2014 PRESS GUIDE XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORS Presented by Paul Mitchell, Maui Visitors Bureau, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, and Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, and sponsored by Muscle Milk, Kapalua Resort, Gatorade, PowerBar, T S Restaurants, Hawaii Tourism Authority, LifeProof, XTERRA Coffee, Kona Brewing Company, XTERRA Boards, Champion Systems, Greenlayer, Optic Nerve Sunglasses, Rockwell Watches, XTERRA Fitness, Maui No Ka 'Oi Magazine, and XTERRA Wetsuits ALOHA AND WELCOME TO MAUI - THE MAGIC ISLE In 1996 mountain biking and triathlon met in a duel of the fittest on the island of Maui. The race consisted of a rough water swim, a mountain bike race, and a trail run. It represented a bold new racing format that attracted outdoor enthusiasts, adventure seekers, mountain bikers and triathletes. The mountain bikers brought their laid-back style and bold self-assurance. The triathletes brought their hard-core training and avid dedication. They soon discovered a common “Live More” spirit that pulled them together. The relationship flourished into an internationally-recognized brand called XTERRA, and today there are tens of thousands of athletes not only taking part in the races, but truly living the lifestyle.
A fitting representation of this “XTERRA Tribe” - 800 athletes from 40 countries and 40 U.S. states – is gathered here at Kapalua Resort on Maui’s northwest coast; and on Sunday, October 26 at 9am, they’ll put their mental and physical toughness up against Mother Nature at the 19th running of the XTERRA World Championship.
Visit www.XTERRAMaui.com for raceday coverage.
All the action is being filmed for a one-hour TV special that will be broadcast across the U.S. starting in mid-January 2015.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Media Information ...... 4 Schedule of Events ...... 5 How to Watch Guide for Spectators ...... 6 World Championship Quick Facts ...... 7 Weekend event descriptions ...... 8-9 Course Description, Course Map, and Course Profiles ...... 10-11 Maui No Ka Oi translates to "Maui is the Best" Pro Start Lists ...... 12-13 Pro Race Preview ...... 14-15 With 120 linear miles of Men’s Profiles (alphabetical order) ...... 16-33 shoreline and more miles of Women’s Profiles (alphabetical order) ...... 34-49 swimmable beach than any Pro Prize Purse Information and Outrigger Double Information ...... 50-51 other Hawaiian island it's no Past XTERRA World Championship Results ...... 52-66 surprise Maui has regularly 2014 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series and European Tour Results ...... 67-68 been voted "Best Island in the 2014 XTERRA World Championship Qualifiers / Race Winners ...... 69 World" by the readers of XTERRA Hall of Fame and XTERRA Warrior Award Winners ...... 70-72 Condé Nast Traveler magazine. Come see it for 2015 XTERRA World Tour Schedule (Tentative) ...... 73 yourself, and to learn more TEAM Unlimited, XTERRA.TV, and XTERRA Shop ...... 74-76 log-on to visitmaui.com. The XTERRA Story ...... 77-83 2014 Amateur Start List (Sorted by Bib #) ...... 84-92 Appendix (Past XTERRA World Championship Results - For Hard Copies Only)
For further information contact Trey Garman at 808-216-8606 (mobile) or [email protected] MEDIA INFORMATION
The XTERRA World Championship press guide was designed to provide the media with useful information about the 2014 race, the pros competing in it, and XTERRA in general. Below are additional items of interest:
- The XTERRA pressroom is in the Director’s Room, one floor below lobby level of the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
- For credentials contact Trey Garman at [email protected] or 808-216-8606 or stop by the Director’s Room.
- TEAM Unlimited will record full race results and distribute after the event.
- During the championship race TEAM Unlimited will escort interested press members to key strategic locations throughout the course to track leaders and course happenings, and to get the best possible photos. You must reserve your seat in the press van in advance.
- A press pass is required on race day for admittance to finish area.
- Log on to XTERRAMaui.com for race information and race coverage. Follow it live on xterraMAUI.com, @xterraoffroad, and facebook.com/xterraplanet starting at 9am Hawaii time (12 noon PST, 3pm EST, 9pm in Europe, South Africa, 6am in Sydney, 8am in New Zealand, 4pm in Brazil).
- Professional, high-resolution images from the race will be available to the media after the race. Contact Trey Garman with photo requests.
How to Cover XTERRA: Please note that XTERRA is produced with the cooperation of private landowners and we respect their privacy. The following outlines the access policy for this year’s race:
- Press may ride the bike course on their own bikes by purchasing the $12 USA Tri License Insurance at XTERRA registration. - All riders must display a practice plate on their bike, wear a helmet, and check in-and-out with the course marshals. - Access to the bike course on race day is provided by chauffeured press van/SUV ONLY. - Space is limited so you must reserve your seat in advance.
DIRECT MEDIA INQUIRIES AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO:
Trey Garman, Vice President 808-216-8606 (cell) or at the hotel 808-669-6200 (ask for the Director’s Room) [email protected] www.xterramaui.com
TEAM Unlimited - 720 Iwilei Road, Suite 290, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
4 2014 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS All events are at the host hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
Wednesday, October 22: 9am-2pm Registration and Packet Pick-up TRIATHLON ONLY, XTERRA Athlete Village Open 12-2pm Registration and Packet Pick-up TRIATHLON and Trail Run, XTERRA Athlete Village Open 10am-2pm Bike Course Open
Thursday, October 23: 9am-2pm Registration and Packet Pick-up, XTERRA Athlete Village Open 9am-2pm Bike Course Open 4pm XTERRA Pro Annual Meeting, Amphitheate
Friday, October 24: 5:15am “Hiuwai and E ala E” - Sunrise Hawaiian “Cleansing & Rejuvenation” Ceremony - open to all athletes, friends and family who wish to participate (wear swim gear, meet at the Beach House Lawn at D.T.Fleming Beach. Please be on time – we start promptly at 5:15) 9am-5pm Registration and Packet Pick-up, XTERRA Athlete Village Open 9am-2pm Bike Course Open 2pm XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell – MTB Clinic 3pm XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell – Run Clinic 4pm XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell – Swim Clinic 5-6pm Pre-race Christian Prayer Service – all competitors, friends and family welcome, Amphitheater 6:30pm “Night of Champions” Dinner, Aloha Garden Ballroom (free to World Championship competitors. (tickets available online and at registration until sold out).
Saturday, October 25: 7-8am Registration for NEW Trail Run Entries. 7-8:30am XTERRA Kapalua Trail Run Packet Pickup (pre-registered athletes only) . 9am-12pm Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon, benefit for the Challenged Athletes Foundation 9am Hula Grill XTERRA 5K Trail Run Start 9:20am Duke’s Beach House XTERRA 10K Trail Run Start 9am-4pm Registration and Packet Pick-up, XTERRA Athlete Village Open 10am-2pm Bike Course Open 10:30am XTERRA Kapalua Trail Run Awards Ceremony 11am-3pm Run Course Open 11am Kimo’s XTERRA Kapalua Keiki K Run (free for kids 10 and under) 11am XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell – “Art of XTERRA” 4pm Champions Forum- featuring current and former World Champions, Aloha Garden Ballroom 5pm Mandatory Competitor Briefing – Aloha Garden Ballroom
Sunday, October 26: 7am Transition Open for set-up and Body Marking Open 9am XTERRA World Championship Start 10am-3pm Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon, a benefit for the Challenged Athletes Foundation 1:30pm Pro Awards (finish area) 7pm Awards Dinner, Aloha Garden Ballroom 9:30pm Halloween Costume After Party – XTERRA Village
5 SPECTATORS GUIDE ON HOW TO WATCH THE RACE
Maui’s World Championship XTERRA course covers 27 miles of unyielding terrain. The experience is a sensory riot featuring fragrant breezes, Pacific blue water, bright yellow sun, soft white sand, fine red dirt, and cool green lawns.
Start and Swim: Located at the D.T. Fleming Beach fronting the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, there are plenty of great vantage points to watch the mass start from the lawn above or down on the beach. Pros are easy to spot with their identifying swim caps - men in blue and women in pink. A short beach shuffle mid-race between two 750-meter laps of an “M” shaped course gives spectators a chance to pick out their friends and family from the field.
T1 and T2 - Bike and Run Transition: Located a few yards from the swim start in front of the Ritz. The transition area is for competitors only, however, spectators may view the change-over from any position around the boundary.
Bike: Unfortunately, there’s really no place to watch the bike aside from the first mile out and back as the entire 18-mile single loop course is on private land and not open to the public.
Run: Most of the run course is open to the public (follow the red arrows backwards) but the best spot to watch is the leg-burning section of sand just before the finish line on D.T. Fleming Beach.
Finish: The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua is the place to be to watch the swim, transitions, and the finish line. Announcers will be on-site providing live race updates, plus there’s great food, the Paul Mitchell cut-a-thon, XTERRA Souvenirs, Outrigger’s kids activity zone, Kona Brewing Liquid Aloha Lounge, and a front row seat to one of the greatest spectacles in all of sport - the spontaneous, ecstatic, and sometimes tear-jerking displays of emotion at the finish line.
Follow it live: Friends, Family and fans that are not able to attend the race can get live updates on the internet at www.xterraMAUI.com starting at 9am Hawaii time (12 noon PST, 3pm EST, 9pm in Europe, 6am in Sydney, Australia, 8am in New Zealand, 4pm in Brazil).
Free Parking: From Honoapiilani Highway go past the main Kapalua entrance (Office Road) and take your next left at Lower Honoapiilani Road. Look for the XTERRA parking signs and staff to guide you.
6 QUICK FACTS ON THE XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
WHAT IS XTERRA: The world’s premier off-road triathlon, combining a 1.5-kilometer (1-mile) swim that starts in front of the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua a 30-kilometer (18.6-miles) mountain bike that climbs more than 3,000 feet up and down the lower slopes of the West Maui Mountains, and a 10-kilometer (6.1-miles) trail run that traverses forest trails, and beach sand. Top pros finish in roughly two-and-a-half hours.
WHO RACES IN MAUI: A sold-out field of 800 racers including 80 professionals and more than 700 amateurs representing 40 countries & 40 U.S. states, ages 16 to 77. 93% of the field is from out of state.
WHEN: The XTERRA World Championship starts at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 26. The XTERRA Kapalua 5km and 10km trail runs are on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: At The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua on Maui’s northwest coast.
WHY: The XTERRA World Championship race is the last in a series of more than 100 off-road triathlon races held in 25 countries and 37 U.S. States. The concept is to provide a bona-fide world championship for amateur and pro off-road triathletes. For pros there is $100,000 in prize money at stake.
HOW THEY QUALIFIED: Amateurs enter the World Championship through one of two means: 1. Earn a slot by qualifying as one of the top finishers in their age group at an XTERRA Championship race in South Africa, Phillipines, New Zealand, Saipan, Guam, Australia, Malaysia, Spain, Greece, Brazil, Switzerland, France, Canada, Italy, Mexico, Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Great Britain, Costa Rica, Mauritius, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Alabama, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and Virginia in the United States. For those “lucky-you-live-Hawaii- guys” there were two local qualifying races; one in Maui and one at Kualoa Ranch on Oahu. 2. Enter through the at large drawing - a limited number of slots were offered on a first-come first-serve basis in January.
XTERRA BACKGROUND: This is year 19 for the XTERRA World Championship on Maui – the birthplace of off-road triathlon. The first XTERRA race was held here on November 3, 1996 with just 123 participants and was televised on Fox Sports Net. The demand for the sport of XTERRA exploded thereafter and there are now more than 30,000 competitors from all 50 states and more than 40 countries worldwide.
