Cook’s Bay Opunohu’s Bay

Swim Mountain Bike Run MOOREA Island

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OPUNOHU BAY

The bay of Opunohu (or of Papetoai) is one of the most beautiful sites of Moorea, offering a sight on the peaks of the Mou’aroa, overhanging waters in the mesmerizing reflections. It forms the vastest stretch of water of Moorea. The peak of the island, the mount Tohiea, rises as height as 1 207 meters. From here, the view on translucent waters of the Polynesia is simply magnificent. This scenery was of use as places of shootings to numerous movies, among which "The Bounty" in 1983, with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins, " A love affair " in 1993 with Warren Beatty, and " The counterfeiters " in 1994, with Gérard Jugnot and Jean-Marc Barr.

Opunohu means "Stomach of the fish stone". The pass is called « Tareu », what means "Sheltered", because this natural harbour is a deep and safe place to anchor a boat ... even better, to let the whales farrow and to play with their newborns between July and October. The small beaches are sometimes used by the fishermen of « ature », seasonal catch with big nets and by means of outriggers.

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START SWIM ROUTE Outriggers with music group Opunohu’s Bay

500 m

1000 m

Transition Passing Park under Road 1500 m Triathlon

2nd et 3ème Tour Natation

Moquette 3 SWIM (1.5 km)

Having prepared their bikes and clothes of race on the park of transition (see CRIOBE page 9), after the briefing in the amphitheater, the triathletes will go to the bottom of the bay and will board outriggers.

The departure will be given right in the middle of this wild and majestic bay.

In front of swimmers, the mounts which bounds the old volcano, this caldera where we can contemplate since the Belvedere. During the swim, outriggers and paddles will escort the triathletes for their safety.

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TRANSITION PARK (Scientific center CRIOBE)

Transition Park

Passing under Road Steps for exit water

Swim Carpet

Exit Park

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The triathletes will have to swim under the road by taking the channel which leads to the Research Center CRIOBE.

After climbing the steps of the pontoon, they cross about hundred meters to the entry of the Park.

Transition Park

Carpet

(Before May 2017, the lawn and the buildings will be finalized!) 6

MOUTAIN BIKE ROUTE

MB Route

2 loops of 18 km (in yellow), that is 36 km

7 Difference in height for the Moutain Bike Route:

Soon to be finished...

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RUN ROUTE

RUN Route

1 loop of 10,4 km

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Difference in height for the Run Route:

In Progress

The runners will borrow a part of the treetop adventure park

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