RAJD BESKIDY 2023
ADVENTURE RACE
Quotes from players
Krzysztof Łakomiec, Onsight-Navigatoria (3rd. place):
„It was so tough. We didn’t expect to push our bikes uphill so much and there were no easy checkpoints. There were none you could roll up to on your bike or find by the trailside, every one was a challenge. The whole race there were route choices to be made and it wasn’t ever a simple choice. We have two navigators, and sometimes three when we disagreed!”
Krzysztof Łakomiec, Onsight-Navigatoria (3rd. place):
„For me the best section was to be in the high mountains of Mala Fatra in Slovakia. I had not been there before and we were in the wild mountains, following a high ridge with fantastic views – it was the best section. But there was always something new to challenge us, even on long stages. It wasn’t like you had to trek 100km and then ride 200km and there was nothing else to
do along the way!”
Rafał Adametz, Onsight-Navigatoria (3rd. place):
The area around here has so much opportunity for adventure racing and is so beautiful, that I hope more teams can come and enjoy it. Maybe they have not heard of the area before, or thought of visiting Poland, but adventure racing should take you to new places to explore and be surprised.
Stanisław Odróbka, Nonstop Adventure (winners):
„We tried to look after ourselves well. Day one was so hot I can’t think how much I drank. We were stopping at every shop, racing from shop to shop, not checkpoint to checkpoint! And we slept on the first night. We have seen Avaya do this and thought we should try it. We stopped in
a restaurant for an hour the second night, and slept at TA3, in BEDS! That was so nice and while we slept we missed a big storm, so when we left it was perfect weather for us to do the via ferrata.”
Liv Wallin, OMM Nordisk (5th. place):
„In fact the whole course has been great. The rafting was lovely, the archery was fun and I’m really looking forward to the via ferrata.”
Tadeusz Podraza, We love the smell of flags in the morning (4th. place):
„We were on the ridge and there was lightning so we had to take shelter. We came off the ridge
and found some trees to go into for around an hour. It was the only safe thing to do.”
Neil McQueen, OMM Nordisk (5th. place):
„Now we know a bit more about to navigate in Poland!” „The navigation was harder than any other race we’ve done and the teams here are really good. I think perhaps the navigational skills in Eastern European adventure racing are a level up from anywhere else.”
Stanisław Odróbka, Nonstop Adventure (winners):
„I think the main thing we will remember is how tough it was! There was almost no flat so it was always up and down and up again! Our two navigators were Marek and Andrzej, and they were always under a lot of pressure racing againstSnow dog Trailteam. We know them and we know
how good they are! When we took different routes to them I was a bit worried but they did a great job.”