RtG The Daily Dispatch - Carrera Andalucia - day 00 - Flipbook - Page 10
22 June to 3 July 2025
Day 5
Jaén to Córdoba (300km)
Day five of the Carrera Andalucía was not only
the longest day of the rally, it was the hottest
so far. It was possibly the most challenging with
five Regularities, a Passage Control and a welfare
check thrown in for good measure.
It’s claimed that around 180 million olive trees are rooted
in Andalucía, covering an enormous area known as the “Sea
of Olives”. Following a gravity-assisted departure from the
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Parador high above Jaén, today’s route took us through this
vast expanse of expertly cultivated land, toward the first
Regularity from Ermitage. A steep, narrow section that rose
like a spiral staircase to 1000m through the trees towards
the intermediate timing point stopwatches of Ted and
Karen Gaffney, before Gill and John Cotton finally stopped
the clock after 14km.
A Passage Control outside of Barranco de los Pedregales
gave Dr John Llewellyn the opportunity to keep an eye on
the crew’s vital signs. Whilst Rob Dance noted down their
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