1996: Jimmy Riccitello and Michellie Jones win inaugural event in Wailea, Maui. 1999: 11 races spanning from California to New Jersey. First year of Pro Points Series. 2000: XTERRA goes global with its first international races in England, Japan, and Canada. 2001: The first year of the XTERRA USA Championship Series. 2003: The first year of the XTERRA European Tour. 2014: Now 100 events in the U.S., plus more than 30 international races including tours in Asia-Pacific and Europe
TELEVISION: This will be the 19th straight year a nationally broadcast one-hour show will be produced on the event, which showcases Maui’s natural beauty. The 2013 XTERRA World Championship will be seen by more than four million viewers via national syndication (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX) and Fox Sports Network. This year’s show will start its run in national syndication in mid-January 2015.
ECONOMIC IMPACT: Direct visitor expenditures from the 2013 XTERRA World Championship were $5.4 million (expenditure source: DBEDT). The average length of stay on Maui is 6.6 nights (8.9 nights in Hawaii), the average party size is 2.9, and 56% of the field had a household income of more than $100,000.
Online Resources: www.facebook.com/XTERRAplanet ... Videos: www.xterra.tv ... Event: www.xterramaui.com 7 HULA GRILL XTERRA 5K DUKE’S BEACH HOUSE XTERRA 10K KIMO’S XTERRA KAPALUA KEIKI K Saturday, October 25 at 9:00 a.m. (11am Kids)
“E ala E…awaken the sun!”
Sunrise Hawaiian “Cleansing & Rejuvenation” Ceremony open to all athletes, friends and family who wish to participate
“Where is this sun that rises from the East from the deepest of oceans to the highest summit? Celebrate the beginning of the day as we cleanse in the ocean. Chants to the sun will After three successful years on the beautiful slopes of the rejuvenate your spirit and focus. Life begins anew!“ West Maui Mountains, the XTERRA Kapalua Trail Run will return in 2014. This year’s event is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 24, 5:15am assembly at The Beach House October 25, and it will once again start and finish at the Restaurant Lawn. Swimwear is necessary. Please be on time. picturesque Ritz-Carlton Kapalua resort hotel. XTERRA BY NIGHT The event will feature three races – a 10-kilometer course, a 5-kilometer course, and a 1-kilometer children’s Maui is a reward for a great season, and as such course. The 10K and 5K races are open to runners of all competitors are treated to a pair of "ono" dinners with the ages and skill levels; the Keiki race is for children ages 10 Night of Champions carbo-loading affair on Friday and the and younger. Last year’s event drew more than 1,000 awards celebration on Sunday - complete with highlight runners from around the world, and they enjoyed some of videos and special presentations. the most spectacular views in the sport of trail running. On Sunday, it The course starts on the grounds of the Ritz-Carlton, then gets scary! The traverses the West Maui Mountains, including a section XTERRA near a rarely-seen mountain lake. There is also a stretch Halloween costume party is legendary...Despite the typical run along the sandy beach fronting The Ritz. Several post-race banter and antics by delirious athletes, the best- sections of the courses are set along private lands, so it costumed competitor wins a 10-foot XTERRA Stand-up is a chance for runners to experience rarely-seen areas Paddleboard. of West Maui. T S Restaurants of Maui serves as the title sponsor for the event, and the races are officially called the Duke’s Beach House XTERRA 10K, the Hula Grill XTERRA 5K, and the Kimo’s XTERRA Keiki Run. Fastest male and female pro, age group, and Maui resident run times will win $100 restaurant certificates from T S Restaurants. 8 XTERRA UNIVERSITY, PRESENTED BY PAUL MITCHELL
Get to know the Pros and what the Pros know at XTERRA University. Learn the XTERRA disciplines of swimming, mountain biking, and trail running, sharpen your skills with instruction on nutrition, Maui course specifics, racing tips, winning strategies, and get the inside scoop on the World Championship race.
All clinics are at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
FRIDAY, OCT. 24 2:00 p.m. - Mountain Biking with Josiah Middaugh & Shonny Vanlandingham 3:00 p.m. - Trail Running with Brent McMahon and Kathrin Mueller 4:00 p.m. - Swimming with Ben Allen and Jacqui Slack
SATURDAY, OCT. 25 11:00 a.m. - Art of XTERRA includes Transition, Nutrition, Training, and Course Tips with expert panel to include; Conrad Stoltz, Ruben Ruzafa, Nicky Samuels and Emma Garrard
WORLD CHAMPIONS FORUM Saturday at 4 p.m. This moderated discussion with past XTERRA World Champions is certain to entertain & educate. Participants include Melanie McQuaid (03/05-06), Conrad Stoltz (01/02, 07, 10), Shonny Vanlandingham (10), Ruben Ruzafa (08,13), Julie Dibens (07-09), Michi Weiss (11) and Nicky Samuels (13). PAUL MITCHELL CUT-A-THON
At every major XTERRA championship event Paul Mitchell hosts a charity hair cut-a-thon to benefit the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
The best Paul Mitchell stylists will be creating new hairdo’s for just $15, with 100% of the proceeds going to the CAF. Paul Mitchell will be set-up from 9am-12noon on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday at the XTERRA Village at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua.
9 THE COURSE AT KAPALUA QUICK FACTS
Since 2011 the XTERRA Worlds course has been SWIM DISTANCE: 1.5-kilometers (0.93 miles). traversing Maui Land & Pineapple Company’s private Location: D.T. Fleming Beach fronting The Ritz 22,000-acre oasis. It all starts with a 1.5-kilometer rough Prime: The first male & female age groupers out of the water swim at D.T. Fleming Beach fronting the Ritz-Carlton, water win an XTERRA Vortex full wetsuit. Kapalua.
Once on the bike riders navigate from the Ritz to a ridge line SWIM RECORD: - down to a ravine - and back up again, like a tropical roller- Gender Name Time Year coaster ride through pineapple fields and forests. Male Glenn Wachtel (HI) 18:10 2000 Female Raeleigh Tennant (AUS) 18:31 2000 The bike is one big 18.8-mile loop with 3,100-feet of climbing that goes up-and-down the lower slopes of the Swim to Bike (T1), and Bike to Run (T2) Transition West Maui Mountains more than a dozen times. New this Location: Located at the Ritz-Carlton year course designers have added more passing opportunities on the first few climbs and an improved MOUNTAIN BIKE DISTANCE: 30 Kilometers (18.6 miles) downhill featuring more twists and turns to replace straight- Location:The slopes of the West Maui Mountains away downhills. BIKE RECORD: “The new stuff is still a work in progress but will add more Gender Name Time Year character to the longest downhill section,” said race director Male Michael Weiss (AUT) 1:17:30 2011 “Kahuna Dave” Nicholas. “That will complement the tight, Female Melanie McQuaid (CAN) 1:29:27 2011 twisting, sharp corners that are already in place. Still, the signature spot is at the five-mile mark when you pop out on TRAIL RUN DISTANCE: 10 Kilometers (6.1 miles) a narrow ridge trail with hundred foot drop offs on either Location: Kapalua side. Don’t panic – the top is at least 15’ wide and the views Prime: Fastest male and female pro, age group, and Maui of the surrounding forest and hills are simply spectacular. If resident run times will win a $100 restaurant certificates I didn’t fall off – neither will you. In fact, if you come early from Leilani's On the Beach in Kaanapli at Whaler's Village. and preview the course, bring your camera with you. The scenery is something that not many people get a chance to see.” RUN RECORD: Gender Name Time Year Once on the run competitors will be faced with a whole lot Male Jan Rehula (CZE) 33:14 2004 of climbing while they weave along dirt trails, through Female Erika Csomor (HUN) 38:18 2004 oleander forests, and into 60-foot high ironwood evergreens to an unexpected mountain lake at the 700-foot level. NOTE: Course records mean little as routes change thru the years.
“It descends like a slalom course through high green U25 PRIME: Muscle Milk honors the Bermuda grasses and opens up in spots to expose fantas- future of XTERRA with a special prize for tic views of the Pacific,” said Nicholas. “Obstacles are the top three men and women under 25. everywhere, including a technical, steep downhill into a Each will receive a logo-ed XTERRA gully where racers will have to jump over and duck under Muscle Milk back pack filled with swag. fallen trees, navigate a rocky dry creek, head through thick elephant grass, into a cook pine nursery, up a short rope- XTERRA BOARDS PRIME: XTERRA assisted scramble and along a narrow single track trail with Skateboards to the winners of every switchbacks that drop all the way down to the beach. The division final test of skill and endurance is a calf-busting 250-meter white sand beach run.” 10 UNDER CONSTRUCTION
11 PRO START LIST Men (in order of finish position in 2013, then alphabetical) (place at last year’s WC) - Name - Age, Hometown (place at last year’s WC) - Name - Age, Hometown (1) - Ruben Ruzafa - 30, Malaga, Spain Oliver Shaw - 23, Rotorua, New Zealand (2) - Asa Shaw - 30, Frejus, France Albert Soley - 27, Bigues i Riells, Spain (3) - Ben Allen - 30, North Wollongong, Australia Philip Tavell - 39, Silvakra, Sweden (4) - Josiah Middaugh - 36, Vail, Colorado Jean-Philippe Thibodeau - 24, Quebec, Canada (6) - Conrad Stoltz - 41, Stellenbosch, South Africa Lubos Truhlar - 28, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic (9) - Leonardo Chacon - 30, Dulce Nombre, Costa Rica Cody Waite - 36, Lakewood, Colorado (10) - Brice Daubord - 29, Orleans, France Bradley Weiss - 26, Boulder, Colorado (11) - Francois Carloni - 29, Frejus, France Michael Weiss - 34, Gumpoldskirchen, Austria (14) - Dan Hugo - 29, Stellenbosch, South Africa Rob Woestenborghs - 38, Oudenaarde, Belgium (15) - Romaric Delépine - 38, Metz, France Noah Wright - 40, Austin, Texas (16) - Jan Kubicek - 35, Chodov, Czech Republic Yu Yumoto - 36, Tokyo, Japan (17) - Ryan Ignatz - 36, Boulder, Colorado Brad Zoller - 37, Avon, Colorado (27) - Branden Rakita - 34, Colorado Springs, Colorado (28) - Chris Ganter - 36, Boise, Idaho (34) - Jim Thijs - 34, Overijse, Belgium Bart Aernouts - 30, Merksem, Belgium Rom Akerson - 30, Paquer,a Costa Rica By Country (Alphabetical) Matt Dewis - 22, Loughborough, United Kingdom AUSTRALIA: Ben Allen, Nick Moore, Brendan Sexton Rory Downie - 25, Edinburgh, United Kingdom AUSTRIA: Michi Weiss BELGIUM: Bart Aernouts, Yeray Luxem, Jim Thijs, Rob Arthur Forissier - 20, Saint Etienne, France Woestenborghs Jon Heasman - 39, Claygate, United Kingdom BRAZIL: Felipe Moletta Nicolas Hemet - 37, Saint Etienne du Rouvray, France CANADA: Brent McMahon, Jean-Philippe Thibodeau Llewellyn Holmes - 33, Bristol, United Kingdom COSTA RICA: Rom Akerson, Leonardo Chacon Grayson Keppler - 27, Dallas, Texas CZECH: Jan Kubicek, Lubos Truhlar Tomas Kubek - 24, Bratislava, Slovak Republic FRANCE: Francois Carloni, Brice Daubord, Romaric Delepine, Arthur Forissier, Nicolas Hemet, Cedric Cedric Lassonde - 38, London, France Lassonde Yeray Luxem - 29, Merksem, Belgium GREAT BRITAIN: Matt Dewis, Rory Downie, Jon Brent McMahon - 34, Victoria, Canada Heasman, Llewellyn Holmes, Asa Shaw Mauricio Mendez - 19, Mexico City, Mexico JAPAN: Takahiro Ogasawara, Yu Yumoto Joshua Merrick - 33, Alamosa, Colorado MEXICO: Mauricio Mendez Joseph Miller - 35, Cebu City, Philippines NEW ZEALAND: Olly Shaw PHILIPPINES: Joe Miller Felipe Moletta - 29, São José dos Pinhais, Brazil SLOVAKIA: Tomas Kubek Nick Moore - 30, Gold Coast, Australia SOUTH AFRICA: Dan Hugo, Conrad Stoltz, Brad Weiss Takahiro Ogasawara - 34, Mathida, Japan SPAIN: Ruben Ruzafa, Roger Serrano, Albert Soley Ryan Petry - 23, Boulder, Colorado SWEDEN: Philip Tavell Jan Pyott - 33, Oberägeri, Switzerland SWITZERLAND: Jan Pyott Roger Serrano - 23, Barcelona, Spain USA: Chris Ganter, Ryan Ignatz, Grayson Keppler, Josiah Middaugh, Joshua Merrick, Ryan Petry, Branden Brendan Sexton - 29, Wollongong, Australia Rakita, Cody Waite, Noah Wright, Brad Zoller
