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International Sled Dog Race "Volga Quest 2017"

8 February 2017

This weekend the International sled-dog race "Volga Quest 2017" starts in Togliatti. The race is a traditional event since 2014 and is famous both in Russia and abroad. Currently, the sled-dog race is one of the most exciting events of the city.

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Volga Quest - is the only one-stage race for long distances in the European part of Russia, with a complicated and unique route through the territory of three regions of the Volga region. Even foreign riders, who are experienced participants of international competitions, are impressed with local natural resources, increased complexity category slopes and extreme conditions.

This year, the route became even longer: sled musher to 12 sled dogs will travel a distance of 520 kilometers. There are 230 km of the route on the territorry of National Park "Samarskaya Luka". The riders will come to the Volga and in the Ulyanovsk region will head towards Tatarstan.

12 athletes from Poland, the Czech Republic and Russia (Novosibirsk, Izhevsk, Moscow, Klimovsk, etc.) announced the participation. In addition, Steinar Dagestad,veterinarian who worked for all the major races on the dog teams in Europe, will come to support Volga Quest.

The great opening ceremony of the International Sled Dog Race "Volga Quest" will take place on February, 11 at the parking lot near "Vega". The fesival program will start at 11:00. There will be snow charging, demonstration runs of snowboarders with dogs, dog sledding and more. At 13:00 the guests of the Festival will see a great start. The race will finish on February 18 in the city of Bolgar.

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