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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Yukon Quest, NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest, List of Bobsleigh World Cup champions, Breeders' Cup, Toray Pan Pacific Open, Zurich Open, Florence Marathon, UEFA Women's Championship, Breeders' Cup Classic, Breeders' Cup Turf, Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Breeders' Cup Mile, Brazil International, Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, Vienna City Marathon, Zevenheuvelenloop, Smile Sprint Handicap, Buenos Aires Marathon, Pan American Race Walking Cup, Virginia Slims of Florida, Crown Royal 200 at the Glen, Settimana internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Tennents' Sixes, Jaipur Stakes, Obeah Stakes, Lake Placid Stakes, Tour de France Feminin, Nagoya Marathon, Florida Oaks, Luxembourgian National Badminton Championships, King's Bishop Stakes, Budapest Half Marathon, Tro-Bro Leon, Reims Marathon, Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic top three finishers, Turnback The Alarm Handicap, Women's Challenge, Clasica Internacional de Alcobendas, Hamilton Island Cup, Azencross, Africa Volleyball Championship U21, NBA All-Star Legends Game, Budapest Marathon. Excerpt: The Yukon Quest 1,000-mile International Sled Dog Race, or simply Yukon Quest, is a sled dog race run every February between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon. Because of the harsh winter conditions, difficult trail, and the limited support that competitors are allowed, it is considered the "most difficult sled dog race in the world," or even the "toughest race in the world." In the competition, first run in 1984, a dog team leader (called a musher) and a team of 6 to 14 dogs race for 10 to 20 days. The course follows the route of the historic 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, mail delivery, and transportation routes between Fairbanks, Dawson City, and Whitehorse. Mushers pack up to 250 pounds (113 kg) of equipment and provisions f...
