ARWS News – Adventure Racing World Series

December, 2020

15 December
World Series Adventure Racing Returns as Huairasinchi Takes Place in the High Andes

The 17th Huairasinchi expedition adventure race took place last week in the spectacular scenery of the high Andes of Ecuador, with teams racing among the volcanoes around Cotopaxi. Thirty-four teams with racers from 8 countries started, and the winners were Ecuadorian team Team Movistar Terra Aventura, which is ranked 9th …
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1 December
New World #1 Team, New Ranking System, and New Regional Races

The Adventure Racing World Series rankings have been revised and upgraded. There is a new world #1 team, and there will be significant changes to how the rankings work going into next year. Before those are implemented, however, the new rankings had to take account of the Covid disruption this …
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October, 2020

29 October
Record Entries Show Europe is Ready to Adventure Race Again!

It’s been a challenging year for all sports and especially for international events, and as a result, there will be no World Series, Expedition Adventure Races in Europe this year, but next year is shaping up to be an incredible year for European racing. Race organisers and teams are frustrated …
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August, 2020

12 August
Asia Adventure Racing Gets Going with ARWS Regional Series

The AR World Series (ARWS) announces the launch of its regional series of adventure races throughout Asia. First races are scheduled for next year in a number of countries in the region. Adventure Racing teams will compete non-stop over 125km courses of mountain biking, kayaking, trekking, and navigation. A …
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7 August
Raid Gallaecia to host the 2021 Adventure Racing World Championships in Spain

Joining the Adventure Racing World Series is a status many races aspire to, and once they are in that select group there is only one higher step to take, to host the Adventure Racing World Championship. Three of the events in the current series have hosted the championships, and in …
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June, 2020

13 June
2020 AR World Championship Paraguay Cancelled due to COVID-19

The AR World Series and championship hosts Expedición Guaraní announce that due to the COVID-19 restrictions in Paraguay, and the extensive impacts of the virus around the world, the 2020 AR World Championship scheduled for this September has been canceled. Event Director Gustavo Borgognon said “It is a crushing …
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April, 2020

28 April
Qualifiers Cancel, ARWS Still Hopeful for Season Finale

The organising hosts and the ARWS are still hopeful the 2020 Adventure Racing World Championship in Paraguay will go ahead from 10-19 September. Event Director Gustavo Borgognon said “It is a difficult time and the situation is changing every day. We are monitoring everything closely and we hope by September …
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March, 2020

7 March
Teams Blaze The Trails at Patagonia Raid

The town of San Martin de los Andes welcomed 31 teams from around the world to the Argentinean Andes for the Patagonia Raid, the first stage of this year’s Adventure Racing World Series. Set on the lower slopes of the mountains and on the shore of the huge Lago Lacar, …
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January, 2020

30 January
The Adventure Racing World Series – Exploring Our World

There are many different sporting World Series, but for the chance to experience landscapes and cultures first hand, and to really explore somewhere new, nothing comes close to the Adventure Racing World Series.ARWS 2020 includes 10 destinations across the globe, spanning 6 continents and including some locations on every adventurers …
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December, 2019

20 December
Adrian Crane to Head AR World Series Referee Programme

The Adventure Racing World Series has appointed Adrian Crane as Head Referee to work with the growing number of race referees working on qualifying races around the world. California based Brit was a natural choice, both for his adventure racing pedigree and as the most experienced World Series referee. Crane …
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4 December
ARWS Africa Series Launches for 2020

The Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) Regional Series is coming to Africa in 2020. This regional series brings together the five premier 24hr adventure races from South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) into an annual calendar culminating in the Regional Championship. Heidi and Stephan Muller from Kinetic Events Africa …
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November, 2019

13 November
Expedition Oregon – Become your own Legend

The third edition of Expedition Oregon will be May 12-17, 2020. Since it first launched in 2018, the event has become one of the most competitive and technical expedition races on the ARWS circuit. With the ongoing motto, “Become your own Legend”, the race organization prides itself on pushing the …
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7 November
Team AR Sweden Take World #1 Spot In The AR World Series Ranking

Racing along a beach in the dark on Reunion Island at the last Adventure Racing World Championships 400 Team (France) and Team AR Sweden were side by side, racing to the finish line after the all-conquering Team Avaya, who were already 6x World Champions. They were racing for second and …
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6 November
World Series Adventure Racing Debuts in Malaysia

For Immediate Release World Series Adventure Racing arrived in Malaysia this week and for the athletes and organisers it was a life affirming experience. For most of them it was a chance to explore their country in a way they could never have imagined before, and as almost all the …
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October, 2019

