After two days of racing Baise Outdoor Quest, team Haglöfs Silva is in 4th position, behind Raw team (FRA/AUS), Team O2B (NZ) and Thule Adventure Team (SWE, NZ, CZK).
Baise Outdoor Quest starting Tomorrow!
After a long and partly snowy winter it is finally time to put on the adventure racing bibs again. Tomorrow morning at 9 am (3 am CET) Mattias and Robert will start their first Adventure Race for season 2016, Baise Outdoor Quest in China.
Winners at Umeå sports gala
Yesterday the team won the category "achievement of the year" for the results in the ARWS Raid Gallaecia (1st) and the silver in the World Championships in Brasil. Robert also won in the category "male athlete of the year"!
2015 season wrap up and Happy New Year!
Season 2015 has been pretty dramatic for Adventure Racing Team Haglöfs Silva, with both ups and downs. The first big race of the season was the Raid Gallaecia in Spain, part of Adventure Racing Word Series, in mid may. As Björn got diagnosed with Diabetes type 1 less than two...
Race story ARWC Brazil, part 2
Following the trek/ wading section into the remote Sao Luiz farm the team left intact and in good spirits on the pack rafting section that is the most demanding section we have ever done in an adventure race. It would keep us busy for the next two days and nights...
Race story ARWC Brazil, part 1
On day one we got our first taste of the wildlife seeing a large tarantula and a Tapir while we kayaked, trekked and paddled pack rafts, small inflatable boats. We went well and were in the lead along with Tecnu USA and Seagate New Zealand at the end of the...
2nd at the Adventure Racing World Championship!
Haglöfs Silva have finished the 2015 Adventure Racing World Championshp in 2nd place after 7 days of tough racing on one of the most challenging and demanding race courses eve
2nd place after 141 hours of racing, three sections to go!
World Championship in Pantanal is soon entering the 6 day of racing and team Haglöfs Silva is still on 2nd position with Swedish friends SAFAT chasing a few hours behind. Seagate (NZ) still far ahead on front.
3½ days of racing, still a long way to go!
Team haglöfs Silva is currently at a shared 2nd position together with Spanish/Brasilan Columbia and Swedish friends SAFAT. But, still a very long way to go.
Hot, humid and dense!
Team Haglöfs Silva got a great start of the Adventure Racing World Championship in Pantanal, Brazil and reached the 2nd transition as first team after a strong trekking section.