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Great to be out racing again today at the Max Adventure Blue Mountains AR. Mel and Luke getting the win in the mixed cat...
26/09/2020

Great to be out racing again today at the Max Adventure Blue Mountains AR. Mel and Luke getting the win in the mixed category for TONšŸ‘Š

GODZone Adventure 2019 finish line for Team CIC Financial. Amazing feeling with family and friends bringing the team hom...
17/03/2019

GODZone Adventure 2019 finish line for Team CIC Financial. Amazing feeling with family and friends bringing the team home šŸ’•

Unbelievable effort to push to the finish line at that speed at the very end of a multi-day race. Team CIC have official...
15/03/2019

Unbelievable effort to push to the finish line at that speed at the very end of a multi-day race. Team CIC have officially finished GODZone Adventure Race 2019 . They left the chasing teams in their dust and put the peddle to the meddle. Congratulations guys, what a team of legends. Leaving you with a famous old African proverb - If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together!

Arvo Update: GODZone Adventure race 2019Team CIC Financial have stormed through the kayak section and quickly through tr...
14/03/2019

Arvo Update: GODZone Adventure race 2019
Team CIC Financial have stormed through the kayak section and quickly through transition, just look at that determination on captain Luke Nuttallā€˜s face, they put some distance between themselves and chasing teams 29 & 19 however it looks like team 29 Virbac have reduced the gap from 45 to about 30mins in the last few hours. Itā€™s a race for 12th place. A lot of work to do with a couple of checkpoints to go in this leg and a solid climb into the final transition, one mistake is enough to lose them their 12th place, letā€™s see how they go, they need to motor to beat the darkzone paddle, if not itā€™ll be a very interesting sprint to the end. Letā€™s hope Kieran gets his paddle in the water for that one šŸ˜‚, follow the race at godzoneadventure.com!

Update day 5: GODZone Adventure race Overnight CIC Financial participated in what could be the longest and most gruellin...
14/03/2019

Update day 5: GODZone Adventure race
Overnight CIC Financial participated in what could be the longest and most gruelling trek section they have completed yet at 84km+ in tough terrain...predictably the field was broken up hugely on this leg from the top teams right through the rankings. At Mt Catherine after CP 18 they choose the path less travelled similar to their mates Thought Sports and lost a couple hours vs the others that stuck to the ridge lines. Not the end of the world in a multi day AR race as they quickly adjusted and pushed on, making up lost time and arriving at TA4 in good time, impressively they were back on the river with little rest and now back in an amazing 11th position behind their mates Jabberwock. They are now heading downstream in the last paddling section via kayak, the dark zone is an hour and a half away where they will be forced to camp out until it is lifted for a speedy finish tomorrow. Amazing effort to push so hard for so long! Photo from AR Live Coverage

Day 4 update: What an an awesome few days of racing, looks like the team would have had it all so far with the caves, ...
12/03/2019

Day 4 update:
What an an awesome few days of racing, looks like the team would have had it all so far with the caves, rapids, solid trekking and hilly mountain biking sections in which they showed their strength clawing back a few positions to arrive in 10th place at TA3. Along the way they looked to have gone toe to toe with the international team Jabberwock trading positions constantly.

As the race progresses teams are disappearing off track for some well deserved shut eye, CIC Financial after leaving TA 3 and having a good sleep themselves, again overnight have managed to pull back some positions, now just picking up CP17 ahead of Jabberwock (wohooo) and about 1.2hrs from the top ten. They have now found CP 17 ahead of Jabberwock about halfway into the longest trek in godzone history. Ahead of them lies many route options that if chosen right they can save a lot of time letā€™s hope the weather holds out, after the trek then a lot of paddling and a solid mountain bike section. Go team. GODZone Adventure šŸ“ø

What a start to day 2 with a frenzied bunch of teams searching high and low for CP 6, team CIC Financial came very close...
11/03/2019

What a start to day 2 with a frenzied bunch of teams searching high and low for CP 6, team CIC Financial came very close to being one of the first. Once they nailed it, they were off to start their packrafting adventure but not as many may have imagined. It looked like the majority of teams including CIC decided to avoid Broken River, opting for higher ground trekking after making it through the Waimak Gorge, it seems as though the teams who elected to continue to paddle saved a good amount of time but the team looked to make up good ground vs the others making up a few places. They have now arrived at TA2, sitting in about 18th place but very close to the top 10. The next leg is a massive 160km mountain bike with 200m of elevation, starting off fast then with some solid climbs, fingers crossed for a quick transition! Questions will be running through their minds in terms of the looming dark zones ahead, when they sleep and when to push it hard. They are a team with a lot of experience so here is hoping they make the right call! Photo by
Alexandre Socci - Extreme Photography

10/03/2019

End of day 1 update:
Team CIC Financial arrived in at T1 in 14th position, Luke the passenger of the team likely to have been the reason behind the slip-up on the MTB route. Alas he has been put in line by team motivator and better half Melissa. As the sun goes down on night 1, the team will work on their maps, then will settle in for a short sleep before being transported at 1.40am with a cold start at 5am. On arrival they will find the scene pretty familiar as Mt White bridge is the drop off location, the spot where all members have been to & competed in at the Coast 2 Coast, this time it'll be a trek then packraft through the gorge then a sharp right heading west up Broken River. This should make for a memorable 73km leg with some solid rapids, and a few more shallow sections & a lot of time on the tosh! Follow the commentary AR Live Coverage tomorrow & live tracking at on the Godzone website.

Team CIC Financial have started GODZone Adventure race well staying within the top 10 across the coasteering leg and int...
10/03/2019

Team CIC Financial have started GODZone Adventure race well staying within the top 10 across the coasteering leg and into the mountain bike they have paced the start of the race brilliantly, one small hickup on Northside Mt Fitzgerald but quickly corrected. Only 30mins separates the leading 10 teams, about to transition to the short packraft at Diamond Harbour before they ascent by foot to arrive at Christchurch adventure park for a bit of single track fun? before they are given the next step of maps. Follow the team at www.godzoneadventure.com .

Team CIC Financial pumped and ready to go from 9am in Akaroa tomorrow morning for the start of GODZone Adventure. Follow...
09/03/2019

Team CIC Financial pumped and ready to go from 9am in Akaroa tomorrow morning for the start of GODZone Adventure. Follow us live at www.godzoneadventure.com and AR Live Coverage Team #20 šŸ¤™šŸ½

Team 20 - CIC Financial GODZone Adventure AR Live Coverage
04/03/2019

Team 20 - CIC Financial
GODZone Adventure AR Live Coverage

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