Check Point Zero has posted a trio of good articles to get everyone up to speed with what's going on at the Raid World Championship. First up, we have this Pre-Race Overview which is still helpful even after the start to help understand the race and top teams. The second article reports on the start of the race and the early hours on the course. Finally, there is this article on the events of Day 1, which was led by Les Arcs Quechua, the winner of last years event.
The current leaderboard has Les Arcs in third place behind Sport 2000 - Lafuma in first, and Nike Powerblast who have done just that, power blasted, all the way up into second place. GoLite Timberland and Team Spyder round out the top five. Sport 2000 - Lafuma still hasn't banked up any rest time, which will eventually come back to bite them. Nike has banked the most rest time thus far, as is usual for them. Nike is so experienced that they know when to rest and when to move fast, and in the end, they tend to move faster than everyone else, especially when the lack of rest puts the other teams at a distinct disadvantage.
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