Discovery
Channel et Outside TV (USA), RTL TV (Luxembourg) Antenna
3 (Spain), TBS (Japan),...
15 television channels will be on site. For the third consecutive
year, CIMBALY Inter.(in charge of MDS production) will make
satellite facilities available to television channels during
the race.
Images of around 10 minutes summing up the race will be
sent daily from the desert at approx. 14 hours GMT.
Press/Radio :
Jogging Inter., Triathlète Mag., Endurance, Le Mouv',
Europe 2, RFI,...
Many other agreements are being set up.
Full list shortly to be available in our press column on:
PARTICIPANTS
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680 competitors are lined up this year, including 71 women
and no less than 46 official teams.
For the 15th edition, 29 nationalities will be present:
ALGERIA, AUSTRALIA,
AUSTRIA, BELGIUM,
BRAZIL, CANADA,
DENMARK, EGYPT,
GERMANY, FRANCE,
INDIA, IRELAND,
ISRAEL, ITALY,
JAPAN, LEBANON,
LUXEMBOURG, MEXICO,
MOROCCO, PORTUGAL,
RUSSIA, SOUTH
AFRICA, SPAIN,
SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND,
TAIWAN, THE NETHERLANDS,
THE UNITED KINGDOM,
THE UNITED STATES..
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