AR Power Rankings through May 17
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1. Montrail (Idaho/Australia): Rebecca Rusch, John Jacoby, Tim Derrick, Martin Dreyer, Patrick Harper, Novak Thompson, Narelle Ash
- Montrail started the season by winning the Extreme Adventure Hidalgo in Mexico, placing 5th in the X-adventure Raid World Cup race in Western Australia and 5th at Explore Sweden.
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2. SOLE Custom Footbeds (California): Karen Lundgren, Paul Romero, Darren Clarke, Ted Devito, Rick Baraff, Travis Macy
-This team picked up where it left off last year with a strong 3rd-place showing at the Extreme Adventure Hidalgo in Mexico and followed that up with a 6th at Explore Sweden.
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3. Nike/Balance Bar (Colorado/Idaho): Mike Kloser, Michael Tobin, Ian Adamson, Dan Weiland, Monique Merrill Adamson, Tobin, Katrin Tobin and Nikki Kimball
- Won the AdventureXStream 12-hour race in Moab, Utah, in early April. Finished second in the Extreme Adventure Hidalgo in Mexico.
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4. GoLite/Timberland (Colorado): Isaac Wilson, Billly Mattison, Aaron Prince, Sara Wallen, Anna Keeling
- Placed 13th in the X-adventure World Cup race in Australia, the top finisher among teams competing in the North American qualifying zone. (Team Montrail is considered an Aussie team by the Raid.)
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5. EAS (Canada): Mark Tarnopolsky, Martin Rydlo, Mike Waddington, Simon Donato, Robyn Allen
- 1st, Salomon Adventure Challenge, Canada; 1st, Salomon Winter Adventure Challenge, Canada; 1st, Tubbs Snowshoe Winter Adventure Race, Massachusetts; 1st, Adventure Racing Canada winter race.
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6. Backpacker Outfitters (Louisiana): David Bogle, Misty Richard, Jeff Diamond, Darius Sampey
- Five wins so far this season: two SteelSports 12-hour races, Louisiana Adventure Racing Spillway Sprint Challenge, SteelSports Caprock Canyon 3-Day Race, New Orleans Urban Challenge.
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7. HTHC Endeavor (Connecticut): RJoe Brautigam, Erin Olafsen, Dianna Mann, Bill Ronalter
- 1st, Genesis Adventures Sprint #1; 1st, Genesis Adventures Jeep 12-Hour #1
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8. Adventure Sports Southeast (Georgia): Bryan Goble, Lisa Randall, Jason Holmes
- 3rd at the Smoky Mountains Adventure Race; Won the Save the World Adventure Race in late April, the Upper Savannah River AR in March and the Raging Russell AR in February.
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9. Eastern Mountain Sports (Massachusetts): Jennifer Shultis, John Hartley, William Hawkins, Matthew Dougherty, Dave Lamb
- 2nd, Genesis Adventures Sprint #1; 2nd, Genesis Adventures Jeep 12-Hour #1; 2nd, Costa Rica Coast-to-Coast Race
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10. Subaru (California): Dan Barger, Roy Malone, Elina Maki Rautila, Dan Rathbun
- Started its season by placing 2nd at the Smoky Mountains Adventure Race in North Carolina.
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Teams on the Brink: Bagel Works (Colorado), Balance Bar (California), Holofiber (Canada), HOTO (Georgia), Merrell/Wigwam (California), Mighty Dog (Georgia), Monster Energy (Arizona), Racemetrics.com (North Carolina), Running Free (Canada), Salomon Smartwool (Colorado) Silly Rabbits (California), Supplierpipeline (Canada), Wellsport (California) |
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