The event started at Kairakau Beach with the first section taking the teams up and over the imposing cliffs behind the Village via the high point and back to the Transition at the Race HQ,
It’s been 5-days since I crossed the finish line of GODZone 2021 and I haven’t really stopped moving since. I had to get back to Nelson as soon as I could to deliver the Summer Challenge women’s adventure race
The first Summer Challenge event took place in Nelson over the weekend under glorious sunshine the region is famous for. The women’s adventure race saw 240-teams lining up for the challenge in either the 3, 6 or 9-hour events.
Nathan Fa'avae, Chris Forne, Sophie Hart, and Stu Lynch of team Avaya clocked up their fifth win of the world's largest expedition adventure race this morning when they pedalled across the GODZone finish line.
After five days of mountain biking, packrafting, trekking, and navigating, Nathan Fa'avae, Chris Forne, Sophie Hart, and Stu Lynch of team Avaya have their sights set on the GODZone Rotorua finish line.
An ongoing battle is developing for second between McCaw & Tiki teams, day three of GODZone as the 666km race heads into serious backcountry southeast of Taupo.