• Kiwi's take out the team win in Anaconda WA in Abu Dhabi
  • Richard on his way to another race record at the Motu Challenge.
  • Elina also had a good day at the office. She also turned in a race record at the Motu Challenge
  • Team Adventuresport NZ in Abu Dhabi
  • Just a normal day out for this husband & wife
  • Richard enjoying his new Giant mountain bike
  • Elina paddling hard in the inaugural KBAR 2011
  • Usshers both take the win at the 3D Australasian Multisport champs.
  • This was a bit deeper than expected...
  • Richard savouring a win at the coast to coast
  • Team adventuresport NZ carving up the competition through desert of Abu Dhabi
  • Richard suffering from a stomach bug in China
  • Preparing for some more pain
  • Racing as team Subway at the 2010 Rollo's 24 hour adventure race in Golden Bay NZ

This is the home page for Richard and Elina Ussher, Team Adventure Sport New Zealand and their associated activities.


Richard and Elina are professional athletes who compete in a variety of endurance-based sports around the world. These include multi-discipline events such as Adventure racing, Ironman, and Xterra. They also race single discipline events such as Mountain Biking and trail running.


Between them they have won numerous world titles in both team and individual events and are constantly looking for new events to challenge themselves.


Team Adventure Sport is an Adventure racing team formed and run by the Ussher’s, which has triumphed in some of the most prestigious races around the globe. The most notable of these is the four consecutive Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge titles they accrued between 2007 and 2010.


Take a look at reports from races around the world, check out the gallery or see what gear they are using to succeed at the highest level.


You can also see other services they can offer such as Motivational presentations, Goal setting and achieving, and key note presentations.

Richard also mentors athletes and businesses to help them analyze all facets of their programs to ensure maximum results.


Richard is also a director of Flow Kayaks, along with Andrew Martin where they are taking aim at the global paddling market and bringing fresh ideas and innovations to the world from NZ. www.flowkayaks.com (coming soon)

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