60 teams from all over the world have gathered in mid-western USA to do their last minute preparations for the Adventure Racing World Championship starting on Thursday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
After 58 hours of non-stop racing on foot, mountainbike, kayaking and rafting, Team Haglöfs Silva finished 2nd at the Xtrail Expedition Race in northernmost China.
Team Haglöfs Silva have spent the last two days sorting out gear and food and experiencing the terrain. Weather thus far has been like the best summer days in the Swedish mountains, and the terrain isn’t that much different from the mountains in northern Sweden, except for the fact that...
On Monday, Team Haglöfs Silva will be on the starting line for a big challenge in the Far East. Regular team members Björn and Robert, together with Corrinne Smith (NZ) and Rob Preston (AUS) will race the highly competitive Xtrail Expedition race in China, part of the Adventure Racing World...
Xtrail Adventure race was a closely contested battle with three teams racing within sight of each other during the first six stages. At the start of the final stage, a 58 km mountain-bike, Haglöfs Silva managed to get away from the other teams and establish a 30 minute lead. However...
With some 50 km of biking (and a 2 km final run) left, there are three teams fighting for victory! Looking at the GPS tracker it could possible be so that at this very moment all three top teams are struggeling a bit right now in finding the...