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Trans Andes kicks off 2012 MTB stage race season

By Cycling News

Published 23 January 2012

First stage begins Monday

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Racers in the Trans Andes Challenge — Racers in the Trans Andes Challenge (Image credit: Marcelo Tucana / Trans Andes)

Beautiful scenery is everywhere to distract racers in the Trans Andes Challenge — Beautiful scenery is everywhere to distract racers in the Trans Andes Challenge (Image credit: Marcelo Tucana / Trans Andes)

A racer crosses a bridge in the Trans Andes Challenge — A racer crosses a bridge in the Trans Andes Challenge (Image credit: Marcelo Tucana / Trans Andes)

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A racer crosses a bridge in the Trans Andes Challenge

The Trans Andes Challenge begins on Monday in the small town of Panguipulli, located in southern Chile. 200 participants from 25 different countries are expected to take to the start of the race that will go through the Patagonian Andes Mountains.

Racers will cover six stages over six days in the fourth edition of the event, which includes 420km of racing and 12,000m of climbing. It finishes on Saturday, January 28 in Pucón, Chile.

Some of the best known racers include Germans Stefan Sahm, Udo Bolts and Carsten Bresser; Americans Mary McConneloug, Rebecca Rusch, Michael Broderick, Chris Carmichael and Jason Sager; and Chilean duo Javier Püschel and Argentine Luciano Caraccioli.

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