12 PRO START LIST Women (in order of finish position in 2013, then alphabetical) (place at last year's WC) - Name - Age, Hometown (1) Nicky Samuels - 31, Wanaka, New Zealand (3) Flora Duffy - 27, Devonshire, Bermuda (4) Barbara Riveros - 27, La Pintana, Chile (5) Emma Garrard - 33, Park City, Utah (6) Chantell Widney - 34, Edmonton, Canada (7) Helena Erbenová - 35, Jablonec, Czech Republic (8) Shonny Vanlandingham - 45, Durango, Colorado (9) Jacqui Slack - 31, Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom (10) Suzie Snyder - 32, Fredericksburg, Virginia (11) Carina Wasle - 30, Kundl, Austria (13) Kathrin Müller - 30, Freiburg, Germany (14) Renata Bucher - 37, Lucerne, Switzerland (16) Danelle Kabush - 39, Victoria, Canada (17) Melanie McQuaid - 41, Victoria, Canada (18) Caroline Colonna - 50, Taos, New Mexico (19) Sarah Backler - 32, Tauranga, New Zealand (26) Mieko Carey - 36, Tumon, Guam Dimity-Lee Duke - 30, Roelands, Australia Genevieve Evans - 41, Carnelian Bay, California Louise Fox - 34, Reading, United Kingdom Maud Golsteyn - 34, Nieuwstadt, Netherlands Belinda Hadden - 36, Wandana Heights, Australia BY COUNTRY (Alphabetical) Penny Hosken - 27, Ringwood, Australia AUSTRALIA: Dimity-Lee Duke, Belinda Hadden, Penny Maia Ignatz - 34, Boulder, Colorado Hosken, Charlotte McShane Sandra Koblmueller - 24, Rohrbach, Austria AUSTRIA: Sandra Koblmueller, Carina Wasle Kara LaPoint - 27, Truckee, California BERMUDA: Flora Duffy CANADA: Danelle Kabush, Melanie McQuaid, Chantell Charlotte McShane - 24, Mount Taylor, Australia Widney Lizzie Orchard - 28, Epsom, New Zealand CHILE: Barbara Riveros Sara Schuler - 33, Boulder, Colorado CZECH: Helena Erbenova Susan Sloan - 33, Benoni, South Africa GERMANY: Kathrin Muller Debby Sullivan - 33, Rocklin, California GREAT BRITAIN: Louise Fox, Jacqui Slack Judy Vandenberg - 42, Doesburg, Netherlands JAPAN: Mieko Carey NETHERLANDS: Maud Golsteyn, Judy Vandenberg NEW ZEALAND: Sarah Backler, Elizabeth Orchard, Nicky Samuels SOUTH AFRICA: Susan Sloan SWITZERLAND: Renata Bucher USA: Caroline Colonna, Genevieve Evans, Emma Garrard, Maia Ignatz, Kara LaPoint, Sara Schuler, Suzie Snyder, Debby Sullivan, Shonny Vanlandingham 13 PRO PREVIEW
The best athletes from the past, present, and future of XTERRA Germany where European Tour Champ Kathrin XTERRA will gather to battle for the 2014 XTERRA World Mueller took the top spot. Championship crown. More than 80 elites qualified to race in Maui for the sports ultimate crown this year. Those three should put on quite a show, but you’ve also got Chilean rock-star Barbara Riveros, American greats Emma The man, however, is still the Caveman. Conrad “the Garrard and Shonny Vanlandingham, past Euro Tour champ Caveman” Stoltz is the sports’ most successful racer ever Helena Erbenova, Canadians Chantell Widney and three- with an unprecedented 51 championship wins and four time World Champ Melanie McQuaid, and Brit Jacqui Slack. XTERRA World Titles to go with his three ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships. He’s also an XTERRA icon There is no doubt the field is stacked and the heat is on. It’s and fan favorite, looming larger than life when he walks Maui or Bust for the World’s best. Who’s your pick? through the athlete village.
The Caveman is 41-years-old but shows no signs of slowing down – and you need look no further than his back-to-back wins at XTERRA England and XTERRA Denmark in August as proof.
That said, the man of the moment is Ruben Ruzafa. The reigning and two-time World Champion from Spain is undefeated since winning Worlds last year as he swept through the European Tour with seven straight victories, then took down American legend Josiah “Beast Mode” Middaugh at the USA Championship last month. Rumor has it, however, that the Beast is growing a beard and the last time his kids wore the “Fear the Beard” shirts, their Dad won.
Dan Hugo has been brilliant all year, won seven majors including the prestigious XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship, and geared his training towards this one. Asa Shaw and Ben Allen finished 2/3 last year, Leo Chacon is super-fast just like Brent McMahon, Olympian Brendan Sexton from Australia will fit right in to Hawaii’s rough seas, Brad Weiss has been top four at everything the last two years, and Michi Weiss won this race last time he was here. Lots of contenders in the mix this year to say the least.
As for the future, that honor goes to Mauricio Mendez – the 18-year-old sensation from Mexico has captured the hearts of the XTERRA Tribe and inspires one-and-all with his smile and youthful exuberance.
In the women’s race the spotlight shines bright on defending champ Nicky Samuels from New Zealand and 2014 all-star Flora Duffy from Bermuda. Duffy was dominant all year, winning everything she entered except 14 WORDS WITH THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS
IN PURSUIT OF PERFECTION
Not since Michael Tobin so thoroughly dominated the XTERRA scene back in 1999, the year he won all nine championship races he entered leading up to the main event in Maui, has a racer come into the World Championship race as hot as Ruben Ruzafa is now. Of course, Tobin didn’t win Worlds that year. That honor went to a 44-year-old named Ned Overend. SAMUELS SET TO DEFEND WORLD TITLE For Ruzafa, who hasn’t lost since finishing third behind Leonardo Chacon and Josiah Middaugh at the 2013 USA New Zealand Olympian and ITU road triathlon star Nicky Championship, his nine-race win streak means little. Samuels returns to Maui to defend her XTERRA World Championship crown next Sunday. This time, she’ll have a “I am not thinking about this,” said the reigning and two-time bulls-eye on her back. World Champ. “I think only about giving 100% next Sunday.” “It’s always easier going into a race with no expectations. Ruzafa credits much of the success he’s had this year to Last year I was there for my family and the race was a becoming a better swimmer. “The most important thing for bonus. This year it will be different, definitely have a target me was to improve my swimming. I started last year after on my back but I'll give it my best to keep it there,” said Maui to improve my technique and to improve my ability to Samuels. The 31-year-old from Wanaka ended her road suffer in the water. My body wasn’t suffering in the water triathlon season strong with back-to-back bronze medals in like I would on the mountain bike. I’ve improved in this the last two races of the World Triathlon Series, her best capacity, and this has made me more confident in the water, performances to date, then took a well-deserved break. and stronger when I start on the bike,” explained Ruzafa. “It’s hard to tell what shape your body is in at this time of Last year Ruzafa came out of the water a full three-minutes year, it's a bit hit and miss, either it will be a great day or a behind the swim leader Leo Chacon, and didn’t let up until terrible one. I had a break after the ITU World Champs Final he was in the lead. “Once on the bike I am never satisfied and have built my training up again for this race. I live in one until I’m the leader of the race,” said Ruzafa. of the best places in the world for training so it's really good to be able to use all the Wanaka has to offer with its numer- After winning the USA Championship Ruzafa returned to his ous trails and adventures,” said Samuels, who will use the hometown in Malaga, Spain where it’s hot and at sea level. same Giant XTC 29er she rode to victory last year. “It did “I feel very good heading into the race. My training has such a good job last year I don't want to change!” been like we planned, and the feelings and times have been good. I have some friends coming with me so it should be This will be the fifth XTERRA in Samuel’s career, and she’s a great time,” said Ruzafa. won three of them – twice at her hometown races at XTERRA Motatapu and Maui last year. Most recently she When asked who would be his toughest competitors on the was second to Flora Duffy at the XTERRA Asia-Pacific day he mentioned Middaugh, Chacon, Michi Weiss, and Championship race in New South Wales, Australia in April. added “at Worlds it is very difficult to predict something like Looking ahead, Samuels aspires to represent New Zealand this, everybody works hard for this race. at the Rio Olympics. “Next year we will have two races which will be trial races for Rio Olympic Games. I need to Indeed. This Sunday there will be 50 men gunning for perform perfectly in at least one of them to gain my Ruzafa and the coveted title of XTERRA World Champion, selection. The exact details aren't out yet about qualification including a 40-something named the Caveman who has but my training has been aiming at Rio for some time now won four already. so hopefully everything will come together.” 15 MEET THE PROS RUBEN RUZAFA Malaga, Spain 2008/2013 XTERRA World Champion 2014 ITU Cross Tri World Champion 2014 XTERRA European Tour Champion
FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 1 PERSONAL: Born September 9, 1984 XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year. Won XTERRA Worlds in first try in 2008. Won Worlds again last year. He crashed just two days before his title defense in 2009 and was unable to compete. Back in 2008 a then 29-year-old Ruzafa, hailing from Malaga, Spain, shocked the XTERRA planet when he won the World Championship in his first try. There’s no such surprise anymore. Last year when he retired from world cup mountain biking (where he collected four national titles in cross country and marathon for Spain) to focus on XTERRA he won XTERRA Spain, was 2nd at France, won Germany, and was third at the USA Championship. Since then he’s been perfect, winning Worlds in 2013, and Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Italy, Czech, Germany, and the USA Championship this year. Nine straight and 11-of-13 in the last 15 months. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The 30-year-old shocked the XTERRA world when he won the World Championship in his first try back in 2008. The next year he placed 2nd at XTERRA Italy and in the years that followed he concentrated on world cup mountain biking. Last year Ruzafa switched his focus to triathlon and the results have been outstanding. 2013: Won XTERRA Spain, was second at XTERRA France, won XTERRA Germany, was third at the XTERRA USA Championship, and won XTERRA Worlds. 2014: He's been perfect. Ruzafa's win streak is now at nine straight since winning XTERRA Worlds last October with 2014 XTERRA championship victories at Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Italy, Czech, Germany (which doubled as the ITU Cross Tri World Champs) and the USA Championship. He stormed through the fastest XTERRA men in Europe (Asa Shaw, Francois Carloni, Yeray Luxem), he held off the hard-charging Kiwi Braden Currie of New Zealand, he won against 7x World Champ Conrad “the Caveman” Stoltz in Italy and took it to America’s-best, Josiah “Beast Mode” Middaugh, in Germany and the USA Championship.
