Gearshop Adventure Racing

01/06/2026

Wet weekend in Nelson, no worries! It was perfect weather to tackle to the first Cyclocross race thanks to the Nelson Mountain Bike Club. Great hit out! Come give it a go for the next round. 😁

11/05/2026

Big weekend of racing at the for the Gearshop crew a few weeks ago!

The 24hr race kicked off in Kaikōura with a fast paced bike ride before heading into the mountains for a trekking/packrafting stage. This involved lots of river bed walking followed by a long Clarence River packraft. The course finished up with a rogaine and short bike leg to the finish.

Team Gearshop took out 1st place in the premier mixed category after a strong all-round performance across the course.

Gearshop Bomb Squad finished strong taking out 4th place in the premier mixed category. The teams crossed paths out on the course.

It was also awesome to see all generations getting involved. Sakkie's team 3 Generations raced the 3hr event. He raced it along with his son Mahi (age 9) & Colin (age 72, grandad). Sakkie's daughter also raced. Mason, Dean’s son stepped up to race in the 12hr school teams event.

Thanks to the Kaikoura Adventure Race for putting on another great event for all ages and abilities.

Gearshop - Quality Outdoor Equipment
MRS packraft

04/05/2026

Over the weekend Dean jumped across the ditch and joined our Aussie friends in Wildflow tiger to race the Rogue Raid 24 hour adventure race!

Congratulations team on taking out the win! Looks like it was a cool adventure with plenty of strategy involved.

17/04/2026

A truely iconic race, back for 2027 with some exciting new options. Watch this space!

14/04/2026

Lovely to see… Team 189 Three Generations in the 3 hour race - Saakie Meyer with Colin Starnes and Mehe Meyer.

12/04/2026

Some of the action from the Kaikoura AR

12/04/2026

09/04/2026

Kaikoura Adventure Race 24hr is kicking off at 5.45pm tonight!

We have two Gearshop teams racing!

Team Gearshop
-Rachel Baker
-Dave Quested
-Hannah Lund
-Kevin O’Donnell

Team Gearshop Bombsquad
-Dean Velenski
-Martin Peat
-Kristen Diederich
-Jamie Wallace

Here’s what the teams will be up to. What is the mystery missing stage 4?

19/03/2026

The team flying in their MRS packraft's during the recent True West adventure race! We love these packrafts! 😁

07/03/2026

Well done K2D2 on smashing out The MAGNIficent ! 😁 Job done!