TVONE REPORT ON GODZONE ACTION
TVONE Sports presenter Hayley Holt reports on the latest news from the field on GODZone including extractions, terrain and talks with Nathan Fa’ave as Team Avaya hits the Dart River this afternoon.
RICHIE MCCAW’S TEAM HELI EVACUATED
Former All Black champion Richie McCaw and his iSPORT teammates Rob Nichol, Jo Williams and Tim Sikma were heli evacuated off the GODZone course in the Fiordland National Park this afternoon with a team member suffering from ill-health. GODZone operational headquarters confirmed the team has been airlifted from CP4 at the Olivine Hut, which is
CHECK OUT THE MAIN DIVIDE
Glaze over stage 3 of GODZone Chapter 3 and appreciate just where the bulk of the Pure teams are right now and why it might be taking some time to tackle this important stage. It’s not called an expedition race for nothing.
DAY THREE CHAT -RACE DIRECTORS
We go behind the scenes to catch up with Race Directors Adam Fairmaid and Warren Bates to chat about how they think the teams are faring on Day three, sleep strategy, dark zone and race attrition.
HOW TO CATCH AVAYA DAY THREE
A food stop, a nap and then keep on moving was the mantra for most teams overnight as GODZone Chapter 10 moves into day three with the Pure and Pursuit fields now strung out far and wide across the South Islands Main Divide. From Big Bay on the West Coast to the western shores of
36 HOURS AT GODZone
This is what adventure racing in New Zealand looks like as Chapter 10 teams tackle massive terrain through the first 36 hours of racing GODZone.
RACERS GET HIGH ON DAY TWO OF GODZONE
GODZone returning champions Nathan Fa’ave, Stu Lynch, Sophie Hart and Chris Forne of team Avaya are leading the charge over the South Islands Main Divide from Jackson’s Bay to Glenorchy on day two of GODZone Chapter 10. Last night, Avaya made a navigational decision to trek up the Cascade Saddle (above 1200 vertical meters) and
SLOW PACE NAVIGATING OVERNIGHT
Day two of GODZone dawns with Pure and Pursuit teams spread far and wide across the lower Southern Alps of New Zealand as yesterday’s start-line pace begins to fade. Last nights route course decision by leading Pure teams Avaya, Tiki Tour, Ataraxia and Topsport to head up over the Cascade saddle on stage 3 has
Chapter 10 ALL GO
Watch as the Pure and Pursuit teams get into day one of Chapter 10 with a few nerves on the start line and plenty of adventure racing action.
SUPREME ADVENTURE AS GODZONE CHAPTER 10 KICKS OFF
All the GODZone teams are in for one heck of a journey, says race director Warren Bates as the tenth chapter of the world’s largest expedition adventure race kicked off today. The West Coast’s stunning Jackson Bay and New Zealand’s iconic Milford Sound / Piopiotahi were today’s start line locations for the Pure and Pursuit
GUN GOES OFF FOR PURSUITS IN MILFORD
A thrilling start for many rookie teams today as the GODZone Pursuit event got underway in Milford Sound with the first wave of teams paddling off through the breakwater at 9.30am. “Its a beautiful start here in Milford to an incredible journey for many of these teams who are stepping up to GODZone for the
BIRDSEYE VIEW OF CHAPTER 10
Take a look at where the teams are heading over the next eight days – 710kms of coast to coast adventure across New Zealand’s rugged South Island.
GODZONE REVEALS TOUGHEST COURSE ACROSS SOUTH ISLAND
Competitors preparing to race at New Zealand’s premier adventure race, GODZone which kicks off tomorrow, finally caught a glimpse of where they will be adventuring over the next ten days when course maps were revealed to team captains at the official race registration this afternoon. “This is one of the toughest events to complete anywhere
RETURNING GODZONE CHAMPIONS EYE TOP PRIZE AT CHAPTER 10
New Zealand’s adventure racing superstars Nathan Fa’avae, Sophie Hart, Stu Lynch and Chris Forne arrive in Wanaka this week to defend their title at GODZone Chapter 10 amongst a line-up of highly experienced teams looking to challenge them for the top spot. As world champions team Avaya have multiple back-to-back success at GODZone winning every
RICHIE MCCAW STEPS UP FOR SOUTH ISLAND ADVENTURE AT GODZONE CHAPTER 10
Former All Black champion Richie McCaw has confirmed he is stepping up for another hit out at New Zealand’s premier adventure racing event, GODZone, next week in Wanaka. McCaw will line up for his fourth crack at the grueling ten-day expedition event that will celebrate its tenth anniversary from 3 – 12 March with a
GODZONE COUNTS DOWN TO TENTH ANNIVERSARY
PRESS RELEASE From: 100% Pure Racing, Queenstown, New Zealand For Immediate Release Sunday 6th Feb 2022 GODZONE PREPARES TO MARK TENTH ANNIVERSARY WITH COAST TO COAST STYLE ADVENTURE Next month, all eyes will be on the world’s largest adventure race GODZone when the iconic expedition event kicks off its tenth edition in the South Island.
THAT HOMEWARD VIBE
The weather has turned, the sun is out and the last team – Unfinished Addiction (37) – at the back of the field, is slowly moving forward! Day eight of GODZone has a super positive vibe wherever you are on course. The finish line is humming, the music is playing and the Cargo brews and
BACK END STRUGGLE ON THE KAIMANAWA RANGE
Day seven at GODZone and teams at the back of the field are taking the brunt of Chapter 9. With cold, wet weather socking in over the Kaimanawa ranges its been a very long 24 – 48 hours for some who are struggling to make and find their way across the 88km trek and down
