Alex become involved in adventure racing a little over two years ago, building on his solid sports background in orienteering, where he has represented South Africa at the Junior World Champs. He has competed in numerous sprint and short distance adventure races during this time, showing excpetional promise.
In December, Alex makes the transfer to longer distances when he races with Team www.AR.co.za in the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge in December. This team, led by Lisa de Speville, is specially selected each year to give inexperienced South African adventure racers the opportunity to further broaden their horizons and act as a catalyst to their future AR ambitions.
Alex will undoubtedly prove to be a valuable part of Team Cyanosis at the World Champs. His enthusiasm for the sport, wonderful manner and his broad knowledge of bikes, running and navigation will provide great assistance to the team as they compete against the World's best. He will be joining Liz Mulder, Team Cyanosis' Support Crew Chief, to form a formidable duo at this assisted race, providing some of the best adventure racing support available in the world.
The support crew experience at the World Champs is undoubtedly going to be an eye-opening experience for Alex. The steep learning curve will however be invaluable as he himself prepares for the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge. Not only will he be able to observe in depth the workings and strategies of Team Cyanosis, but he will also be able to witness the racing pace, strategies and skills of the all of the world's best teams such as Team Nike (USA), Orion Health (New Zealand), Buff (Spain) and Quechua (France).
Team Cyanosis are looking forward to having Alex Pope on board and eagerly await the start of the Portugal XPD - Adventure Racing World Champs.
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