The Stage five 56km trek through the spectacularly epic Eyre Mountains is starting to take its toll on some of the front running teams who are desperately trying to keep pace and stay in the front bunch chasing Avaya. Team Topsport appear to be battling a foot issue with team member Sam Manson after he
Newshub reporter Lucy Thomson reports on GODZone Chapter 10, team iSPORTS departure and the challenging terrain of stage three at this years race.
We chat with GODZone Race Directors Warren Bates and Adam Fairmaid on where the race is at for Day Five of Chapter 10, Avaya’s sleep strategy, jostling chase pack, the move of short course teams around to TA5 and critical cut offs looming for those teams currently on the Erye Mountains. + some goss on
Team Avaya have spent just over two nights high on the Eyre Mountains to complete stage five just after sunrise this morning on Day Five of Chapter 10. “The team headed up there just before midnight on Sunday night and have navigated an interesting and unique line through those mountains where there are no tracks
Day four wraps up with some relief for Pure teams who finally made it off stage three to be welcomed by support crew at Glenorchy. Race Director Adam Fairmaid sums up the 155km packraft and trek as a significant stage of the event and quite possibly the hardest GODZone has ever had. Teams who arrived
After the brutality of trekking and pack rafting over 155km of large scale mountainous terrain for the past three days – the 90km bike ride from TA3 in Glenorchy to TA4 at Pretty Hill near Mavora Lakes is a relief for many teams today. “The teams are loving this spectacular ride that takes them through
GODZone teams are continuing to race 24/7 as they move into Day Four of Chapter 10 with a forward focus as the weather plays its hand on the lengthy expedition. Last night the action was at TA3 in Glenorchy as lead chasers arrived in off the mega stage 3 section of the course. Team Tiki
Day three at GODZone Chapter 10 covers a lot of ground from the high tops of the Main Divide – down to the Dart River valley below – and onto Lake Wakatipu towards the Eyre Mountains. Visually stunning – physically challenging!
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
