Adventure Racing World Championship 2006
The Kiwi Challenge
10.08.2006
Since the emergence of adventure racing the kiwi racers have been world leaders in the sport, and they want that tradition to continue in Sweden. A few of the 'old guard' have retired but the depth of multisport and adventure racing in New Zealand sees fresh faces travelling to take on the world this year – and many of the ‘old guard’ too.
Balance Vector, the winning team from last years championship event on the West Coast of New Zealand, led by Nathan Fa'avae and including Kristina Anglem, Richard Ussher and Marcel Hagner, have split as Fa'avae has retired and Anglem moved into full time kayaking in preparation for the Bejing Olympic games.
The 2005 Coast to Coast winner Richard Ussher has now joined American team mates Ian Adamson, Dave Wiens and Monique Merrill racing under the team Nike Powerblast banner. As a defending World Champion he heads the line up of Kiwi racers in Sweden and Norway.
Other kiwi adventure racers have continued to race for overseas sponsors. Team Golite/Timberland is led by Aaron Prince from Christchurch and he will joined by USA racers Billy Mattison and Isaac Wilson (USA) as well as Sara Wallen (a Swede resident in NZ).
Also competing for a USA sponsored team are the formidable trio of Neil Jones, Jeff Mitchell and Ian Edmond. They race under the Team Merrell/Wigwam banner with Robyn Benincasa.
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