The timing mat stopped at exactly the same time for Christchurch’s Rob Lord and Kirwee’s Richard Greer as the pair reached the halfway mark of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast men’s 2-Day individual.
Despite the New Zealand borders remaining closed due to Covid19, the 2021 Kathmandu Coast to Coast Elite Women’s field will have a distinctly international feel to it.
The former All Black captain turned adventure racer Richie McCaw will take on the tandem section for the third time in a team alongside long-time friend and teammate Rob Nicol
There are more rewards on offer for the minor placings at the 39th Kathmandu Coast to Coast, but achieving one of those places just got a whole lot harder according to Race Director Glen Currie.
Queen of the Harbour Rachel Clarke is swapping the salty sea for the crystal-clear rapids of the Waimakariri River in next month’s Kathmandu Coast to Coast.
In just over eight weeks, more than 300 adventure racers from around New Zealand will descend on Rotorua in readiness for the ninth chapter of the world's largest expedition adventure race GODZone.
At this time of year professional yachtsman Hamish Pepper would normally be hard at work in Europe or the United States – but for obvious reasons this last year has been a little different.