Saturday marked the first of two days in the inaugural Junior Adventure Racing World Championship in Témiscamingue
Témiscamingue, July 25, 2026 – Saturday marked the first of two days in the inaugural Junior Adventure Racing World Championship in Témiscamingue, Que. Thirty-eight teams from 10 countries – Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Uruguay, and the United States – have travelled to Témiscamingue to compete in pairs across Under-18 and Under-25 categories.
This 60-kilometre day of racing at Raid Temiscamingue began with a long canoeing section in Lake Kipawa, after which athletes mountain biked, orienteered, ran, slack-lined, swam, and ziplined their way to the finish in Opémican National Park. Athletes will spend the night in the park before getting up to do it all over again (although following an entirely different course) tomorrow, starting where they left off in the Opémican National Park.
As expected, the day featured some close racing. The Under-18 men’s race saw France’s Elie and Zacharie Dhombres reach the finish line ahead of a pair of teams from New Zealand – Luke Jansen and Silas Jones (who finished in second) and Louie Burger and Leo Easton (third on the day).
France’s Adeline Choutkoff and Maiwenn Tate led the way in the Under-18 women’s standings, followed by their compatriots Léna Bourdon and Lauriane Bouchut, with Vivian Alexander and Lillian Chessman of the U.S. taking third. The Under-18 mixed race had yet another two French teams finish atop the standings, with Amandine Govin and Dayan Molus in first while Valentin Bourbon and Ella Gueydan Monjusiau took second. Third belongs to Maya Grogean and Jeremy Bel of the U.S.
The Under-25 men’s race had another French team – Anaël Audouin and Robin Galindo – in first. Second went to New Zealand’s Fletcher Williams and Joseph Mulliss and third was Charles Dunn and Nathan Munson of Australia.
Two teams are competing in the Under-25 women’s race. After Day 1, Canadians Éloïse Poirier and Émilie Lussier are in first, while France’s Melle Chifflet and Laura Berruer sit in second. Finally, in the Under-25 mixed race, Armel Berthaud and Noélie Gauthier of France are in first, followed by Spain’s Daniel Puyuelo-Bretos and Nerea Garcia-Rodriguez and Canada’s Rebecca Man and Logan Roadley.
One more day of competition is all that separates these athletes from reaching the finish line of the first-ever Junior Adventure Racing World Championship, established by the Adventure Racing World Series and hosted by Raid Temiscamingue.
Follow the action through the Adventure Racing World Series live page and tracking.