10 October
Canada to Host 2020 Demonstration Race

For Immediate Release – 10 October 2019 ARWS Expedition Racing is coming to Canada next year with a new Demonstration Race from June 3rd to 7th from Penticton, British Columbia. Labeled “BC Wild” Expedition Canada will be focused on the Okanagan Valley, an undiscovered adventure playground, offering everything from world …
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September, 2019

August, 2019

July, 2019

28 July
Swedish Teams Dominate Nordic Islands Adventure Race

Swedish teams have always featured among the elite of Adventure Racing (one year there were 4 Swedish teams in the top 6 at the World Championships), so it’s fitting to see a Swedish expedition race in the AR World Series. The Nordic Islands Adventure Race was launched in 2018 and …
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13 July
Follow Nordic Islands Adventure Race LIVE – Starting 13th July 2019

Follow Nordic Islands Adventure Race live at https://raceplay.se/event?eventid=47 Social Media coverage by the race organiser at https://www.facebook.com/nordicislandsadventurerace/ and https://www.instagram.com/nordicislandsar/ Other coverage available at: NIAR Website – https://niargames.com Sleepmonsters Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/SleepMonsters/ Sleepmonsters.com – https://www.sleepmonsters.com
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11 July
Refereeing The AR World Series – It’s A Tough Job, But Someone Has To Do It!

Who’d be a referee? It’s a tough job taking sides, having every decision questioned and taking abuse from the crowds … but in World Series Adventure Racing it’s not like that, not at all. There’s no crowd to win over, no sides either, and the teams being adjudicated are generally …
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June, 2019

May, 2019

April, 2019

30 April
Malaysia to Host ARWS Demonstration Race This October

For Immediate Release The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, also known as the Supreme Head or the King of Malaysia, officiated and acknowledged the Adventure Race ( AR ) World Series Malaysia during the 100th Anniversary celebration of Fraser Hill ( a mountain resort in the state of Pahang ). The AR …
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26 April
Follow Expedition Oregon live – 25-28 April 2019

Follow Expedition Oregon live at http://live.enabledtracking.com/xpdor19/ Social Media coverage by the race organiser at https://www.facebook.com/BendRacing/ Race and team Information available at https://www.bendracing.com/expedition-oregon Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bendracing/ Other coverage from https://www.facebook.com/arlivecoverage/ and https://www.facebook.com/SleepMonsters/ and https://www.facebook.com/randy.ericksen Photo: Honza Zac Photographer
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15 April
Expedicion Guarani – A Warm Welcome and a Tough Challenge

Expedicion Guarani in Paraguay was the second Adventure Racing World Series event of 2019, and it was also the toughest in the 5 year history of this South American expedition race. The race winners were Team Columbia Vidaraid (Brazil) and after a faultless race they completed an epic 27 hour …
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2 April
Follow Expedicion Guarani Live – 2-6 April 2019

Follow Expedicion Guarani live at https://raceplay.se/event?eventid=37 Social Media coverage https://www.facebook.com/expedicionguarani/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/expedicionguaranipy/
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1 April
Expedition India – An Incredible Adventure

Expedition India – An Incredible Adventure The 2019 Adventure Racing World Series started on a high when Expedition India took place last week in the Himalayan foothills. The race began in Manali with teams setting off on their mountain bikes in freezing conditions between high banks of snow, and finished …
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March, 2019

23 March
Follow Expedition India Live – 23-31 March 2019

Follow Expedition India live at http://www.kinetic-events.live Social Media coverage at https://www.facebook.com/XPDINDIA and https://www.instagram.com/ar.india/ Photo: Terence Vrugtman
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18 March
ITERA – A Highland Journey in the Making

For immediate release 12/03/2019 Teams from all over the world will arrive in Inverness in August for the ITERA, an extraordinary 5 day non-stop expedition adventure race. Trekking, kayaking, climbing, canyoning and mountain biking through the magnificent scenery of the Scottish Highlands is the main attraction of course, and so is …
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1 March
Worlds Best Set Sights on Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has been a huge drawcard with teams from France, United Kingdom, South Africa, Czech Republic, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Ecuador, China, Japan, Ireland, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium and USA signing up for the AR World Championship 2019. In addition to the worlds best, there is an unprecedented …
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February, 2019

28 February
Inspiration and Adventure in Gallaecia

Raid Gallaecia takes place this May from the port of Viveiro, a town which has a great maritime heritage. It is a place with a spirit of adventure too and that is epitomised by the race Patron Ramón Blanco. Born in the nearby village of Ourol, just 10k from Viveiro, …
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