Day 2 // Fierce Competition // 3 of 4





Here at PC 12, their legs rippling beneath soiled and soaking black lycra leggings, the four first-place Australians calmly and methodically had their Eco-Challenge Passport signed before carrying their heavy wooden craft up onto the land.

By 9:12 a.m., with little conversation beyond gear and logistics, the team had moved to the bike transition area. With equipment strewn about the ground, and cameras surrounding him, 35-year-old John Jacoby quietly looked over the instructions for the mountain bike leg, which had remained secret until this point.