About the AR World Championship

The AR World Series unites in competition the worlds best endurance athletes at premiere Qualifier events around the globe. The top two teams at each of these races gain a coveted position on the start line of the annual pinnacle of the sport, the AR World Championship.

The AR World Championship has defined the sport of adventure racing and crowned the worlds top adventure racing athletes since 2001. Each year a Qualifier event is chosen to host the championship. They accept the top two placed teams at each Qualifier, including the previous AR World Championship, and allocate wild card entries.

History

The AR World Championships have been held:
2001 - Switzerland - Nokia (Petri Forseman, Jukka Pinola, Mika Hirvinen and Elina Maki-Rautila)
2004 - Canada (Raid The North Extreme) - Nike ACG Balance Bar (Danelle Ballangee, Ian Adamson, Mike Kloser, Michael Tobin)
2005 - New Zealand (Southern Traverse) - Balance Vector (Kristina Anglem, Nathan Fa'ave,Richard Ussher, Marcel Hagener)
2006 - Sweden (Explore Sweden) - Nike PowerBlast (Monique Merrell, Ian Adamson, Richard Ussher Dave Weins)  
2007 - Scotland (Wilderness ARC) - Nike (Mike Kloser, Chris Forne, Monique Merrell, Mike Tobin)
2008 - Brazil (Ecomotion) - Orion Health (Anna Berthelsen, Brent Edwards, Wayne Oxenham, Stu Lynch)
2009 - Portugal (Portugal XPD) - Helly Hansen Prunesco (Nicola Macloed, Nick Gracie, Tom Gibbs, Warren Bates)
2010 - Spain (Bimbache Extrem) - Buff Thermocool (Emma Roca, Fran Lopez Costoya, Benjamen Midena, Arnau Julia)
2011 - Australia (XPD Expedition Race) - Thule Adventure Team (Martin Flinta, Myriam Guillot, Jacky Boisset, Per Vestling)