16 MEET THE PROS ASA SHAW Frejus, France Asa FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 9 PERSONAL: Born July 7, 1984...competes for the Saint- Raphaël Triathlon club. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year. Had a breakout per- formance in Maui last year when he posted the fastest run of the day and finished second. Was 24th in the XTERRA European Tour in 2010 and 15th in 2011. 2012: Won XTERRA France, was second at XTERRA BEN ALLEN Czech, won XTERRA Germany, and was second at North Wollongong, Australia XTERRA Switzerland. Finished 2nd in the European Tour. 2013: Placed third at XTERRA Spain, 5th in Greece, 10th at 2014 XTERRA Saipan Champ XTERRA Switzerland, 5th at France, and 6th at XTERRA Italy. Finished 6th in the Euro Tour. FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 4 2014: Finished 6th at XTERRA Portugal, 4th at XTERRA PERSONAL: Born January 19, 1985...was named the Switzerland, 6th at XTERRA France and Italy, and a career- 2012 XTERRA Warrior Award winner with girlfriend Jacqui best second at XTERRA Worlds. Slack for perpetuating the “Live More” spirit of XTERRA. MAUI PASTS: Finished 2nd last year and posted the fastest WEBSITE: benallentriathlete.com run split. 7th in 2012, 14th in 2010 with a 9th best run, and XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year. 32nd in 2009. 2011: Placed 4th at XTERRA New Zealand, was 3rd at XTERRA Italy, won XTERRA Brazil, placed 13th at XTERRA France, 12th at Czech, 7th at XTERRA Germany, Ben 4th at XTERRA Switzerland, 6th at XTERRA Canada, 7th at the USA Championship, and 36th at XTERRA Worlds. 2012: Won the XTERRA Guam, Philippines, Saipan, and New Zealand Championship races to start the season, was 2nd at XTERRA Italy, 9th at XTERRA France, 5th at XTERRA Czech, 11th at XTERRA Germany, 3rd at Switzerland, 2nd at the XTERRA USA Championship, and 35th (after a series of mechanicals on the bike) at XTERRA Worlds. Finished 3rd in the XTERRA European Tour. 2013: Won the XTERRA Philippines, Saipan, and Guam Championships in March, finished 2nd to Olympian Courtney Atkinson at XTERRA Great Ocean Road in Australia, then won the XTERRA New Zealand Championship for the second straight year. On the European Tour he placed 2nd at XTERRA Spain, won Greece, was 5th at Germany and won XTERRA England. Had the most World Tour wins with seven in 2013. Finished 6th at the USA Champs and 3rd at XTERRA Worlds. 2014: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Philippines, won XTERRA Great Ocean Road and XTERRA Saipan, was 5th at the Asia-Pacific Championships and 3rd at XTERRA Malaysia. Finished 4th in the XTERRA European Tour with a 6th in France, 3rd place in Sweden and Czech, 4th in the UK, 2nd at XTERRA Denmark. Placed 13th at USA Champs. 17 MEET THE PROS JOSIAH MIDDAUGH and 3rd at the XTERRA USA Championship. Placed 9th at Eagle-Vail, Colorado XTERRA Worlds (2nd fastest bike), and was 2nd American. 2010: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA West Championship, 2013-14 U.S. Pro Series Champ South Central, and Southeast Championships and posted 10-time XTERRA National Champ the fastest run split at all three. Placed third at the XTERRA East and Mountain Championships. Won the XTERRA 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 1 Canada Championship, and placed 3rd (top American) at PERSONAL: Born July 25, 1978 from East Jordan, the XTERRA USA Championship. Placed 32nd at XTERRA Michigan...earned a bachelor of science degree in health Worlds after a series of flats that had him running with his fitness from Central Michigan Univ. where he ran x-country bike the last mile of the course. and track...recently earned his masters in human 2011: Won the USAT Winter Triathlon National movement from AT Still University...works as an endurance Championship. Won the XTERRA West, finished second coach and personal trainer at Dogma Athletica. by eight seconds at the South Central Champs, was 4th at WEBSITE: josiahmiddaugh.com ITU Cross Tri Worlds and the Pacific Champs, third at the TWITTER: @josiahmiddaugh Southeast Champs, won the Mountain Champs, and won XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 13th year. the XTERRA Canada for 2nd straight year, was 3rd at RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Has been the top XTERRA USA Champs despite having to run with his bike American in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series 10 of the last 11 the last mile of the bike. Placed fourth at XTERRA Worlds. years. Has won the USSSA Snowshoe National 2012: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA West Champs, 4th at the Championships and North American Snowshoe ITU Cross Tri World Championships/XTERRA Southeast Championships several times, 2006 and 2011 USAT Winter Champs, 2nd at the East and Mountain Champs, and won Triathlon National Champ, and 2005 USAT Long Course the XTERRA USA Championship. Was 2nd in Pro Series. National Champ. Before turning pro he won the 2002 Placed 2nd at XTERRA Worlds (top American 5th time). XTERRA Amateur USA & World Championship titles in the 2013: Won the XTERRA West, Southeast, and Mountain 20-24 division. Did first XTERRA at Keystone in 2001. Championship races, was 2nd at the USA Championship 2004: 7th in Richmond, won Keystone, 3rd in Big Bear and and won the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series for the first time and Lake Tahoe, won XTERRA Canada. Top American finisher the XTERRA National Champion crown for the ninth time. in Tahoe where he posted the fastest bike and run. Placed Finished 4th at XTERRA Worlds where he was the top 2nd in Pro Series and top American (3rd overall) at Worlds. American for the 6th time. 2005: 7th in Temecula, 10th in Richmond, 6th in Milwaukee, 2014:This year he placed 2nd at XTERRA Costa Rica and 3rd in Keystone, 9th in Tahoe, 6th in Pro Series (top won the U.S. Series opener at Lake Las Vegas in April and American). Was also the top American at the World the second stop in Pelham, Alabama in May. Was 3rd at Championship (10th overall) for 2nd straight year. the XTERRA East Championship and won the XTERRA 2006: Finished 3rd at Temecula then broke his knee-cap in Mountain Championship in his back yard at Beaver Creek. a training ride before the second race of the year in In Europe he finished 2nd at both the XTERRA Czech and Alabama. Came back in time for Tahoe where he finished XTERRA Germany/ITU Cross Tri Worlds race. Finished 7th, followed that with a 4th at XTERRA Worlds. 2nd at the XTERRA USA Championship (top American) 2007: Finished 4th at West Champs, 3rd in Alabama, 4th in and won the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series for the second Richmond, 2nd in Utah, 4th at the USA Championship and season in a row (was also named the National Champ for 3rd in the Pro Series (top American). Was 17th at Worlds. the 10th time as the fastest American in the Pro Series). 2008: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Winter Worlds (by 1 second). MAUI PASTS: Placed 4th last year (top American for 6th Placed 4th at West Champs, won East Champs, was 5th at time), 2nd in 2012 (top American) less than a minute behind Mountain Champs, 3rd at XTERRA USA. Top American in Javier Gomez despite his bike tire falling off during the bike. Pro Series for 4th time. 7th at Worlds (3x top American). Was 4th (top American) in 2011 with second best bike split. 2009: Placed 4th at XTERRA Winter Worlds in Utah, 2nd at Placed 32nd in 2010 after a series of mechanicals. Was 9th XTERRA West Cup, 3rd at Midwest Cup, 2nd at Southeast in 2009, 7th in ’08, 17th in 2007, 4th in ’06 (fastest bike). He Cup, won Teva Mtn Games in his hometown, was 2nd at has also finished 10th in ’05, 3rd in ’04, 6th in ’03, 28th in Atlantic Cup, won South Central Cup, was 3rd at Mtn Cup ’02 when he won the 20-24 World title, and 69th in 2001. 18 MEET THE PROS
Josiah
19 MEET THE PROS CONRAD “The Caveman” STOLTZ XTERRA Czech, and 2nd at XTERRA France. Won the Stellenbosch, South Africa XTERRA Mountain Championship in August, placed 8th at 4-time XTERRA World Champ the USA Championship but still edged countryman Dan Hugo to win XTERRA U.S. Pro Series title for the 6th time. Suffered a flat while leading at the XTERRA World FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 7 Championship in Maui and eventually finished 12th after a PERSONAL: Born October 23, 1973...a two-time Olympic series of mechanicals. triathlete, finished 20th in 2000 when he was the first off the 2009: Won XTERRA West, Midwest, and Southeast Cup bike, then dnf’d in Athens...started BMX racing at age Races, was 5th at the Northwest Cup, won the Atlantic Cup, seven, running at nine, biathlon at 13, triathlon and cycling finished 3rd in a photo-finish at the Northeast Cup, was 2nd at 14, and pro triathlon at 18...“It’s in my blood.” at the XTERRA USA Championship (and won the U.S. Pro WEBSITE/TWITTER: conradstoltz.com / @ConradStoltz Series for the 7th time). Placed 5th at XTERRA Worlds. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 14th year. 2010: Won all four regionals he entered - the XTERRA RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Is XTERRA’s all-time West, South Central, Southeast and East Champs. Placed championship race wins leader with 51 (he has 55 all-told), 6th at the XTERRA Canada Championships, won XTERRA is the only pro to win four XTERRA World Titles, and has USA Championship (and the Pro Series for 8th time), and an unprecedented 10 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series titles (2001- became the first pro to win four World Titles. 03, ‘05 & ‘07-’12). Also won the 2011, 2012, and 2013 ITU 2011: Won XTERRA Buffelspoort, was 2nd at XTERRA Cross Triathlon World Championships. West Champs, won his record-breaking 38th career 2001: Burst onto the XTERRA scene and won three races, championship at South Central Champs in Waco, won ITU including the Pro Series and the World title as a rookie. Cross Tri World Title, won the Pacific and Southeast titles 2002: Won in Keystone, California, Tahoe, and Maui. on back-to-back weekends in May, captured East title in 2003: Won first race at Big Bear, placed 2nd in Richmond, Richmond in June, and the XTERRA Japan Championship 3rd in Keystone, won in Tahoe, and won Pro Points Series. in August. Placed 5th at XTERRA USA Championship and 2004: Won XTERRA South Africa, placed 2nd in Richmond, won the Pro Series crown for 9th time (fifth straight). Was in 6th in Keystone, 2nd in Big Bear, and 5th in Tahoe. Finished third place coming off the bike at XTERRA Worlds, but 3rd in the Pro Series, and dnf’d at XTERRA Worlds. pulled with worsening asthma-type conditions on the run. 2005: Won four straight before placing 2nd in Keystone. 