The Raid Gauloises or The Raid is considered by many to be the first modern adventure race and was first held in 1989. Its creator, Gerald Fusil, took the existing concept of long distance endurance races, and focused on the team aspects, requiring each competitor to be part of a five person co-ed team. The Raid had no set course, with competitors being required to rely on their wits and judgment to reach the specified checkpoints. The Raid was named after its original sponsor, the Gauloises Cigarette Company. Adventure racing is a combination of two or more disciplines, including orienteering and navigation, cross-country running, mountain biking, paddling and climbing and related rope skills. ... “Pain is weakness leaving the body” -- Gerald Fusil Gerald Fusil is the creater of the Raid Gauloises, widely considered the first modern adventure race. ...
In 1998, Fusil left the Raid to begin a new adventure race series, the Elf Authentic Adventure.
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