19 November 2021; Expert women's first place finisher Ellen Vitting with Tom Dennigan of Continental Tyres, right, during the 2021 Continental Tyres National Adventure Race Series Awards at Johnstown House in Enfield, Meath. The winners of the 2021 Continental Tyres National Adventure Race Series have been honoured, after a pandemic-enforced hiatus in 2020. The 12 prize winners in both the male and female series, including expert and sport categories, took part in five of Ireland’s most challenging adventure races to claim a podium finish in this year’s Series. Ellen Vitting of Kerry won the 2021 Expert Women category, while Sebastien Giraud of Dublin triumphed in the Expert Men category. In the Sport category, meanwhile, Niamh Cleary of Meath won the women’s race, with John Mullin of Mayo victorious in the men’s series. The popular adventure race series returned in September this year after being postponed due to the covid pandemic in 2020 and includes two competition categories (expert/sport) for female and male competitors. The top three winners in each category male and female (12 total) each received a mix of fantastic prizes for their efforts including a BestDrive by Continental car tyre voucher, a pair of premium Continental GP5000 road bike tyres and trail shoes with Continental’s rubber soles, ideal for more challenging trail running conditions from adidas footwear. For more on the series and to learn more about adventure racing in Ireland visit, www.adventureracing.ie. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile