Race Coverage
RACE Coverage
FACTS & FIGURES FROM THE 2022 EDITION OF THE ATACAMA CROSSING
RACE STATISTICS
- 39 countries were represented at the race by racers, volunteers and staff (35 countries just by the racers)!
- 55% of participants joined their first 4 Deserts / RacingThePlanet Ultramarathon.
- 31% of racers were women and 69% men.
- Just 9% of competitors withdrew during the race which is incredible considering everything that was thrown at you! Our normal withdrawal rate is 12-20%.
- 68 staff and volunteers helped make the race happen on the ground and behind the scenes – special thank you to the volunteers!
AWARD WINNERS
While we recognize each and every one of you, we would also like to send additional congratulations to our overall, age category, spirit, and sportsmanship winners!
Overall Winners
|
MEN |
WOMEN |
1st |
Rob FORBES (Bilbo Baggins) |
Diana MELO REYES |
2nd |
Terumichi MORISHITA |
Anim SWART |
3rd |
Matthew CAVANAUGH |
Selina JERVIS |
TEAM 1st |
PADRE JULIO LANCELOTTI from BRAZIL Jane CARVALHO Alberto VICENTE Vladmi DOS SANTO |
Age Group Winners
|
MEN |
WOMEN |
29 and under |
Jack JARVIS |
Elise ZENDER |
30-39 |
Alex DAVYDOV |
Megan ANDREWS |
40-49 |
Malcolm BROWN |
Naomi HAAG |
50-59 |
Michele UFER |
Chizuru INOUE |
60-69 |
Rob RIPLEY |
Patricia CLUNE |
Sportsmanship & Spirit
SPORTSMANSHIP |
Leonie & Isabelle BUSCHULTE |
SPIRIT |
Ricky FONTAINE |
The full results for the Atacama Crossing can be seen on the website.
VIDEOS & PHOTOS
Videos and Photos can be seen on the website and our YouTube Channel:
· Videos are on the Atacama Crossing website
o They are also on the Atacama Crossing 2022 playlist on our YouTube channel (@racingtheplanettv).
o In particular you can see the highlights video
· Photos can be seen on the Atacama Crossing website.
· Blogs where racers tell their personal accounts of the race can be seen on the Atacama Crossing website.
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