2012: Won the XTERRA South Africa Championship for the Won XTERRA South Africa, the West, East, and Midwest fifth time, won the XTERRA West Championship, ITU Cross Champs in Milwaukee, was second in Keystone before Tri World Champs/XTERRA Southeast Championship, East winning the inaugural XTERRA Brazil. Placed 2nd in Tahoe and Mountain Championships, was 4th at the USA but still won XTERRA Pro Series title. Placed 9th at Worlds. Championship, won the U.S. Pro Series for the 10th time, 2006: Won XTERRA South Africa, missed the first U.S. and was 3rd at XTERRA Worlds. race of the year in California with injuries, returned in time 2013: Won XTERRA Buffelspoort, crossed the finish line in for Alabama where he was fourth, and a week later he won 2nd at the XTERRA South Africa Championship but was the East Championship. Placed 8th in Milwaukee after a later DQ’d for going off-course in last stages of the run. series of crashes and injuries and then 4th at the Mountain Placed 2nd at the XTERRA West Championship, had the Championships in Utah. A pre-ride crash at the XTERRA lead on the run at Southeast Champs before having to pull USA Championship kept him out of nationals and worlds. due to injury. Recovered in time to win XTERRA Brazil, then 2007: Won XTERRA South Africa for fourth straight year, his third straight ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship, then the XTERRA West Champs. Won Southeast and East followed by a victory at XTERRA Italy. He placed fourth at Champs on back-to-back weekends. DNF’d at Utah the XTERRA USA Championship and 11th in Pro Series. because of a mechanical. Won USA Championship, Pro 2014:Placed 3rd at XTERRA South Africa, won XTERRA Series title, then World Champs for third time. Named the New Zealand, was 2nd at the XTERRA East Champs, third Off-Road triathlete of the year at Endurance Sports Awards. at XTERRA Italy, 8th at XTERRA Germany / ITU Cross Tri 2008: Placed 4th at XTERRA South Africa, won the West Worlds, and won XTERRA England and XTERRA Denmark Champs for 6th time in his career, won the Southeast title, on back-to-back weekends in August. Finished 7th on the DNF in Richmond, was 2nd at XTERRA UK, 6th at European Tour. 20 MEET THE PROS
Conrad
MAUI PASTS: Placed 6th last year, 3rd in 2012, DNF in 2011, won his fourth World title in 2010, was 5th in 2009,12th in 2008, outran Olivier Marceau to win third title in ‘07. Did not race in ’06, was 9th in 2005, broke a pedal and DNF in ‘04, placed 17th after a series of flats in 2003, and won the first two times he raced Maui in 2001 and 2002. 21 MEET THE PROS LEONARDO CHACON Liberia, Costa Rica Leonardo 2014 XTERRA Costa Rica Champion
PERSONAL: Born June 29, 1984. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year. WEBSITE: http://www.crcendurance.com ABOUT: Chacon is a triathlon legend in Costa Rica, whom he represented at the London Olympics where he was famously taken out by Canadian star Simon Whitfield...the kind words he wrote on Whitfield’s Facebook page afterwards were “liked” by thousands. Prior to the XTERRA USA Championship race Chacon trained in the mountains of Costa Rica on trails that matched the elevation levels of Snowbasin (start at 4,900 feet above sea level, and reaching a peak of 7,300 feet). “I’ve been training for this many months, like five to six months, improving my techniques,” said Chacon after the race. Chacon said his first XTERRA experience in Hawaii last year sparked his desire to improve on that fourth-place showing. “When I did XTERRA last year in Maui, I started thinking about improving my technique and see if I can be with these guys.” He had the fastest run split at the USA Championship. 2013: Won the XTERRA Mexico Championship in August then the XTERRA USA Championship, and finished 9th at XTERRA Worlds. 2014: Won XTERRA Costa Rica and was 5th at the XTERRA Germany Championship that doubled as the ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship. MAUI PASTS: Placed 9th last year. Out-sprinted Victor Del Corral at the finish line of the 2012 XTERRA World Championship to finish fourth in his first-ever XTERRA.
BRICE DAUBORD Orleans, France
PERSONAL: Born July 25, 1985 XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year. 2012: Placed 19th at XTERRA Worlds 2013: Placed 7th at XTERRA Spain back in June and was 3rd at the ITU Cross Tri World Championships behind Conrad Stoltz and Ruben Ruzafa in Holland, and was 10th at XTERRA Worlds. 2014: Finished 9th at XTERRA Germany.
22 MEET THE PROS FRANCOIS CARLONI Frejus, France 2014 XTERRA Greece Champion
FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 3 PERSONAL: Born August 8, 1985. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Was the overall amateur and 20-24 division XTERRA World Champ in 2008. 2012: Placed 6th at the XTERRA Italy, France, and Germany Championships, then finished 5th at the XTERRA Switzerland Championship. Placed 5th in the XTERRA European Tour. 2013: Placed 11th at XTERRA Spain, 9th in Greece, 10th at XTERRA France, 5th at XTERRA Italy, 7th in Germany, and 8th at XTERRA England. Finished 7th in the Euro Tour. Was 11th at XTERRA Worlds. Francois 2014: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Portugal, won XTERRA Greece, placed 14th at XTERRA France, 4th in XTERRA Italy, 7th in XTERRA Germany, 6th in XTERRA England and JAN KUBICEK 5th in XTERRA Denmark. Chodov City, Czech Republic MAUI PASTS: Placed 11th last year, 22nd in 2012, was 21st (3rd amateur) in 2010, 35th (9th amateur) in 2009, and FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 17 20th overall (top amateur) in 2008. Personal: Born March 16, 1980. 2005: Was third at XTERRA Czech, XTERRA Austria, and XTERRA Germany, and 3rd in the XTERRA European Tour. 2006: Was 8th at XTERRA France, 2nd at XTERRA Czech, Jan 6th at XTERRA Spain, 5th at XTERRA Denmark and 9th at XTERRA Germany. 2007: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Austria, 6th at XTERRA Germany, 5th at XTERRA UK, 21st in Maui. 2008: Finished 11th at XTERRA European Championship in Italy, 10th at XTERRA Czech and 10th at XTERRA France-Auron. 2009: Finished 17th in the XTERRA European Tour. 2010: 13th at XTERRA Worlds. 2011: Was 3rd at XTERRA Czech, 5th at XTERRA Germany, 14th at XTERRA Switzerland, 8th in Euro Tour standings, and 9th at XTERRA Worlds. 2012: Placed 7th at XTERRA Czech, 4th at XTERRA Germany, 9th at XTERRA Switzerland, and 7th in Euro Tour standings. 2013: Placed 10th at XTERRA Germany, 16th in Maui. 2014: Placed 9th at XTERRA Costa Rica, 7th at XTERRA Italy, 5th at XTERRA Czech and 15th at XTERRA Germany. MAUI PASTS: Placed 16th last year, 31st in 2012, was 9th in 2012 race with the 4th best run split. Finished 13th in 2010, 41st in 2008, and 21st in 2007. 23 MEET THE PROS DAN HUGO Stellenbosch, South Africa Seven World Tour Wins in 2014 2014 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Champion
FINAL 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 4 PERSONAL: Born July 1, 1985 in Worcester. WEBSITE: dghugo.com TWITTER: @dghugo XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. Finished on the podium at XTERRA South Africa in first-ever in 2004. 2007: Finished 2nd at XTERRA South Africa and 6th at the XTERRA West Champs. Was in third during the bike at the Southeast Champs when he crashed and broke his hand. 2008: Won XTERRA South Africa Championship, was 2nd at XTERRA West Champs, Southeast Championship (by just 16 seconds to Stoltz) and East Championship (by 24 seconds to Middaugh). Placed 9th at XTERRA UK, DNF at XTERRA Czech, was 12th at XTERRA France-Auron, 4th at USA Championship, missed winning the Pro Series by 8 points (to Stoltz) and placed 8th at XTERRA Worlds. 2009: Placed 3rd at XTERRA West Cup, 4th at Midwest and Southeast Cups, won Northwest Cup, 5th at Atlantic Cup, 3rd at South Central Cup, 5th at Northeast Cup. Finished 5th in XTERRA U.S. Pro Series. 2010: Won XTERRA South Africa Championship, and XTERRA Estrade Real off-road tri in Brazil. Placed 2nd at XTERRA East Champs, 8th at Mountain Champs, won XTERRA Brazil, was 2nd at XTERRA Mexico, 4th at XTERRA USA Champs, 9th in final U.S. Pro Series Standings, and 35th at Worlds after series of mechanicals. 2011: Won the XTERRA South Africa Championship for the third time in four years, and was 2nd behind his fellow countryman Conrad Stoltz at the Pacific, Southeast, and East Championship races. Led for most of the race at the Champs, 2nd at Mexico, won XTERRA Japan, was 5th at XTERRA USA Championship before being passed by Nico the USA Championship and 14th at XTERRA Worlds. Lebrun at mile four, and ultimately finished 2nd. Placed 5th 2014: This year Hugo has raced on six contintents and won in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series. Finished 2nd at the won XTERRA majors in five of them; South Africa, the XTERRA World Championship by just 33 seconds despite a Philippines, Guam, Australia (the Asia-Pacific crash on the bike that cost him some time. Championship), Malaysia, Norway, and the East 2012: Placed second at XTERRA Buffelspoort and third at Championship in Richmond, Virginia. Placed 7th at XTER- XTERRA South Africa and the XTERRA West RA West, 6th at XTERRA Southwest. Was 2nd at XTERRA Championship prior to suffering a season-ending injury. Sweden and XTERRA Saipan, 3rd at XTERRA Denmark, 2013: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Buffelspoort, South Africa, and 5th at the USA Championship. Philippines, Saipan, Guam, Malaysia, and Southeast MAUI PASTS: Placed 14th last year, did not race in 2012 Champs before winning the XTERRA East Championship. due to injury, was 2nd by just 33 seconds in 2011, 35th in Then placed 3rd at XTERRA Brazil, 7th at the Mountain 2010 after a series of mechanicals, and was 8th in 2008. 24 MEET THE PROS RYAN IGNATZ Boulder, Colorado Ryan FINAL 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 8 PERSONAL: Born September 25, 1978 in Arcadia, CA...earned Masters of Science in Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at Univ of Colorado at Boulder...works full time as a bike fitter at Colorado Multisport and is also a fit instructor for Retul. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2002 USAT All American, 6th at Collegiate Nationals (2002), top 10 in XTERRA U.S. Pro Series in 2007/08. 2006: Finished 9th in California, 6th in Alabama, 10th in Richmond, 6th in Milwaukee, 7th in Utah, 6th in Tahoe, and 9th at XTERRA Worlds. 2007: Placed 8th at East Champs, 7th at Mountain Champs, 6th at XTERRA USA Championship to place 10th overall in Pro Series. Finished 16th at XTERRA Worlds. 2008: DNF at West Champs, 8th at Southeast Champs, 6th at East Champs, 8th at Mountain Champs, 9th at XTERRA USA and 14th at XTERRA Worlds. 2009: Finished11th at XTERRA West Cup, 7th at the Northwest Cup, 8th at the Mountain Cup, and 8th at the USA Championship. 2011: Won the overall XTERRA National Championship as an age grouper, and also won the 30-34 age group XTERRA World Championship. 2012: Finished 6th at the XTERRA Mountain Champs, and 8th at the USA Championship, was 12th in Pro Series. 2013: Placed fourth at the XTERRA West Champs, a career-best 2nd at the East Champs and 5th at the Mountain Champs, 10th at USA Champs and 17th at Worlds. 2014: Finished 10th at the West Champs, 7th at the Southeast Champs, 6th at the Mountain Champs, and 12th at the XTERRA USA Championship. MAUI PASTS: Was 17th last year, 22nd in 2011, 14th in 2008, 16th in 2007, and 9th in 2006.
25 MEET THE PROS BRANDEN RAKITA Colorado Springs, Colorado Branden
FINAL 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 6 PERSONAL: Born March 25, 1981...from Durango ...earned degree in civil engineering at Colorado State University. WEBSITE: brandenrakita.com TWITTER: @btrakita XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year. BEST XTERRA FINISH: 2nd at 2012 XTERRA Canada FAVORITE XTERRA: XTERRA Canada 2008: Finished 14th at the XTERRA West Champs, 12th at the Southeast Champs, 16th at the East Champs, 6th at Mountain Champs, a career-best 5th at the XTERRA USA Championship and 18th at XTERRA Worlds. 2009: Finished 10th at West Cup, 8th at Midwest Cup, 8th at Southeast Cup, 4th at Northwest Cup, 7th at Northeast Cup, 5th at Mountain Cup, 6th at USA Championship, and 20th at XTERRA Worlds. 2010: Placed 10th at XTERRA West Champs, 7th at South Central Champs, 5th at XTERRA Amazon (Brazil), 6th at East Champs, 4th at Mountain Champs, 3rd at XTERRA Canada, 7th at USA Champs, and 15th at XTERRA Worlds. 2011: Placed 3rd at the XTERRA West Champs, 5th at the XTERRA South Central and Pacific Champs, 8th at ITU Cross Tri Worlds, 7th at the Southeast Champs, 4th at the East Championship, 5th at the Mountain Championship, 2nd at XTERRA Mexico, 4th at XTERRA Canada, 6th at XTERRA USA Champs, and 20th at Worlds. 2012: Placed 4th at XTERRA Guam, 5th at XTERRA Philippines, 7th at XTERRA Saipan, 5th at XTERRA West Championship, 9th at the ITU Cross Tri World Championships/XTERRA Southeast Championship, 5th at the XTERRA East, 8th at the Mountain, 2nd at the XTERRA Mexico, 2nd at the XTERRA Canada, 5th at USA, was 5th in the Pro Series, and 27th pro at XTERRA Worlds. 2013: Placed 3rd at XTERRA West, 6th at the Southeast Champs, 9th at the East Champs, 11th at XTERRA France, and a career-best 2nd at the Mountain Championship, 9th at the USA Championship and 27th in Maui. 2014: Placed 4th at the West Champ,5th at the Southeast, 7th at the East Champs and 8th at the Mountain Champs. Finished 8th at XTERRA Czech, 29th at XTERRA Germany, 12th at XTERRA England, and finished 25th in Euro Tour. MAUI PASTS: Finished 27th the last two years, 18th in 2011, 15th in 2010 (top American), 20th in 2009, and 18th in 2008. 26 MEET THE PROS CHRIS GANTER Boise, Idaho Chris
FINAL 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 7 PERSONAL: Born October 10, 1978...originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...earned a degree in analytical chemistry from Drexel University. WEBSITE: chris-ganter.com XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year 2010: Placed 19th at the XTERRA USA Championship race in first-ever XTERRA. 2011: Placed 18th at XTERRA West Champs. 2013: DNF at the XTERRA West Champs, was 9th at the Southeast Champs, 12th at the Mountain Champs, and 23rd at the USA Champs, and 28th at Worlds. 2014: Finished 8th at XTERRA West, 10th at XTERRA Southeast, 8th at XTERRA East, 7th at XTERRA Mountain and 9th at the XTERRA USA Championship. MAUI PASTS: Placed 28th last year in first Maui race.
JIM THIJS Huldenberg, Belgium Jim
PERSONAL: Born June 13, 1980. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year. WEBSITE: jimthijs.com 2007: Was 6th at XTERRA Italy, 2nd at XTERRA Denmark, 11th in Germany, 5th at XTERRA UK, and 15th at Worlds. 2008: Was 4th at XTERRA European Champs in Italy, 8th at XTERRA UK, 5th at XTERRA Czech, 12th at XTERRA France-Auron, 8th at Austria, and 13th at XTERRA Worlds. 2010: Placed 8th at XTERRA France and XTERRA Italy, 10th at Czech and 6th at XTERRA Switzerland. 2011: Placed 4th at XTERRA Italy, 8th at XTERRA France, 4th at XTERRA Czech, 13th at XTERRA Germany, 5th at XTERRA Switzerland, and fourth in the European Tour. 2012: Placed 7th at XTERRA France, 12th at XTERRA Switzerland, and was 12th in the European Tour standings. 2013: Placed 8th at XTERRA Spain, 11th in Greece, 7th at XTERRA Italy, 9th at XTERRA Czech, and 34th in Maui. 2014: Finished 6th at XTERRA Italy and 13th at XTERRA Denmark. MAUI PASTS: Finished 34th last year, 24th in 2012, 17th in 2011, 10th in 2010, 13th in ’08, and 15th in 2007.
27 MEET THE PROS BRAD WEISS Somerset West, South Africa Brad
FINAL 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2 PERSONAL: Born March 21, 1989 XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third Year. 2012: Placed 8th at XTERRA South Africa Championship, won the ITU U23 Cross Triathlon World Championship at Pelham, Alabama, and was 7th at the XTERRA East Championship. 2013: Placed 5th at XTERRA South Africa Championship, 4th at the XTERRA Philippines Championship, 3rd at the XTERRA Saipan Championship, 3rd at the XTERRA Guam Championship, 4th at the Southeast Champs, a U.S.-best 3rd at the East Champs, and 9th at the Mountain Champs and 7th at the USA Champs. 2014: 4th at South Africa, 2nd at Philippines, 2nd at Guam, 3rd at Saipan, 2nd at the West Championship, 4th against a stacked-house at the Asia-Pacific Champs, 2nd at XTERRA Malaysia, 3rd at XTERRA Southeast, and 4th at XTERRA East Champs, 17th at XTERRA Germany, and 4th at the USA Championship. Finished the season ranked 2nd in the Pro Series. MAUI PASTS: First Maui race.
MAURICIO MENDEZ Mexico City, Mexico Brad 2013 XTERRA Amateur World Champ
FINAL 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 3 PERSONAL: Born October 20, 1995. Start swimming when he was six, started doing triathlons when he was 10. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 3rd year. Last year was the amateur XTERRA World Champion. His coach is Lesley Paterson and he races on her newly formed Braveheart Coaching elite team. 2014: In his inaugural season as an XTERRA professional, Mendez has finished 3rd at XTERRA Costa Rica, 3rd at the XTERRA West Championship in Las Vegas and 4th at the XTERRA Southeast Championship in Alabama. He was 6th at the East Championship in Richmond and 3rd at both the Mountain and USA Championship races. He finished the season ranked 3rd in the Pro Series (missed 2nd by one point). He says “I am living my dream!! As my father has shown me: There is only one success – To be able to spend our life in your own way”
28 MEET THE PROS CODY WAITE Lakewood, Colorado Cody PERSONAL: Born September 25, 1978...originally from Cave Creek, AZ...is an XTERRA and triathlon specific coach with EPC Multisport...married XTERRA super fan turned age group standout Kathy Tank in the off-season. TWITTER: @codywaite SHOE: Pearl Izumi, custom made tri upper with trail lower XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Ninth year...won the 25-29 XTERRA National Championship in 2006. Best pro finish was 4th at XTERRA Mountain Champs in 2009. 2007: 15th in Temecula, 9th in Alabama, 12th in Richmond, 5th in Utah, 15th at the USA Champs and 7th in Pro Series. 2008: 12th in Temecula, 13th in ‘Bama, 17th in Richmond, 7th in Utah, 13th at XTERRA USA, and 34th pro at XTERRA Worlds in Maui. 2009: 13th at XTERRA West Cup, 11th at Midwest, 7th at Southeast Cup, 9th at the Northwest Cup, 4th at the Mountain Cup, 7th at XTERRA USA Championship, and 27th at XTERRA Worlds. 2010: Placed 6th at XTERRA West Champs and the South Central Championships, was 5th at the Southeast Champs, 9th at the East Championship, 5th at the Mountain Champs, 4th at XTERRA Canada, 8th at the USA Championship, and 20th at the World Championship. 2011: Placed 9th at the XTERRA West Champs, 10th at the South Central Champs, was 15th at ITU Cross Tri Worlds, seventh at the Pacific Champs, a season-best 6th at the Southeast Champs, 8th at the East Champs, 9th at the Mountain Champs, 7th at the XTERRA Canada Championship, 10th at the USA Champs. Finished 7th in XTERRA Pro Series, and 31st at XTERRA Worlds. 2012: Placed 12th at the XTERRA West Championship, 10th at the ITU Cross Tri Worlds/XTERRA SE Champs, and 8th at the XTERRA East Championship, and a season-best 5th at the XTERRA Mountain Championship, 9th at the USA Championship, and 30th at XTERRA Worlds. 2013: Placed 10th at the West Champs, 11th at the East Champs, and a career-best 4th at the Mountain Champs and was 14th at the USA champs. 2014: Placed 10th at the Mountain Champs and 7th at the USA Championship.
29 MEET THE PROS BRENT McMAHON TAKAHIRO OGASAWARA Victoria, B.C., Canada Tokyo, Japan 2012 XTERRA France Champion PERSONAL: Born September 17, 1980. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year. Placed 2nd at the RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2012 and 2004 Canadian 2007, and 2008 XTERRA Japan Championships and won it Olympic Team Member (finished 39th in 2004, and 27th in this year. 2012). 2009: Finished 5th at XTERRA Saipan, 2nd at XTERRA 2005: Finished 2nd in first ever XTERRA at Temecula, was Japan, 4th at XTERRA Malaysia, and 40th among male 2nd in Richmond as well, placed 5th in Milwaukee, and was pros at XTERRA Worlds. 13th in Tahoe due to mechanicals. Did not race in 2010: Placed fourth at XTERRA Saipan, and was third at Keystone. Placed 4th in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Points XTERRA Japan. standings, and was 3rd at the World Championship. 2011: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Saipan, and finished third at 2006: Finished second by just 44 seconds to Olympic gold XTERRA Japan (was the top Japanese finisher at both). medallist Hamish Carter at XTERRA New Zealand. Won 2012: Placed 6th at XTERRA Guam, 8th at XTERRA the first two U.S. races of the season at Temecula, CA and Philippines, 4th at XTERRA Saipan, and won XTERRA Pelham, AL. Finished 2nd to Stoltz in Richmond and was Japan. 3rd in Milwaukee. Placed 11th at the XTERRA USA 2014: Finished 11th at XTERRA East, 9th at XTERRA Championship and 2nd in the U.S. Pro Series (needed a 7th Guam Championship and 7th at Saipan Championship. or better to win Series but was slowed with a flat tire). MAUI PASTS: Finished 33rd in 2012 and 40th in 2009. THIS YEAR: Won the XTERRA Victoria off-road tri in home- town in British Columbia. MAUI PASTS: Finished 6th in 2012, 3rd in 2008 when he Takahiro posted the fastest swim and run times, was 6th in 2006, and 3rd in ‘05. Had the fastest swim (19:42) and run time (44:01) in ‘05.
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30 MEET THE PROS YERAY LUXEM MICHI WEISS Merksem, Belgium Vienna, Austria
FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 5 PERSONAL: Born January 17, 1981. PERSONAL: Born January 6, 1986 XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth. Won XTERRA Austria in WEBSITE: luxem.be his first ever XTERRA in 2008. TWITTER: @yerayluxem WEBSITE: michiweiss.at XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Seven years. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finished 32nd in the 2010: Placed 4th at XTERRA Portugal, 7th at Italy, 6th at 2004 Olympics cross-country mountain bike race while XTERRA France, and a career-best 2nd at XTERRA representing Austria. Switzerland. 2008: Won XTERRA Austria and was second by just 34 2011: Placed 5th at XTERRA Italy and France, and sixth at seconds at the XTERRA World Championship. XTERRA Czech and Germany. Finished 5th in Euro Tour. 2009: Placed 6th at XTERRA Italy, 3rd at XTERRA Czech 2012: Placed 13th at XTERRA France, 4th at Czech, and Championship, and 3rd at XTERRA Worlds. 7th at XTERRA Germany, and 9th at Worlds. 2010: Won Ironman St. George in Utah, placed 13th at the 2013: Placed 3rd at five races on this year’s XTERRA Ironman Hawaii World Championship while posting the European Tour - Greece, Switzerland, Czech, Germany, second fastest bike split (top 10 all-time).Placed third at and England, and was 6th at XTERRA France. XTERRA Worlds. 2014: Placed 3rd at XTERRA Portugal, 5th at XTERRA 2011: Second at Ironman Austria and DNF at Ironman Switzerland, 4th at XTERRA France, 5th at XTERRA Worlds at around mile 13 of the run. Won XTERRA Worlds. Sweden, and 3rd at XTERRA England. Finished tied for 5th 2014: Finished 4th at XTERRA Germany that doubled as place in the final European Tour standings. the ITU Cross Triathlon World Champs. Finished 16th at MAUI PASTS: Was 9th in 2012, and was 31st in 2008. Ironman Hawaii World Champs and trails Bart Aernouts by 10 minutes in the Outrigger Resorts Double chase. MAUI PASTS: Won XTERRA Worlds in 2011. Placed third Yeray in 2010 for the second straight year, and was second in 2008. Was seventh into T2 and moved up four spots during the run in 2009. In ‘08 he posted the second fastest bike split and closed to within seconds of eventual winner Ruben Ruzafa on the run.
31 MEET THE PROS Also of Note... Bart Aernouts: The 30-year-old from Belgium did his first- Joe Miller ever XTERRA earlier this year at XTERRA South Africa where he finished 5th behind local legends Dan Hugo, Stuart Marias, Conrad Stoltz, and Bradley Weiss. He placed ninth at the Ironman World Championship in 8:28:28 and has a 10-minute lead in the Outrigger Resorts Double competition over former world champ Michi Weiss, who went 8:38:27.
Rom Akerson: The 30-year-old from Costa Rica placed 12th at XTERRA Germany this year. He won the overall amateur crown in Maui back in 2006.
Matt Dewis: The 22-year-old road triathlon standout from the UK placed 8th at XTERRA Norway and 7th at XTERRA England.
Rory Downie: The 25-year-old finished 4th at XTERRA Greece, 7th at XTERRA Sweden, 10th at XTERRA Italy, 13th at XTERRA England and 11th at XTERRA Denmark.
Arthur Forissier: The 20-year-old from France won the XTERRA France 20-24 division this year then turned pro.
Jon Heasman: The 39-year-old from the United Kingdom is an accomplished road and off-road triathlete.
Llewellyn Holmes: The 33-year-old from the UK is a long- time XTERRA racer. This year he placed 8th at XTERRA Costa Rica, 7th at XTERRA Greece, 9th at XTERRA France and 11th at XTERRA Italy.
Grayson Keppler: The 27-year-old is originally from South Africa but now lives in Dallas, Texas and represented the USA at this years ITU Cross Triathlon World Champs. He turned pro in September and placed 14th in his elite debut at XTERRA England.
Tomas Kubek: The 24-year-old from Slovakia Finished 5th at XTERRA Greece, 14th at XTERRA Germany and 6th at XTERRA Denmark.
Cedric Lassonde: The 38-year-old from France (living in London) is a renowned DJ when not racing. He finished 9th at XTERRA Italy this year, and won the 30-34 division XTERRA World Title back in 2009. 32 MEET THE PROS Joe Miller: The 35-year-old is the pride of the Philippines off-road triathlon community, and lived the dream this year traveling around the world to race. He finished 3rd at the Brendan Sexton XTERRA Philippines Championship and the top Filipino for the second straight year, and was 12th at the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship in Australia.
Felipe Moletta: The 29-year-old from Brazil won the XTERRA Brazil Championship for the second time in three years on June 8 in Ilhabela.
Nick Moore: The 30-year-old from Australia finished 10th at XTERRA New Zealand.
Ryan Petry: The 23-year-old who just graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in marketing and moved to Boulder, CO placed sixth at the XTERRA West Champs and a career-best fourth at the Mountain Championsip. He placed 19th at the USA Championship and finished 10th in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series.
Jan Pyott: The 33-year-old from Switzerland finished 4th at XTERRA Spain, 7th at XTERRA Switzerland, 6th at XTERRA Sweden, 8th at XTERRA Italy, 8th at XTERRA England and 4th at XTERRA Denmark. He tied for fifht in the XTERRA European Tour.
Brendan Sexton: The 29-year-old Olympian from Wollongong, Australia placed 6th in his first-ever XTERRA race at the Asia-Pacific Championship in April.
Olly Shaw: The 22-year-old from Rotorua, New Zealand Albert Soley: The 27-year-old from Spain finished 2nd at won the XTERRA World Champiosnhip in the 20-24 division XTERRA Spain, 3rd at XTERRA Greece and 9th at in 2012 before turning pro. He’s been racing XTERRA in his XTERRA Switzerland in his rookie season as a pro. He won hometown since he was 15-years-old. This year he placed the 25-29 division XTERRA World Title last year. 2nd at XTERRA Motatapu, 3rd at XTERRA Guam, 4th at XTERRA Saipan, and 3rd at XTERRA New Zealand. Philip Tavell: The 39-year-old from Sweden finished 4th at XTERRA Norway and 7th at XTERRA Denmark. Roger Serrano: The 23-year-old from Barcelona, Spain is in just his second-year racing XTERRA, but was the Jean-Philippe Thibodeau: The 24-year-old from Quebec Spanish Cross-Triathlon Champion in 2012. Last season he won XTERRA Quebec, finished 12th at XTERRA East and placed 6th at XTERRA Spain, and so far this season he was having a great day at the Southeast Champs before placed 2nd at the XTERRA Great Ocean Road off-road tri in mechanicals on the bike ended his day. Anglesea and 5th at the XTERRA New Zealand Championship. Brad Zoller: The 37-year-old from Avon, Colorado is com- ing off a career-best 6th-place finish at the XTERRA USA Championship. He also finished 9th at the XTERRA Mountain Championship this year. 33 MEET THE PROS NICKY SAMUELS roads, sugar cane fields and general off road (not even sure Wanaka, New Zealand there was a track there before!), After a solid 25mins of 2013 XTERRA World Champion climbing (from sea level to 500m altitude!) there was a short descent then into the second of the climbs, before a long downhill section then back into the woods to finish with 5 PERSONAL: Born February 28, 1983 miles of very undulating (horrible) slow single track all the WEBSITE: nickysamuels.com way back to T2 – nothing like the berms at Deans Bank in XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Was a perfect 3-for-3 in her Wanaka! It was certainly a tough mountain bike and one of XTERRA career, winning the last two XTERRA Motatapu off- the hardest triathlons I have ever done but still an amazing road triathlon titles and the 2013 XTERRA World bucket list event! Championship, before coming in 2nd to Flora Duffy at the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship in Australia this April. I must admit my Giant XTC advanced 29er was amazing on ABOUT NICKY: The 31-year-old placed 35th at the London the climbs, I caught Flora pretty quickly but was always Olympics. She won the 5150 in Columbia (USA) and was aware Lesley would be chasing hard. I had 2mins on them second at St. Anthony’s and Boulder 5150s last year. She at the top of the first climb and then 3mins at the 13mile was 5th at WTS Austria and Auckland. She was the 2012 mark where Barb Riveros had joined their group but World Aquathon Champ, NZ Road Race Cycling Champ, managed to get through the single track and hit T2 still 2min and ITU World Cup Tongeyong Champ, and in 2011 won 45 up. the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon and ITU World Cup Mooloolaba. She finished 3rd at the last two ITU World I went into this race relatively unsure how I would go but still Triathlon Series races this season. with the goal of a top 3 finish. I thought if I came off the bike HER MAUI EXPERIENCE: “For those who race XTERRA, in touch or in front I had a chance of winning this race, but I give you a lot of respect. This is a tough event and the I still had in the back of my mind that I only had those 3 Maui course was a brutally tough course. With the weeks training on the mountain bike so I wasn’t sure how I combination of little wind, hot humid temperatures (30 would hold up against the others.. I headed out of T2 with DegC), dry dusty and sandy terrain it just adds to the 1.5km 2-3 minutes on field, the run heads straight up the same swim, 30km mountain bike and 10km run. I came into the track as the MTB start (straight uphill!) I thought we would race with a big question mark over the bike section... I know all be running up to the lake (the top of the hill about 25mins that I can swim well, I love running on challenging off road into the run) about the same speed so once I got there and courses but with my lack of time on the mountain bike I was still had 2.30 minutes on the next girls I knew I just had to concerned with how my technical skills would stack up. get to the finish line in one piece and it would be mine. The World Champs starts on the DT Flemming beach in Kapalua with a beach start into a rough shore break, the Pro men and women started together and it was initially hard I wasn’t at all sure I had it in the bag until the last couple of swimming with guys trying to sit on your hip (and even hard- km’s though because I kept cramping in my hamstrings and er to get rid of them) but I was happy to get around the having that problem along with jumping obstacles (yep we buoys without a battering (a pleasant change) so maybe jumped over fallen trees) and steep descents it was being a girl amongst a combined pro start is good for one challenging to say the least! I was very happy to get to that thing! But then there were some fast men swimmers who finish line and to be greeted by my support crew of my set a good pace to string the field out. Flora Duffy (BER) husband, parents and Aunty and Uncle (It was actually my over took me on the third leg of the swim as my group went Aunty that got me signed up in the first place as she want- a bit off course in the swells and waves on the way back into ed an excuse to have a holiday in Hawaii!) to enjoy the post- the beach but I reclaimed the lead from about 1km into the race celebrations. bike with a quick transition as I got into my work up the hills. Not sure they could have put in any more hills if they tried The XTERRA crew put on an amazing event in a truly but going up was never a problem for me it was the down I amazing location for a huge field of pros and age groupers, was concerned about.. The bike course was a solid grind to the support, coverage and hospitality was amazing! the top with a mixture of single track climbing, fire break 34 MEET THE PROS Nicky
35 MEET THE PROS FLORA DUFFY Devonshire, Bermuda Flora 2014 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Champion 2014 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Champ
FINAL 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 1 PERSONAL: Born September 30, 1987...earned a degree in sociology from the University of Colorado-Boulder...born and raised in Bermuda and is hoping to make the 2016 Olympic triathlon teaM. WEBSITE: floraduffytri.blogspot.com TWITTER: @floraduffy XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Two-time Olympian, was perfect in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series in 2014. 2013: Finished 7th at the XTERRA Mountain Championship and 3rd at XTERRA Worlds. 2014: Has dominated this year. Won XTERRA South Africa, XTERRA West Champs, XTERRA Asia-Pacific Champs, the XTERRA Southeast and East Championships. Was 2nd to Kathrin Mueller at the XTERRA Germany Championship, won the XTERRA USA Championship and Barbara the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series title. MAUI PASTS: Had the fastest swim and finished 3rd, just seconds behind Lesley Paterson, in her first attempt in Maui last year.
