This will be the last time for a few days that we see these teams looking fresh and clean. They’re about to embark on a 27 hour journey through the Green Mountains and surrounding areas - roughly 95 miles of paddling, trekking and biking. Working their way through 10 stages these teams won’t sleep for the duration of the race. And while it’s dry now, the weather forecast is calling for rain later this evening.

In pictures: Pre-Race photos