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The start of the gruelling event was staggered with teams leaving at intervals to comply with New Zealand's Covid-19 alert level 2 restrictions. When the times are corrected following the staggered start, McCaw’s team could fall behind team Avaya, consisting of Nathan Fa’avae, Sophie Hart, Chris Forne and Stu Lynch, who started later than isport. The Queenstown based Tiki Tour team, led by George Lucas, will also be right in contention. GODZone Team isport (from left to right) Simone Maier, Dougal Allan, Richie McCaw and Theo Wordsworth. GODZone race director Adam Fairmaid said the fr...

GODZone Rotorua: Mayor welcomes competitors to the city, including Richie McCaw 4 Mar, 2021 04:55 AM 4 minutes to read GODZone Rotorua competitor Richie McCaw (left) with Race Director Adam Fairmaid. Photo / Supplied Rotorua Daily Post Rotorua's mayor has officially welcomed about 250 competitors taking part in the iconic GODZone Rotorua race, including former All Black Richie McCaw. The gruelling eight-day 666 km long expedition adventure race gets underway at 9 am tomorrow from Rotorua's iconic Whakarewarewa Maori village. Today's official GODZone Chapter 9 welcome and race briefing planne...

Press Release – 100 Percent Pure Racing ROTORUA MAYOR OFFERS WARM WELCOME TO GODZONE AS COURSE REVEALED TO COMPETITORS Key Quotes “GODZone is all about adversity – knowing it, taking it on, and beating it,” said Rotorua Mayor Chadwick. “My team has not spent that much time together, but we are all hugely competitive people, with Simone and Dougal both 2x Coast to Coast world champions. We are not just here to cruise along and are going out there to do the best we can,” says Richie McCaw. Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick championed GODZone competitors and the race organisers this morni...

Friday, 19 February 2021, 8:48 am It will be all guns blazing when seventy New Zealand adventure racing teams line up on the start line for GODZone Chapter 9 in Rotorua next month. The multi-day, nonstop expedition race (4th– 14thMarch 2021) has attracted some of the world's best racers, including six-time world adventure racing champions Nathan Fa’avae, Sophie Hart, Stu Lynch, and Chris Forne of team Avaya and two time Coast to Coast longest day winner Simone Maier who is teaming up with All Black legend Richie McCaw, Rob Nichol and Aaron Prince as team isport. “We have quite the line...

Allan powers home for second Coast to Coast title Newshub 13/02/2021 © Photo - Photosport; Video - Newshub Coast to Coast men's winner Dougal Allen Dougal Allan has powered his way to his second Coast to Coast 'Longest Day' title, after smashing the final cycle leg into Christchurch.  After navigating 243km of gruelling terrain, the elite men's race came down to the wire, but Allan snuck home to win by 10 minutes over hometown favourite Sam Manson.  The Wanaka native sped the last 69.5km cycle leg to Christchurch's New Brighton Beach to regain the title he won two years ago. The event ...