ARWS Qualifiers

Team Pena Guara-Sherpa (Spain) were the last team across the finish line of the 2021 Adventure Racing World Championships at Raid Gallaecia today, arriving 16 minutes before the midday course closure time.  Not that they were too worried, they even said they thought of stopping for a beer, but heard …

As the race moved into its 7th and final day, 64 teams had now crossed the line, 18 were still on the course (though not all ranked), and of the 64 finishers, 30 had completed the full course.   It has been a race with some surprises in the rankings, …

The finish line for ARWC 2021 is set up by the sailing club marina in down town A Coruna on an open plaza which is part of the modern waterfront development. It’s one of the main tourist and nightlife hubs of the city, giant cruise ships come and go from …

More teams at the Adventure Racing World Championship have been arriving the final transition, which is in the coastal town of Sada at the mouth of the Ria de Betanzos, an ocean inlet which the teams paddle as the penultimate stage of the race. The tidal conditions mean teams have …

The Estonian ACE Adventure – La Sportiva team made one last spirited effort to run across the finish line at the Adventure Racing World Championships in Gallaecia today, and a couple of them even managed a jump to celebrate completing the 610km course.   Their feet were blistered and sore, …

The team of serving Swedish offices crossed the line in a time of 4 Days 1 Hour and 55 minutes to win the 610km race and take the title for Sweden after more than 4 days of continuous racing through Gallaecia. It is the first time an all Swedish team …

After 4 days of continuous trekking, mountain biking and paddling teams at the Adventure Racing World Championships in Spain have pushed themselves to the limit, and beyond.  On what will be their final night on the 610km course, the race leaders Estonian ACE Adventure – La Sportiva set off on …

The back and the front of the race came together again today at Transition 4 in As Pontes, when those teams who were short-coursed at TA2 were brought forward to restart the race, setting off again only after the top 5 teams had passed through. Fourteen teams had been bussed …

After nearly 3 continuous days of racing, the leading two teams at the Adventure Racing World Championships passed through a checkpoint in the city of Lugo on a wet Tuesday morning. The leading team, Estonia ACE Adventure – La Sportiva, left checkpoint 26 at 8.42, having completed an orienteering challenge …

For most teams Day 3 of the Adventure Racing World Championship was spent on the first kayak stage, or trying to get there in time to avoid the first cut-off of the race. Race leaders Estonian ACE Adventure – La Sportiva had spent much of the night on the early …