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Silk Way Rally 2021: route from Russia to Mongolia announced

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On May 19, the final route of the 11th Edition of the 2021 International Silk Way #rally was officially unveiled during a presentation in Moscow. With just over a month to go before this key #event in the summer off-road calendar, preparations have entered their final phase.

The unveiling of the Silk Way #rally route is one of the most eagerly awaited prestart events. It is already a tradition to make every new edition different from the previous ones, so the route is always of great interest to the participants. Once again, the SWR 2021 is integrated into the most important championships of the discipline, namely the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies for cars and the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship for bikes and quads.

It is from Omsk, #russia, a city situated at the confluence of two rivers, the Irtysh and the Om, that the Silk Way #rally 2021 Start Ceremony will take place on July 1st, 2021.

At the end of the 10 days of this incomparable adventure through spectacular landscapes; forests, steppes, deserts, sandy tracks and wadi crossings, the caravan will reach UlaanBaatar, the capital of the country of the blue sky.

The finish and the podium ceremony of this 11th Edition will take place on July 11 in the Mongolian capital, on their National Day that marks the beginning of the famous Nadaam festivities.

The route of this Silk Way #rally 2021, which promises to be particularly demanding, will cover some 5,500 kilometres, including more than 3,500 kilometres of selective section. And while the first stages in #russia will serve essentially as a warm-up, with a total of 329 timed kilometres, the arrival on Mongolian soil will signal the start of hostilities with stages featuring between 340 and 540 kilometres of daily selective sections.

Another novelty of this new route is a radical shortening of liaisons (untimed sections). In 2021, the aggregate length of liaisons will make up only 37% of the total race distance which represents a record figure in the history of the transcontinental Silk Way #rally.

The #rally schedule still includes the most demanding stage of the race - the marathon. On this stage participants will have to repair their cars and bikes on their own, with it being strictly forbidden for any other team members to approach the vehicles. The day of the marathon stage will be a kind of a day-off for the tech support teams - they will be based at another bivouac and stay off the race on that day.

During this presentation in Moscow, a detailed itinerary of the 11th Edition of the 2021 International Silk Way #rally was presented where the #rally Organization Team, supported by representatives of the #rally partners and the Russian, Mongolian and Chinese motorsport federations, addressed their greetings to the local and international media and the numerous spectators who followed the #event.

In addition to the route, with the support of Gazprom – the General Partner of the Silk Way #rally, the #event organizers will offer new conditions to competitors driving cars using natural fuels: natural gas (methane), propane or hydrogen for the first time. 
For the #rally competitors, Gazprom Neft will provide high-tech fuel and engine oils, as well as a mobile laboratory service, recommendations from experts and company specialists.

Further information in the press release to download