Gérard Fusil (born in 1946) is the creator of the

Raid Gauloises The Raid Gauloise or The Raid is considered by many to be the first modern expedition adventure race and was first held in 1989 in New Zealand as "la grande traversée". Its creator, Gérard Fusil, took the existing concept of long distance endura ...

in 1989, widely considered the first modern

adventure race Adventure racing (also called expedition racing) is typically a multidisciplinary team sport involving navigation over an unmarked wilderness course with races extending anywhere from two hours up to two weeks in length. Some races offer solo co ...

. Fusil stopped working on the Raid in 1998 to start the Elf Authentic Adventure.

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