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<p align="center"><img src="team_website_resources/3313/BW_mongolian.jpg" /></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><em><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; color: #7f7f7f; font-size: 13pt"></span></em></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><font color="#c0c0c0" size="3"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt"><em><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: black; font-size: 13pt"><em><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: #7f7f7f; font-size: 13pt"></span></em></span></em></span></font></p><font color="#c0c0c0" size="3"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: black; font-size: 13pt"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: #7f7f7f; font-size: 13pt"><em></em></span></span></span></font><font color="#c0c0c0" size="3"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: black; font-size: 13pt"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: #7f7f7f; font-size: 13pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span><em>On August 7th 2010,&nbsp;16 riders&nbsp;will mount&nbsp;their&nbsp;horses amidst the ruins of the Great Khaan' s ancient capital Kharkhorin to face a gruelling 1000 km race across the empty wilderness of</em><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"> </font><em>Mongolia. </em></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span><em></em></span></p><p><span><em>Navigating by GPS, and surviving alone over the vast Mongolian Steppe, this will be no ordinary horse race. The Mongol Derby is based on Chinngis Khaan&rsquo;s legendary postal system, relying on a network of Nomadic horse stations for fresh horses and, if you make it to a station by night fall, a spot on the ground of a nomads tent.</em></span></p><p><span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; color: #7f7f7f; font-size: 13pt"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; color: #7f7f7f; font-size: 13pt"><em>With only&nbsp;10 days to cover the course,&nbsp;The Mongol Derby is not a test of the horse's speed, but&nbsp;of&nbsp;the rider's skill and endurance... (and sense of humour)</em></span> </p></span></span></span></font><p><font color="#c0c0c0" size="3"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt"><em><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: black; font-size: 13pt"><em><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: #7f7f7f; font-size: 13pt">Saskia was one of the 25 riders and&nbsp;pioneers to ride the first ever Mongol Derby&nbsp;in&nbsp;2009. She is joined by her sister Alexandra this year, making them the first sibling team to attempt the race, (and making Saskia the only rider in the world to have raced the Mongol Derby twice . . . if she makes it!)</span></em></span></em></span></font></p><font color="#c0c0c0" size="3"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt"><em><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: black; font-size: 13pt"><em><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: #7f7f7f; font-size: 13pt"></span></em></span></em></span></font><font color="#c0c0c0" size="3"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: black; font-size: 13pt"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: #7f7f7f; font-size: 13pt"></span></span></span></font><font color="#c0c0c0" size="3"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: black; font-size: 13pt"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: #7f7f7f; font-size: 13pt"><p>&nbsp;</p></span></span></span></font><p><em><font color="#808080" face="book antiqua,palatino" size="3"><strong>Welcome To The&nbsp;The Mongol Derby 2010!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></font></em></p><p><strong><em><font color="#808080" face="Book Antiqua" size="3"></font></em></strong></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font size="3">&nbsp;<img height="98" src="team_website_resources/3313/Mongolian_Warrior.jpg" style="width: 118px; height: 98px" width="73" /></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font color="#999999" size="2">Contact Saskia on&nbsp;: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></font></p><p><em><font color="#7f7f7f" face="Bookman Old Style"></font></em></p>