Press Release
Montreal, Quebec
For immediate distribution
Monday November 24th 2008
contact:rd@Ultimatexc.com

The Ultimate Xc Challenge( Old Jay Challenge)
2010
I am please to officially announce that we are now working on re introducing The Ultimate Xc Challenge in 2010 in the Beautifull Laurantian region which is located 1 hour north of Montreal, Quebec in Canada

The Ultimate XC Challenge will be the only off road stage race of it's kind in the world.

The race will start on the Friday( day one) with a first stage of paddling through a series of lake and river with extensive section of portage. On Saturday(day 2) this stage will consist of an 80 miles Mountain Bike course with 13,000 feet of Climbing on 90% of single track. On Sunday(day 3), this stage will consist of running our established foot race that is already part of our running series in the town of Val Morin( see our race descriptions and details on our running series section.

4 different options will be available
1- SOLO for the full distance
2- SOLO for the 1/2 distance
3- Teams of 3 for the full distance( one member of each team has to complete one stage each day)
4- Teams of 3 for the 1/2 distance( one member of each team has to complete one stage each day)

Only 100 spot will be available per options. In other words only 100 SOLO athletes will be able to compete in this category. 100 Solo for the 1/2, 100 team for the full and finally 100 team for the 1/2.

NO DAY racer will be able to compete in the Bike race or kayak/canoe race. The only discipline that will be open for day racers will be the 50km foot race, In other words if you want to do our bike race you will have to build a team in order to race that day.

Stay tune as we will be releasing more info as the date get closer. If you plan to do this race in 2010, you should seriously consider doing our 50km or our 1/2 marathon next summer to have a better idea what you are getting into.


DanDes Rosiers
Race Director