Raid Gauloises

The Raid Gauloises or The Raid is considered by many to be the first modern adventure race and was first held in 1989. Its creator, Gérard Fusil, took the existing concept of long distance endurance races, and focused on the team aspects, requiring each competitor to be part of a five-person co-ed team. The Raid had no set course, with competitors being required to rely on their wits and judgment to reach the specified checkpoints. The Raid was named after its original sponsor, the Gauloises Cigarette Company.

In 1996, Fusil left the Raid to begin a new adventure race series, the Elf Authentic Adventure. Patrick Brignoli and Alain Gaimard continued to organize the Raid with their company RGO and Saga d'Aventures (The 1997 Raid in Ecuador was the first raid organized without Fusil). 2003 was the last year for the Raid Gauloises. In 2004 the Raid Gauloises was retooled into the Raid World Championship.

Raid World Cup

The current format (since 2004) is that of a series of events called The Raid World Cup culminating in a world championship event called The Raid World Championship. This final championship event is supposed to be similar to the original events and were held in the following locations:

2004 - Argentina
2005 - France / Italy / Switzerland (Annecy / Mont Blanc / Gstaad)
2006 - Canada
2007 - Not held

Original Raid Gauloises events

1989 – New Zealand
1990 – Costa Rica
1991 – New Caledonia
1992 – Oman
1993 – Madagascar
1994 – Malaysia
1995 – Argentina
1996 – not held
1997 – South Africa[1]
1998 – Ecuador
1999 – not held
2000 – Tibet/ Nepal
2001 – not held
2002 – Bac Ha, Vietnam
2003 – Kyrgyzstan[2]

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References

Roussel, Marc (30 January 1997). "Au coin de la piste, l'aventure". Libération (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
Molga, Paul (12 June 2003). "La résistance hors normes des coureurs du Raid Gauloises intrigue les scientifiques". Les Échos (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2017.

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[1] Roussel, Marc (30 January 1997). "Au coin de la piste, l'aventure". Libération (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[2] Molga, Paul (12 June 2003). "La résistance hors normes des coureurs du Raid Gauloises intrigue les scientifiques". Les Échos (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2017.