The athlete Andres Cartagena Lledo start in China on Sunday, June 1, his second challenge 4Deserts.
At two in the morning Spanish time, take the exit next to the 113 competitors from 40 countries over five continents participating in the Gobi March.
Spain is represented by five competitors.
The evolution of Andrew Lledo in the test, which can be followed online, completing six stages consist of 250 kilometers with a maximum altitude of 2800 meters.
- 1st stage .... 42 km - 2nd stage .... 41.7 km - 3rd stage .... 36.5 km - 4th stage .... 40.8 km - 5th stage .... 74.8 km - 6th stage .... 14 km
The seven-day adventure Gobi March, the windiest and stony desert planet, will start going through the mountains of Tian Shan (Heavenly Mountains) overlooking Lake Sayram.
A awaits athletes, dusty roads, farmland, dirt roads, river beds, hills, valleys, mountains, plains and plateaus.
A landscape where the competitors are going to have an awesome, unforgettable and unique experience.
Lledo is ready for this challenge takes preparing for years when he began to perform such tests.
60% of training is mental and the rest is physical, the athlete claimed this morning, but admitted that the Gobi March is similar and that, although it is a stranger to me place, conditions, the stress and suffering are the same as in the Sahara (Jordan).
I confessed Tuesday during the farewell took place at the Museum of the Roman Theatre for the latest details of his journey and training before leaving for China, with his sponsor Jimbo Fresh.
The 4Deserts2014 challenge is to complete the Grand Slam of this type of testing, which involves crossing four deserts.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena