At quarter past noon of Tuesday, February 10, began the 8th version of the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race, the most demanding adventure race in the world, and that this year will cross Tierra del Fuego and end in Puerto Williams, the world's southernmost city.
Yesterday's journey was marked by strong winds in the Chilean Patagonia, which prevented competition depart with the Kayak crossing of the Strait of Magellan, as planned. The weather conditions that included winds of 45 knots, forced the cancellation of the test, a decision that was supported by competitors.
The 14 teams were transferred by ferry to Tierra del Fuego, where they were greeted by the director of WPER, Stjepan Pavicic, and afterwards, began a trek of 16 kilometers, along the beaches of the island. Participants then began the first 110 kilometers of bicycle, which crossed the breathtaking scenery of Tierra del Fuego, while facing winds over 100 mph.
As this note, the Swiss team was leading the race, followed by last year's champion team, led by British Nicola MacLeod, form the team Helly Hansen-Prunesco. Further back were the teams from Air Europa - Bimont (Spain), Herbertz (Germany), Untamed New England (Canada) and GearJunkie.com (USA). Meanwhile, Terra Mundi Lontra (Brazil) was in eighth position. The representatives of Chile had a difficult start, with Almas Patagonia in eleventh place and the BOE Chilean Army team coming in last.
