Riga Autumn Rogaining brings a festive atmosphere to Pārdaugava

Original publication date: 20.11.2017

The start of the competition was given at t/c Spice Home, where at At 11.00, the participants of the 4-hour and 6-hour distances started the distance, but at At 12.00, the 2-hour participants, children's walk and Asics 7km rogaining race started. Participants from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Norway and Great Britain took part in the competition. In the two-hour rogaining for the men's teams, the podium was filled by “Isostar Reload” with Jāni Kūmu and Ediju Dzalbu in the team that won with 76 points, “Meridians Duo” in second place, and the third place - "We'll see!" team. In the mixed team competition, Ieva Mauliņa and Gustavs Staņa (the team "I don't know...") took first place, “Riga Adventure Team” came second, and “Teika Neirst” came third. Among the women's teams, “Drama Queens” was the strongest duo, “Mjau mjau” took second place, and “Ievas sēņo” took third place. Among the family teams, the hardest scorers were “Saulkrasti Showel Racing Team”, followed by “Čiekurs” and “Dhanu mates”.

Fierce battles took place in the four-hour time trial distance, where this time several strong teams claimed places on the podium, and the results were high-quality. Miķelis Zumbergs and Gunti Šmauksteli (team “Krūšu inspekcija”) won the absolute victory in the 4-hour distance, collecting 130 points and being 2 points ahead of the second and third place teams - “Siguldas maratona klubs” and “Neliels treniņš”, who are regularly on the podium in Riga Rogaining. The mixed team competition was just as fierce and the winners were “B3 komanda” who collected 107 points within the time limit, while the second place was “Sīka vienība” who collected 113 points but lost 6 of them due to missed time limits, while “I&A” came in third. In the women's team competition, the “Pajautā sev” team won a convincing victory (95 points), "My phone 2922..." took second place, while the “Zaļš nav Zils” team came in third. In the family competition, the top three places were taken by the teams “Augsim Latvijai!”, “Jauna ēra” and “Sīkais”.

In the six-hour time limit, as usual, the fight and intrigue continued until the last moment, as the potential of several teams was equal. The results of the distance are also affected by the planning of the teams and the time devoted to the order of visiting the points before the start. This time, in the men's Open group, the first places on the podium were separated by only one point - the first place was the Estonian guests “Õnnevalem” with 183 points, and the second place was the domestic “Laid mums tur laimē diet”, which was only one point behind. Team “Apakšgrāvja adipināts” took third place. In the mixed team competition in the Open group, the victory of the “Liedagi-35” team, which left behind “Lieliskie Engures Sportam” and “Ņeržaveika”, while in the women's team competition there were podiums from different countries - a convincing victory for the representatives of Estonia (team “seiklusporr”), in second place this time the Lithuanian team “Meža skaistules”, and third place for the Latvians - “Trusītis SIT”.

Equally strong competition and the battle for the honor of the best teams also takes place among veteran teams, or between teams whose members have reached the age of 40. In the men's team competition, visitors from Estonia - team “KARVAJALAD” - won in this group, while “Kedu patruļa” with Uģi Inku and Vilni Frišfeldu came second with an excellent performance, while “Burkānciema fāterīši” came third. In the group of mixed teams, “Mona V” won a fierce battle, leaving the “Bukaušu expresis” team in second place with the same number of points, while “SUSLIKI” came in third. Among the women's teams, “Piedzīvojumu meklējot” climbed to the top, while “Apesciems” and “Pas de stress” were second and third.

The teams of the super-veteran group, in which participants over the age of 55 participated, were also evaluated separately. In the men's team competition, Lithuanians (team “PIRMO REIZI”) won, among mixed teams the strongest was “Malači” with Uldi Pekusu and Velgu Bušu, but in the evaluation of women's teams, “Durbe & Kurmis” representatives of the team Gunta Lebedoka and Silvija Penkule were the hardest scorers. In the six-hour junior groups, “Bezfilma” (Alvis Reinsons and Matīss Slīkšjānis), “Pankūciņi” (Vilma Alberinga and Rihards Krūmiņš) and “ALNES (Jaunsardze)”, who were the strongest juniors, climbed to the highest steps of the podium in the respective groups. In the family group, the podium went to the “Pēteris un Vilnis” team for first place, the “Dzintarlapsas” and “Pētersoni” teams for second and third place.

The best teams of the season, which collected the most points in spring and autumn, were also awarded in autumn rogaining. The best honor was won by “Laid mums tur laimē diet komanda”, the second was “Apakšgrāvja adipināts”, and the third was “KARVAJALAD” from Estonia, the fourth best was the “Vichy” team, the fifth were the guests from Lithuania - “Jokers - Santa Monica Networks”, and the sixth was completed by the mixed team of “Liedagi-35”.

In parallel with the rogaining competition, the Asics 7km rogaining race took place, where the participants had to complete a partially marked route, on which they had to find 6 checkpoints. The men's and women's competitions were won by Mārtiņš Šteinalts and Natālija Lesiņa. The Riga Rogaining competition was held in Riga for the seventh time. The next competition will take place on March 24 and the distance will include unprecedented areas near Lake Ķīšezer, Baltezer and Jugla lake, while the city part will include Jugla, Mežciem, Teikas and other neighboring districts. Rogaining is an orienteering competition where teams visit checkpoints located in the city, parks and forest during the selected checkpoint. The competition is offered by the Riga City Council and the Education, Culture and Sports Department of the Riga City Council. Atbalsta Isostar, Garmin, Asics, White, Spice Home, Magnesia.