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
lineup of adventure racing royalty in those two teams
GO NZ: The ultimate events calendar for the first half of 2021
27 Jan, 2021 03:00 AM
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The Tarawera Ultra Marathon sees runners compete in 21, 50 or 102km distances, or the ultimate 100-mile endurance run. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
By: Sarah Pollok
Plan a city or urban break around one of these exciting events coming up in the first half of 2021, writes
Sarah Pollok
NORTHLAND
For the cycling obsessed, be sure to catch Whāngārei s Big Bike Film Night for a night of short feature documentaries dedicated to the joy only cycling can bring. Whether you ride a BMX, a fixie or a road bike, there s something for every biker to enjoy.