Tour de Bintan (Bintan, Indonesia)
Some 800 cyclists trekked to Bintan, a one hour catamaran ride from Singapore, for the Tour de Bintan which took place from November 11-13 in relatively hot and humid conditions. The ride past traditional fishing villages, dense lush green forests, and beautiful unspoiled beaches included three stages over a total distance of 265Km. BlueChip Timing timed the event with the ULTRA system. The ULTRA mats again proved successfully that they are the number one choice for cycling events.
Tour de Bintan website
Just over 500 runners lined up on November 13 for the Clarksburg Half Marathon Championship, one of a number of running events that make up the 45th Annual Clarksburg County Run. The Half Marathon is now a Pacific Association-USA Track and Field Championship race, and many of Northern California’s best runners participate in this race as a tune up for the California International Marathon. The ULTRA chalked up yet another flawless race for A Change of Pace Foundation contributing to the event being an overwhelming success.
Approximately 11,500 people took part in a Run Geelong on November 20. A charity event, Run Geelong included runs of 6km and 12km to support the Geelong Hospital children’s ward. Raising an impressive sum of over $475,000 AUD, the event had 9,100 finishers whose times were all captured without exception by Tomato Timing using the ULTRA System. CEO Andrew Peterson was on course to see first-hand the smooth running of the event and the successful capture of race times.
On November 20, over 3,000 cyclists donned their helmets and pedalled in support of three different charities in the Santos Great Bike Ride for Charity. The Great Bike Ride, established in 2004 and taking place a stone’s throw from RFID Timing headquarters, is one of Perth’s most popular cycling events. Participants of the 10km, 53km, and 106km rides raised significant and vital funds for the Horizon House, Hope for Children and the Heart Foundation. One of the largest bike events ever to use a UHF system, the Great Bike Ride was reliably timed by Blue Chip Timing with the ULTRA System.
RFID Race Timing helped make history when it had the honor of being selected as the first RFID system used to time all participants in an Ethiopian event. On September 19, the first race of the 2011 Coca-Cola Road Race Series – a 7K run – took place in Addis Ababa with more than 3,000 participants. The ULTRA system was used by the Great Ethopian Run who was proud to have results posted for all runners online within two hours of the event’s completion.
On September 17 and 18, over 60,000 spectators cheered on the 5,600 competitors lining up in various races comprising the 24th Triathlon Audencia La Baule. The event, which included nine races geared for any age and athletic level took place in picturesque La Baule, France, northwest of Nantes. The triathlon was timed by RFID Race Timing distributor, Ipitos, with the HDD System.
Some 1,000 participants gathered on a misty September 19 morning for the inaugural Challenge Henley ironman triathlon. Taking place on the River Thames, through the scenic Chiltern Hills, and nearby villages, the event included a 3.8K (2.4 mile) swim, 180K (111.8 mile) bike race, and 42.2K (26.2 mile) run. Challenge Henley-on-Thames is part of the Challenge Family global series of long distance triathlons featuring 13 races over three continents. The race was timed by our UK / Ireland distributor, StuWeb Timing Solutions, using the HDD System.
An estimated 25,000 runners and spectators came out for the fourth annual Fort4Fitness event which took place on September 24 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A total of 8,600 participants registered for the Half Marathon, 10K, and 4 Mile Run/Walk making it the largest Fort4Fitness to date. End Result LLC used the ULTRA System combined with disposable tags to time the race.