How about this race?:
Starting Point: New Orleans, LA, USA
Leg 1: to Asuncion, Paraguay (Elimination)
Leg 2: to Brasilia, Brazil (Elimination)
Leg 3: to Recife, Brazil (Elimination/Fast Forward)
Leg 4: to Bamako/Timbuktu, Mali (Elimination/U-turn)
Leg 5: to Bordeaux, France (Elimination)
Leg 6: to Naples, Italy (Non-elimination [double-length leg?])
Leg 7: to Bari, Italy (Elimination [double-length leg?])
Leg 8: to Podgorica, Montenegro (thru Split, Croatia) (Non-elimination/Fast Forward)
Leg 9: to Doha, Qatar (Elimination)
Leg 10: to Bali, Indonesia (Elimination/U-turn)
Leg 11: to Melbourne, Australia (Non-elimination)
Leg 12: to Hobart, Australia (Elimination)
Final Leg: to San Francisco/San Jose, CA, USA
**includes 12 teams
(made sure to stay away from India, since the race hasn't done so since All-Stars...)