Persistence has paid off Britain’s Emily Trevail, who’s bagged her maiden Kathmandu Coast to Coast two-day title.

In her third attempt to finish at the top of the podium, Trevail held onto the top spot after arriving first at the halfway point at Clondyke Corner on day one.

“I’m so happy, there are not really words to describe it,” Trevail says. “It’s pretty cool, isn’t it?”

The win tastes even sweeter for Trevail after an 8th-place finish last year, a few years after her two-day individual debut in 2021 where she placed 36^th.

“If you told me that time [in 2021] that I’d win it in a few years, I probably would’ve laughed at you,” she admits.

In the men’s two-day individual, birthday boy Sam King was unfazed by predicted challenging low river levels and arrived at Christchurch’s New Brighton in 11:57:49. 

The now-24-year-old says the race couldn’t have gone better.

“I’m feeling awesome,” King says.

“I had two perfect days; the river was awesome.

“Everything had flattened out and there wasn’t a lot of power, and a lot of the technical features were manageable… I enjoyed it.”

It was King’s fifth time competing in the Kathmandu Coast to Coast in what appears to be a family affair. His dad and uncle have also competed a combined 35 times.



“It’s been a long summer building up for this,” King concludes on a stunning night at New Brighton Beach. “[I’ll] take some time to enjoy it and see what happens.”