Click...Mush...Follow the 2001 Iditarod Sled Dog Race Excitement Online.

Sports & Interactive/Multimedia Editors/Outdoor Writers

NEW YORK--(BW SportsWire)--March 1, 2001

At www.cabelasiditarod.com

Cabela's(R) and DuPont Thermolite(R) Insulation have partnered again to support a web site, http://www.cabelasiditarod.com, devoted to the Iditarod 2001 International Sled Dog Race.

The site will feature race updates three times daily via satellite phone, laptop computer and digital camera, from former 1989 Iditarod champion Joe Runyan. The site also offers Cabela's(R) Iditarod gear, insulated with DuPont Thermolite(R) Micro, that has been tested by Jeff King, three-time Iditarod champion, and will be worn by him in the race. In addition, visitors will be able to download a wealth of information including biographies of the mushers, race history, trail maps, sled dog details and weather updates on the site. Last year the site received more than 20,000,000 hits, and this year the site is expected to receive twice as many.

Cabela's(R) and DuPont are providing each musher with an exclusive Iditarod logoed Thermolite(R) Micro vest. The same, special edition Iditarod vest will be available for sale in limited quantities through the web-site, beginning March 3, 2001.

"THE LAST GREAT RACE ON EARTH"

Musher Jeff King, competing in his twelfth race, will cover over 1,100 miles of Alaskan wilderness. Called "The Last Great Race On Earth", the Iditarod, beginning on March 3rd, will take King and eighty other mushers from Anchorage all the way to Nome, Alaska. He will be braving windchill temperatures dipping down to -50 F, wearing the Trans-Alaska suit by Cabela's(R), and insulated with DuPont Thermolite(R) Micro.

This technically proficient and comfortable suit was designed by Cabela's(R), DuPont Thermolite(R) and Jeff King to withstand the often treacherous conditions of this race. Says Cabela's(R) 's designer Jeff Smith, "Cabela's(R) selected DuPont Thermolite(R) Micro insulation because it keeps the best aspects of down, meaning it is lightweight and gives exceptional warmth without being heavy or bulky - but it insulates even when damp and dries out quickly." Finer than silk, the fibers in Thermolite(R) Micro reflect heat back to the body and allow ease of movement making it technically efficient in extreme conditions. The suit has been perfected over a seven year period allowing for comfort from --70 F weather in a stormy pass to 40 F on a sunny afternoon, making success in this Alaskan weather more achievable.

To purchase the suit, special edition Iditarod vest, or to look for other items containing DuPont performance insulations and fabrics, be sure to look at "Iditarod Gear" at http://www.cabelasiditarod.com/gear.html.

For additional information on DuPont performance insulations and fabrics, visit the DuPont website at www.dupont.com/insulations. To read more about "The L ast Great Race" in the DuPont Magazine, visit the DuPont website at http://www.dupont.com/corp/products/dupontmag/98/greatrace.html.