

It’s the latter duo who provide the thrills tonight as their brave decision to take an unconventional route guarantees a tense dash to the finish line.

But, as we know, bigger leads have vanished for others, and it gives nothing away to say that fate soon levels things up for father-daughter team Monique and Ladi, and best pals Tricia and Cathie. The leaders at this point are Zainib and Mobeen, who have a 14-hour head start thanks to a lucky penultimate leg. The final leg begins with more than 1,500 km still to race by land and sea across Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. After eight weeks, 16,000 km and two teams fallen by the wayside, the nail-biting race across Canada reaches its climax as the three remaining pairs battle to be first to make it to the final checkpoint in the port of St John’s, the country’s easternmost city, and the £20,000 prize.
