Transafricans stop by Geneva
Tuesday October 31 2006
ING Private Banking
Geneva, Switzerland
On their way over to Paris yesterday, the Gstaad Automobile Club Transafricans, Stan de Sadeleer and Hansueli Brand, stopped in to see their friends at ING Private Banking in Geneva. ING Private Banking is a sponsor of Team GAC as they seek to reach Dakar from Paris, beginning tomorrow afternoon at 15h00. Today all technical controls for Team GAC were completed this afternoon and de Sadeleer and Brand are all set for tomorrow's easy first stage to the French military training ground in Olivet. Thursday's stage will include a parade through central Paris past the Arc de Triomphe and the Trocadéro. If you're reading this from the Paris area, here's where you can check out the cars:
- 15h00: Departure of the first team from Courbevoie Parc de Bécon
- 15h15: Check point at the Trocadéro
- Along the banks of the Seine towards the autoroute A10
- Exiting the autoroute A10 at Orléans-La Source
- 17h45: Arrival of the first car in Arbon
- 19h00: Estimated arrival time of the last car
And if you're not in France, follow the race right here on GstaadLife.com including photos and regular updates from de Sadeleer and Brand via telephone.
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Top: Hansueli Brand and Stan de Sadeleer en route to Paris for the start of the Paris-Dakar Transafricaine Classic Rally.
Above: Team GAC's Land Rover Discovery 1 in front of the offices of ING Private Banking in Geneva.
Kurzer Halt in Genf
Auf ihren Weg nach Paris machten de Sadeleer und Brand gestern einen kurzen Halt in Genf und schauten bei ihren Freunden bei ING Private Banking vorbei, ein Sponsor des Gstaader Teams.
Heute konnten alle technischen Kontrollen am Land Rover durchgeführt werden und Brand und de Sadeleer sind bereit für die erste Etappe nach Olivet. Die Eröffnungsstrecke am Donnerstag beinhaltet einen Umzug durch das Zentrum von Paris, vorbei am Arc de Triomphe und dem Trocadéro.
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