High in the Snowy Mountains on the Legend Expedition Race 2023
After a truely legendary inaugural event in the Australian alpine region Wild&Co are excited to launch Legend Expedition Race for 2024 with a 7 year vision to circumnavigate Australia. The 2024 event will be held in the Australian state of Victoria before continuing each year around Australia to Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and finishing in the Australian Capital Territory.
“At the closing ceremony of the 2023 event we asked competing teams where they’d like to race next. There was such a diverse range of responses from the south western tip of Western Australia to the deserts of central of Australia, from the island tropics of far North Queensland to the forests of Tasmania.
“In order to deliver on our vision to establish Legend Expedition Race as the quintessential Australian expedition race – one that sees teams competing in the toughest sport on the planet, in the most iconic locations in Australia, we realised we needed to do it all.
‘Doing a big lap’ of Australia is dream that many in Australia and around the world have, and Legend Expedition Race will be a unique and exciting way to fulfil that dream.”
Chris Dixon, Race Director
Circumnavigate Australia with Legend Expedition Race
The 2024 event will take place from February 24 to March 2 2024 in Victoria in a soon to be announced, iconic Victorian location.
“Organising a race non-stop for 6 days in a new location each year is a real challenge and a privilege. I’ve had the opportunity to explore so many amazing areas in Australia love sharing this experience with teams. Each race is a unique experience and I want the competitors to have the journey of a life time.
“For 2024 we’re going to cover some amazing ground with real highlights – from big views to remote gorges, cliff edges, pristine waterways, ancient forests and iconic coastlines. The course highlight will be travelling through one of Australia’s most iconic scenes. The course will cover 500+kms and teams have 6 days to complete the route, with the leaders likely to finish on day 3.”
Legend Expedition Race is organised by Wild&Co, and is the first event on the 2024 calendar in Oceania. The Race Director is Chris Dixon and Legend Expedition Race is the second expedition length race he has planned after working in the events industry since 2007 and adventure racing since 2016. To date he has organised 22 adventure races and Chris and his team are looking to build on the success of recent years to create another legendary experience.
The event will be part of the Adventure Race World Series (ARWS) with the winning team receiving entry into the 2024 World Championships.
For full information on Legend Expedition Race see - https://www.legendexpd.com.au/
For information about the ARWS see - https://www.https://arworldseries.com/
