![]() He added, “There was water everywhere, and big rocks. “We had one session on a raft on flat water, and some theoretical lessons,” said Arvi Anton. The Seiklushunt Honeypower team, who had driven 36hrs to the race from Estonia, said they were slow as the rafting was new to them. This descent was magnificent and challenging, what a pleasure to navigate in such conditions in class 4 rapids. “After 3 minutes of recovery our Sandrine got back into racing mode and we left with one less paddle. Jino was holding the boat, Sandrine was in front alone, and after long minutes of struggle arrived at the shore at the cost of a last effort to hang onto a rock on the edge. “Sandrine and Jino overturned from the start and we passed by without being able to help them. 400team Naturex were among the leaders and Sebastian Raichon described their arrival at the Aime rapids. The descent is a French rafting classic and it was definitely memorable for the Raid in France teams in their small packrafts. The rafts were soon put to their true purpose on the first stage, a descent of the rapids of the Isère River, which Race Director Pascal Bahuaud described as “memorable and tumultuous”. Maurice with an entertaining prologue combining orienteering and packrafting, and at the start the local population were amused to see teams running through the main street carrying rafts on their heads! The race had short spells of extreme weather, a glacier crossing, a tumultuous, white water packraft descent, a massive 16,800m of climbing, and it was a ‘tour de force’ for 400team Naturex, for so long France’s leading international team. Our RIF family, and all our volunteers (120+), have once again, with extreme kindness, willingness and dedication, answered the call and allowed the race to function.”Īnd what a race it was, with a highly technical, demanding and varied course, on which only 8 teams from the 38 starting managed to reach all of the checkpoints. ![]() ![]() “This made the success of this 11th edition even more pleasing. So organising this race has been a real challenge for us.” Even with the course, mostly ready, the administrative and operating procedures had to be re-done every year. It was hard won too, as Race Director Nancy Bahuaud explains, “Four years is a long time to keep the flame alive. It was the first Raid in France since the organisation staged the AR World Championship on Reunion Island in 2018, so this race was a long awaited, and much anticipated, return. ![]() Raid in France returned to the international stage and the Adventure Racing World Series this year, with their 11th edition in the majestic Savoie Mont Blanc region of the Alps. When I come to Northern Ireland to participate in the UGP a lot of people from home follow me on social media, having the opportunity to learn about a new world, that of road racing and I am happy to tell them about it ”.PRESS RELEASE Mountain Magic at Raid in France - Savoie Mont Blanc We watch it on TV and consider it a different level of insanity, while as far as I'm concerned, I just think I'm embracing my crazier side, a little more than other women. The 35-year-old American's exploits on Irish roads have attracted a large following on social media and as a result, interest in these races in the US is growing: “We don't have this kind of racing in America, but all the riders are superheroes, because we know all about the Dunlops, John McGuinness and Peter Hickman. She has raced in the Daytona 200 and also takes part in some races around the world, where she can prove herself as for example in Australia and Ireland, where she made her debut in the UGP (Ulster Grand Prix), a race on closed public roads, where she is now a regular participant.Īnd it was here in 2016 that she also received the award of “Fastest Woman in Road Racing” with a special gold medal, after an average lap of 190.33 km/h on the Dundrod circuit, during the second Supersport race. Patricia Fernandez is an American motorcyclist and is already a well-known face of MotoAmerica, organizer of the King of the Baggers, because she competes in the Superstock 600 class. WHO IS THE FASTEST WOMAN ON A STREET CIRCUIT?
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