{"id":14444,"date":"2026-06-15T13:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/?page_id=14444"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:32:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:32:40","slug":"rankings-week-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/rankings-week-1-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Rankings-Week 1-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14444\" class=\"elementor elementor-14444\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4072907b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4072907b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46a8b3d3\" data-id=\"46a8b3d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170ea506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"170ea506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 Leaderboard: Week 1<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a923412 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a923412\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cf4b206\" data-id=\"4cf4b206\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd2d32a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bd2d32a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/2026-teams\/team-117\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-17-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-17-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-17-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-17-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-17-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-17.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38379bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38379bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1st: 1,186 points<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c5da1bd\" data-id=\"4c5da1bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172663ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"172663ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/2026-teams\/team-109\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-9-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14250\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-9-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-9-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-9.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763e3d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"763e3d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2nd: 445 points<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7394641\" data-id=\"7394641\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336b1398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"336b1398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/2026-teams\/team-112\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-12-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14247\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-12-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-12-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-12-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-12-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR26_Teams-TABS-12.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14dc22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c14dc22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3rd: 436\n points<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-319d7bdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"319d7bdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3281db6b\" data-id=\"3281db6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6ff206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a6ff206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Week One of the 2026 Nomad Rally saw a spectacular showcase of decentralized strategy, with several crews dropping straight into major backcountry miles while others systematically pick off localized objectives. Last year&#8217;s winner, <a href=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/2026-teams\/team-117\/\">Team 117 Lucas<\/a> masterfully threaded high-value Overland Stages and localized activities together into a single, seamless logistics loop, racking up over 1,000 points in the opening days to claim the top spot on the leaderboard for this week. But rookie teams picked up the the next two slots. <a href=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/2026-teams\/team-109\/\">Team 109 Smith<\/a> successfully banked their first two major Overland Stages, locking down second place. Right on their heels in third is another standout freshman crew, <a href=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/2026-teams\/team-112\/\">Team 112 Venrick<\/a>, who bypassed the long-distance transits this week to execute a high-yield, rapid-fire blitz through the PhotoQuest board. A wave of other teams also secured heavy point stacks by sweeping up the highly accessible, early-season Photo Quests. And we are only seven days into a massive 10-week matrix. The beauty of this format is that a low position on the board right now means absolutely nothing. Several teams are just getting started. Many have yet to begin their Overland Stages &#8212; they have ten weeks to do the Stages. A few teams are in the middle of travel and others are still in their planning phases patiently dialing in their routing strategies at home. We will see a lot more adventures over the coming weeks. We were incredibly proud of how well the teams that completed the first Weekly Challenge, Responsible Land Use, did. Every single team crushed the Tread Lightly! and responsible land usage protocols, proving that our competitors respect the dirt as much as they do the drive. Lock it in, because Weekly Challenge #2 is about to drop, and it\u2019s going to test their raw, old-school Topographic Map Reading skills to the absolute limit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e517c29 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e517c29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81560ad\" data-id=\"81560ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27681067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27681067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 Nomad Overland Rally Standings: Week 1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa6e885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4aa6e885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1073\" src=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RANKINGS-WEEK1-1536x1073.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-14368\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RANKINGS-WEEK1-1536x1073.png 1536w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RANKINGS-WEEK1-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RANKINGS-WEEK1-1024x715.png 1024w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RANKINGS-WEEK1-768x536.png 768w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/RANKINGS-WEEK1-2048x1431.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38412cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"38412cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c456cbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c456cbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eee948\" data-id=\"4eee948\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3ed161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3ed161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest News from the Rally<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae1c80 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"7ae1c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14664 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-week3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/news\/nomad-rally-highlights-week-three\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR2026_ArticleCovers_1200x675px-wk3-good-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14679\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR2026_ArticleCovers_1200x675px-wk3-good-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR2026_ArticleCovers_1200x675px-wk3-good-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR2026_ArticleCovers_1200x675px-wk3-good-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR2026_ArticleCovers_1200x675px-wk3-good-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NR2026_ArticleCovers_1200x675px-wk3-good-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/news\/nomad-rally-highlights-week-three\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNomad Rally Highlights: Week Three\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By the end of Week Three the Nomad Teams were navigating unpredictable mountain weather, solving complex navigation challenges and practicing responsible land stewardship&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/news\/nomad-rally-highlights-week-three\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Nomad Rally Highlights: Week Three\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14533 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-week2\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/news\/reading-the-landscape-beyond-the-blue-dot\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NomadRally_socialfeed_Aug2023-Week7-highlights-cover-week-7-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NomadRally_socialfeed_Aug2023-Week7-highlights-cover-week-7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NomadRally_socialfeed_Aug2023-Week7-highlights-cover-week-7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NomadRally_socialfeed_Aug2023-Week7-highlights-cover-week-7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nomadoverlandrally.com\/nomadrally2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NomadRally_socialfeed_Aug2023-Week7-highlights-cover-week-7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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