Cycling
Our challenge starts at the venue of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos at 6 AM Saturday, and we will set off for the first part of the route by bike. A total of 22 bikers with 16 different nationalities will cover more than 400 km and reach Pully near Lausanne in relay after passing by Interlaken and Bern. The target is to complete all that in 24 hours, which means pedalling day and night non-stop! At any given point in time, three or four bikers will be on the road. Every two hours (or about 40 km) a new team will take over to keep the pace. Taking into consideration that only very few of the bikers have any kind of experience cycling long distances, accomplishing this is indeed a great challenge!
The cycling team wants to extend sincere thanks to The Bike in Lausanne. They lent the bikes for the challenge and provided the team with indispensible help and assistance. Thanks guys!
Cycling team (day)
- Mike Jackson (Canadian)
- Craig Neable (Canadian)
- Aaron Wong (Malaysian)
- Frank Desiere (German)
- Cristianne Close (Brazilian/Argentinean)
- Barbara van de Bergh (Dutch)
- Eric Guivarch (French)
- Lars Otrogge (German)
- Satoshi Mano (Japanese)
- Stephanus DeSwardt (South African)
- Ihab Bishara (Egyptian)
Cycling team (night)
- Mike Jackson (Canadian)
- Craig Neable (Canadian)
- Luis Lazaro (Spanish)
- Nicolas Bruno (Argentinean)
- Omar Shokur (Afghan)
- Ken Schultz (American)
- Rafael Altavini (Brazilian)
- Rohan Petal (Kenyan)
- Carlos Almasque (Chilean)
- Jodok Reinhardt (Swiss)
- Nanang Hasan (Indonesian)
- Bernard Esselinckx (Belgian)
Rollerblading
Early Sunday morning, our rollerblading team takes over form the cyclists. They will glide on scenic roads through the wineries on the outskirts of Lausanne, then cross the city that has been our adopted home for the year, before reaching IMD’s lakeside campus. The IMD community--MBA participants, partners, friends, faculty, staff and alumni--are invited for breakfast in IMD's MBA building at 8:30 AM to welcome the rollerbladers to campus and to witness the handover to the running team.
Rollerblading team
- Mike Jackson (Canadian)
- Barbara van den Bergh (Dutch)
- Bernard Esselinckx (Belgian)
- Craig Neable (Canadian)
- Lars Oltrogge (German)
- Maria Codina Bea (Spanish)
- Ramine Eskandari (Iranian)
- Céline Beaurain-Casemi (Swiss)
Running
The runners set off from IMD in the direction of Geneva . They will traverse another 40 km along the lake. The most fit of us will take on 30 km in one go. The running team is expected to reach Nyon Port by 13:30 Sunday.
Running team
- Andres Moreno (Columbian)
- Anthony Mbakwe (Nigerian)
- Bernard Esselinckx (Belgian)
- Christos Drettas (Greek)
- Craig Neable (Canadian)
- David Heron (English)
- Erika Imai (Japanese)
- Gopinath Koteeswaran (Indian)
- Ivar Slengesol (Norwegian)
- Maja Bogdanovic-Neable (Serbian)
- Mike Jackson (Canadian)
- Mohamad ElAnsari (Lebanese)
- Nicolas Bagnardi (Argentinean)
- Paul Ploumhans (Belgian)
- Stefan Edelman (Australian)
- Stein Peeters (Belgian)
- Stephen Bell (English)
- Sven VandePutte (Dutch)
Swimming
After more 32 hours on land, it is time to hit the crisp October waters of Lake Geneva. A courageous team of six swimmers will cover 3 km from Nyon Port to Celigny.
Swimming team
- Andres Moreno (Colombian)
- Craig Neable (Canadian)
- Erika Imai (Japanese)
- Fabiano Costa (Brazilian)
- Mike Jackson (Canadian)
- Arturo Ania (Canadian, Spanish)
Kayaking
At Celigny, the IMD kayaks hits the water for our challenge’s last sports leg. The kayakers will paddle 22 km before ending their journey in Geneva at dusk Sunday.
Kayaking team
- Adrian Ferrero (Uruguayan)
- Bernard Esselinckx (Belgian)
- Craig Neable (Canadian)
- David Bourillon (French)
- Eloi Courcoux (French)
- Emmanuel Lacroix (Belgian)
- Eric Guivarch (French)
- Kacem Madani (Algerian)
- Kim Kian Wee (Singaporean)
- Kristine Klaveness (Norwegian)
- Liezl VanWik (Namibian)
- Mike Jackson (Canadian)
- Peter Klug (American)
- Satoshi Mano (Japanese)
- Seydou Kane (Nigerean)
- Stefan Edelmann (Australian)
Conclusion
To conclude the challenge, on Monday morning at 10 AM the class will go together to the World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva. Here, WTO Deputy Director General Deputy Valentine Rugwabiza will receive an appeal from members of IMD's 2006 class.
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