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Ride the Lobster was the world's longest unicycle race. This 800 kilometre international relay race around the roads of Nova Scotia, Canada was first conceived by Edward Wedler. He gave the race its unusual name because he thought the roadways around Nova Scotia resembled a lobster.〔 〕 The five day race had five stages, composed of four legs winding around the province of approximately 200 km each and one day of time trials. The first stage was from Yarmouth to Annapolis Royal. The second stage went to St. Margarets. The third stage was composed of two time trials, Hubbards in the morning and Truro in the early evening. The fourth stage was from Truro to Antigonish. The final stage went from Port Hawkesbury to Baddeck.〔(Official Website- Frequently Asked Questions )〕 The event coordinator, Heather LeBlanc, intentionally made early stages easier for the contestants and the final stretch difficult.〔 Originally the race was meant to be held annually. After the initial race in 2008, the organizers have not arranged subsequent races. == Rules == Each team was composed of four people—three riders and one support person. The support person was not allowed to ride. The three riders took turns completing the distance of the race. The rider was not be switched over the first 10 kilometres of each race day. After that, the team had full discretion as to how often they want to switch riders. All riders complete the 21 km time trial.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ride the Lobster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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