One of the most recognizable teams from Poland are shortly introducing themselves on Euroadventure website. Read more about the team with a lot of international adventure race experiences. They've already won a great number of hard european races and are also on the very top of worlds adventure racing team list

When and how was the team made, who gave the idea?
See www.speleoteam.pl

Where did you get your team name. Is it sponsor related?
Speleo – not related, Salomon -yes

Current team members are:

Agnieszky Zych	Piotr Kosmala	Kasia Zajac
Artur Kurek	Remik Nowak	Kuba Zwolinski
Patricia Williams Smith	Piotr Hercog

What are the occupations of team members? What do they do for living?
See www.speleoteam.pl

Adventure racing highlights:
2006 The Raid World Championship, Canada, 11
2006 Adidas Natventure Trophy, Germany/Austria, 3
2006 Adventure-Race Walensee, Switzerland, 3
2006 Orzel Bielik, Poland, 2
2006 X-Adventure, USA, 16
2006 German Quest, Germany, 1
2006 The North Face Adventure Trophy, Poland, 1
2006 XTC X-Trail Challenge, Switzerland, 3
2006 KI-Challenge, Croatia, DNF
2006 X-Adventure, Australia, 12
2006 Bergson Winter Challenge, Poland
2006 Mini Bergson Winter Challenge Poland, 1
2005 Adventure Racing World Championship / Southern Traverse, New Zealand, 13
2005 The Raid World Championship, France, 16
2005 X-Adventure Sweden, 36
2005 X-Adventure Andorra, 32
2005 X-Adventure-Switzerland, 3
2005 Bull of Africa, South Africa/Namibia, 10
2005 The North Face Adventure Trophy, Poland, 1
2005 Bergson Winter Challenge, Poland, 1
2005 German Quest, Germany, 1
2004 The Raid World Championship, Argentina, 23
2004 Explore Sweden, DNF
2004 X-Adventure Morocco, 30
2004 X-Adventure France/Italy, 34
2004 Subaru Primal Quest, USA, 20
2004 Lion Winter Challenge, Poland, DNF
2003 Subaru Primal Quest, USA, 19
2003 Outdoorman, Poland, 1(mix)
2003 Navigator Race, Poland, 1
2003 Adrenalin Rush, Scotland, 4
2002 Terra Incognita, Croatia, 2
2002 Adventure Trophy, Poland, 4
2002 X-Adventure Austria/Germany, 19
2002 X-Adventure Sweden/Norway, 26
2002 Winter Challenge, Poland, 2
2001 Salomon Trophy, Poland, 2
2001 Discovery Channel World Adventure Race, Switzerland, DNF
2000 Salomon Trophy, Poland, 1
many triathlon and orienteering races
Marathon Paris- Chicago- Munich
2001 IronMan Zurich
2003 Desert Cup, Mali, 8

Finishing TRWC 2005, TRWC 2006, PQ 2003, AdrenalinRush 2003, EcoMotion 2006, TNFAT 2006 and... any other finish line

Describe 2 worst moments that occured during your races (or training)
Swimming on AdrenalinRush 2003, bike crash on local RA event... not that many bad experiences.

What is your opinion on Euroadventure.net cup?
Improvemnet needed on more clear rules, better organized ranking, prizes for best teams...

What is the biggest difficulty when going to races in foreign countries? Transport, money…?
Money!

How developed is adventure racing as a sport in your country?
Very well

Which race in Europe is best organized?
many good races

Which race in Europe has the most beautiful landscape / race track?
many nice events

Which race in Europe is the hardest?
many hard events

Which race in Europe is the most expencive concerning what you get?
Races in Scandinavia!!! ARWC 2007!!!

What did/do you think about Adventure race Slovenia?
Not participated

What did/do you think about German Quest Adventure Challenge?
Won the event in 2005 and 2006 – very little competitors, not very interesting landscape, average organization

What did/do you think about The North Face Adventure Trophy?
Won in 2006, first in MIX class in 2005 – world class event

What did/do you think about Czech Adventure Race?
Not participated

What race should by your opinion also be included in EA cup?
Do not care that much

Please write whatever you want that's related to adventure racing
I do like this sport but I do not like when someone organizes on his/her own an event and call it World or national AR championship... There are so many interesting events in many countries

Answered by: Piotr Kosmala