Race registration open (for bike check, mandatory equipment check, collect race pack, kayak/canoe testing available, sign waiver)
Bike drop for transport to race start
Competitor briefing (attendance mandatory for all competitors) followed by Gear Bag drop for Day 1 racing (2 person Defiance competitors only, X4 competitors self support)
Race Day 1 : Saturday, 19th
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Athletes assemble at Event HQ for transport, by bus, to event start at Minaret Station
Athletes depart by bus to Camp Creek to catch barge (only 2 of the X4 teams travel on bus, the others go to TA1 to meet team mates after Minaret Burn mountain bike)
Barge with athletes departs to start line at Minaret Station
Red Bull Defiance race starts!
First Red Bull Defiance athletes complete Stage 1, Minaret Burn
First Red Bull Defiance athletes complete Stage 2, Rocky Mountain Run
Last Red Bull Defiance athletes complete Stage 1, Minaret Burn
First Red Bull Defiance athletes arrive at Day 1 finish line
Last Red Bull Defiance athletes complete Stage 2, Rocky Mountain Run
Athlete gear bags returned to Event HQ from TA1/TA2
Last Red Bull Defiance athletes arrive at Day 1 finish line
Course closes!
Red Bull Defiance athletes return repacked gear bags to Event HQ ready for Day 2 activities (2 person Defiance competitors only, X4 competitors self support)
Race Day 2 : Sunday, 20th
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Red Bull Defiance athletes assemble at Event HQ and X4 athletes assemble at The Outlet. Collect tracking devices and prepare for start
Red Bull Defiance Day 2 starts at 6.15am at Edgewater for 2 person teams. X4 competitors start at The Outlet at 6.30am
First Red Bull Defiance athletes complete Stage 4, Clutha River Kayak
Last Red Bull Defiance athletes complete Stage 4, Clutha River Kayak
First Red Bull Defiance athletes complete Stage 5, Criffel Peak Bike
Last Red Bull Defiance athletes complete Stage 5, Criffel Peak Bike
First Red Bull Defiance athletes arrive at Finish – we have our winners!
Short course activated on Skyline Traverse Run
Prize giving for Red Bull Defiance athletes
Last Red Bull Defiance athletes arrive at finish – a job well done!




