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Southland young guns contest the world's longest expedition race (Stuff.co.nz)

The 2023 Godzone event will be expedition racing legend Nathan Fa'avae's last; but for the youngest team competing, many such events may come.

Still, we do come here for the challenge.” *

'All guns blazing' as eight-day GODZONE starts in Te Anau | Voxy.co ... (Voxy)

Two hundred and eighty adventure racers from around the world charged off the One New Zealand GODZONE start line on the edge of Lake Te Anau this afternoon ...

We certainly want to win this GODZONE, but we must move efficiently through the course." "You would be brave to bet against Avaya winning Chapter 11, and there is no team on the planet that matches their experience," says Bates. "I worked out the other day that this will be my 40th expedition race, and Chris and Stu are probably similar. "It’s been a very fast-paced start with teams heading off on a 27 km mountain bike from Te Anau to Frasers Beach followed by a 39km packraft down the Waiau River towards Borland Burn for stage one and two," says GODZONE Race Director Warren Bates. The winning team is expected to complete the course in four-to-five days. Stage 9 is a 61km mountain bike linking teams from Pleasant Valley to Dipton for a long 85km paddle down the Oreti River.

All Guns Blazing As Eight-day Godzone Starts In Te Anau | Scoop ... (Scoop.co.nz)

Two hundred and eighty adventure racers from around the world charged off the One New Zealand GODZONE start line on the edge of Lake Te Anau this afternoon ...

“You would be brave to bet against Avaya winning Chapter 11, and there is no team on the planet that matches their experience,” says Bates. We certainly want to win this GODZONE, but we must move efficiently through the course.” “I worked out the other day that this will be my 40th expedition race, and Chris and Stu are probably similar. Stage 9 is a 61km mountain bike linking teams from Pleasant Valley to Dipton for a long 85km paddle down the Oreti River. The winning team is expected to complete the course in four-to-five days. “It's great to be in Fiordland after six years and have international teams from Japan, Estonia, France, USA and Australia back racing.”

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