BARBARA RIVEROS La Pintana, Chile 2014 XTERRA New Zealand Champion
PERSONAL: Born August 3, 1987...originally from Chile, now living in Pontevedra, Spain WEBSITE: barbarariveros.cl XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second race ACCOMPLISHMENTS: has been a standout on the ITU World Triathlon Series and finished 16th at the London Olympics. 2012: Placed 2nd in her first-ever XTERRA at the World Championship last year. 2013: 2nd at XTERRA USA Championship, 4th at XTERRA Worlds. 2014: Won XTERRA New Zealand and finished 2nd at the XTERRA USA Championship. MAUI PASTS: Placed 4th last year and runner-up in 2012. 36 MEET THE PROS EMMA GARRARD Park City, Utah Emma 2014 XTERRA England Champion
FINAL 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2 PERSONAL: Born June 11, 1981...originally from Anchorage, Alaska...a writer/photographer now living in Park City, Utah...gave birth to Torin in December 2012. WEBSITE: emmagarrard.com TWITTER: @Emma_Garrard XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 8th year, won the overall amateur XTERRA National title in 2007. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Was a cross-country skier at the University of Nevada, Reno qualifying for the NCAA Championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004. 2008: Finished 7th at XTERRA West Champs, 13th at the East Champs, 7th at the XTERRA United Kingdom Championship, 12th at the Mountain Champs, 12th at the USA Championship and 13th at XTERRA Worlds 2009: Placed 6th at XTERRA West Cup, 7th at the Midwest Cup, 5th at Southeast and Atlantic Cups, 6th at Northeast Cup, 8th at the Mountain Cup, 11th at the USA Championship, and 11th at XTERRA Worlds. 2010: Finished 7th at the West Champs, 4th at South Central Champs, 5th at Southeast Champs, 4th at East Champs, 4th at Mountain Champs, 8th at USA Championship, and 10th at XTERRA Worlds. 2011: Won the USAT Winter Triathlon National Championship. Placed 6th at the West Champs, 5th at the South Central Champs, career-best 3rd at ITU Cross Tri Worlds and matched that with a 3rd at the Pacific Champs, was 5th at the Southeast Champs, 5th at the Mountain Champs, won the XTERRA Brazil Costa Verde off-road tri, was fourth at Canada, and 5th at USA Champs. Finished 4th in the Pro Series and was 8th at XTERRA Worlds. 2012: Finished 3rd at the XTERRA West Championship, and was 11th at the ITU Cross Tri World Championship/XTERRA Southeast Championship race. 2013: Placed 7th at the XTERRA West, 6th at the Southeast, and 5th at the Mountain Champs, 4th at USA (top American) and 5th at XTERRA Worlds (top American) 2014: Finished 2nd at all four regionals (West, SE, East, and Mtn Champs). Finished 5th at XERRA German/ITU Cross Tri Worlds, won XTERRA England in August, and placed 4th at the USA Championship (top American for MAUI PASTS: Placed 5th (top American) last year, was 8th second straight year). Named XTERRA National Champ by in 2011, 10th in 2010, 11th in 2009, and 13th in 2008, 21st virtue of finishing as top American in the Pro Series. in 2007, and 31st in 2006. 37 MEET THE PROS CHANTELL WIDNEY Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Chantell
FINAL 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 3 FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 9 XTERRA EXPERIENCE: The first time Chantell Widney rode a mountain bike was two years ago at the XTERRA Canada Championship in Canmore. The ITU road standout finished fourth that day on a really tough course in the Canadian Rockies behind XTERRA greats Melanie McQuaid, Danelle Kabush, and Renata Bucher. 2013: Finished 3rd at USA and 4th at XTERA Worlds. 2014: Won her first XTERRA major at the Mountain Championship in July. Was 5th at West and Southeast Champs. Was 2nd at XTERRA Switzerland, 4th at France and Germany, 3rd at XTERRA England, and 5th at the XTERRA USA Championship. MAUI PASTS: Finished 6th last year in first Maui attempt. HELENA ERBENOVA Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic 2012-13 XTERRA Euro Tour Champion
FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 2 PERSONAL: Born June 2, 1979. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Competed in the Winter Olympics in 2006, placing 29th in the 7.5km + 7.5km double pursuit. 2011: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Czech, 5th at XTERRA Germany, third at XTERRA Switzerland, and third at XTERRA Worlds in her first attempt in Maui. 2012: Placed second at XTERRA Italy then won four straight at XTERRA France, Czech, Germany, and Switzerland Championships to capture her first European Tour title. 2013: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Spain then won five straight in Greece, Switzerland, France, Italy, and Czech. Placed 3rd at XTERRA Germany. Won the Euro Tour for second straight year. 2014: Won XTERRA Spain, 2nd at XTERRA Greece, 6th at XTERRA Switzerland, won XTERRA Sweden, won XTERRA Italy, 3rd at XTERRA Czech, 3rd at XTERRA Germany, 2nd at XTERRA England and 2nd at XTERRA Denmark. Finished 2nd in the Euro Tour. MAUI PASTS: Finished 7th last year, 9th in 2012, and was Helena 3rd in her first attempt in 2011.
38 MEET THE PROS SHONNY VANLANDINGHAM Durango, Colorado Shonny 2014 XTERRA Costa Rica Champion 2010 XTERRA World Champion
FINAL 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 5 PERSONAL: Born May 29, 1969...earned her degree in nutrition and played NCAA I basketball at East Texas State University roasts her own coffee at her second home on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1993 she was leading bike tours in Maui that eventually spurred her professional racing career. XTERRA East Championship, won the Mountain Champs, WEBSITE: lunaproteam.com, wahinefarms.com won XTERRA Brazil, was second at XTERRA Mexico, third XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 8th year. In her first-ever at the USA Championship, and won the XTERRA World XTERRA at the World Championship in 2005 she posted Championship in Maui at the age of 41. fastest bike split and finished 7th. 2011: Won the inaugural XTERRA Philippines RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: With 15 NORBA National Championship on March 6 and the XTERRA Saipan race wins and three NORBA Series Championship titles, Championship for the second year in a row a week later. Vanlandingham is the most successful rider in NORBA Placed second at both the XTERRA West and South history. A 7-time U.S. National Mountain Bike Team Central Championship races in April, was 2nd at ITU Cross Member, 3x (2004-06) NORBA National Series X-Country Tri Worlds, was 4th at Pacific Champs, 2nd at Southeast Champ & 2005 U.S. National Short Track Champ. Champs, won the East and Mountain Championships, won 2006: Finished 9th (5th best bike split) at both the XTERRA XTERRA Mexico, was 5th at XTERRA Czech and 2nd at USA Championship in Tahoe and the XTERRA World the XTERRA European Championship in Germany. Placed Championship in Maui (third-best bike). 7th at the XTERRA USA Championship despite racing on 2007: Placed 5th at Mountain Champs, 7th at XTERRA torn ACL. Finished 2nd in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series. USA, and 7th in Pro Series. Finished XTERRA-best 4th at 2012: Placed 5th at the ITU Cross Tri World XTERRA World Champs and the fastest bike. Championships/XTERRA Southeast Championship, 4th at 2008: Won the Southeast Champs (her firs XTERRA XTERRA East Champs, won the XTERRA Brazil victory), was 3rd at the East Champs, 2nd at the Mountain Championship, was second at the XTERRA Mexico Champs, 7th at the XTERRA USA Championship (Top Championship, DNF at the USA Championship, and was American), was also the top American in the U.S. Pro 8th at XTERRA Worlds. Series (2nd overall) and finished 3rd at XTERRA Worlds 2013: Finished 3rd at the XTERRA South Africa where she once again posted the fastest bike split. Championship, won XTERRA Brazil, placed 3rd at 2009: Had the fastest bike split and placed 3rd at XTERRA XTERRA South Africa, 3rd at the West Champs, 4th at the Saipan behind Julie Dibens and Renata Bucher. Finished SE Champs, and 2nd at the East Champs before capturing 2nd at XTERRA West Cup, 4th at the Midwest and the XTERRA Mountain Championship for the fourth time in Southeast Cups, 2nd at the Atlantic Cup, won the XTERRA five years. Placed 2nd at XTERRA Mexico and 8th in Maui. South Central Cup in Arkansas, was third at the Northeast 2014: Won XTERRA Costa Rica, placed 3rd at XTERRA Cup in Vermont, won the Mountain Cup, won XTERRA West, 4th at XTERRA East, 4th at XTERRA Mountain and Mexico, and was second at XTERRA USA Champs (and 10th at the XTERRA USA Championship. top American for the second straight year). Placed 5th at MAUI PASTS: Placed 8th last two years, and had the XTERRA Worlds, her third straight year in the top 5. fastest bike split last year, did not race due to injury in 2011, 2010: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA Saipan Championship won it all in 2010 while setting the bike record at the time and XTERRA Guam in March. Won the XTERRA West and posting the fastest bike split for the fourth time, was 5th Championship on April 25, was second at the South Central (top American) in 2009, 3rd (top American) in ‘08, 4th in ‘07, Championship, won XTERRA Southeast, was 2nd at 9th in ‘06, and 7th in her first attempt in 2005. 39 MEET THE PROS JACQUI SLACK Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom JACQUI 2014 XTERRA Malaysia Champion
FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 4 PERSONAL: Born June 17, 1983...was a firefighter prior to turning pro full-time...was named the 2012 XTERRA Warrior Award winner along with her boyfriend Ben Allen for perpetuating the “Live More” spirit of XTERRA. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year. FAVORITE XTERRA: Philippines WEBSITE: jacquisblog.com TWITTER: @jacquislack 2011: Placed 4th at XTERRA Italy and 9th at XTERRA Czech. 2012: Was 3rd at XTERRA Guam, 2nd at XTERRA Philippines and XTERRA Saipan Championships, won XTERRA New Zealand and XTERRA Italy, was 3rd at XTERRA France, 4th at XTERRA Czech, and 3rd at XTERRA Switzerland. Finished 2nd on the XTERRA European Tour. Placed 7th at the USA Championship, and was 5th at the XTERRA World Championship 2013: Finished 4th at XTERRA Philippines Championship, then won the XTERRA Saipan Championship, Saipan’s Tagaman road triathlon, and the XTERRA Guam Championship on successive weekends en route to capturing the XTERRA Triple Crown title. Finished 2nd behind Bucher at both the XTERRA Great Ocean Road and XTERRA New Zealand Championship races in April. Was 4th at XTERRA Malaysia and XTERRA Spain, 2nd at XTERRA Greece and France, and won the last two Euro Tour events at XTERRA Germany and XTERRA England. Finished 4th in the final XTERRA European Tour standings. DNF at the XTERRA USA Champs, and placed 9th at XTERRA Worlds. 2014: Placed 4th at XTERRA Philippines, won XTERRA Great Ocean road, was 3rd at XTERRA Saipan, and 2nd at XTERRA New Zealand, 3rd at XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship and won XTERRA Malaysia Championship. Was 4th at XTERRA Spain, 3rd at XTERRA Portugal, 7th at XTERRA France, 2nd at XTERRA Czech, 6th at XTERRA Germany, 4th at XTERRA England, 3rd at XTERRA Denmark. Finished 4th in the European Tour. MAUI PASTS: Placed 9th last year and was 5th at her first attempt at XTERRA Worlds in 2012.
40 MEET THE PROS SUZIE SNYDER Fredericksburg, Virginia Suzie 2012 XTERRA U.S. National Champion
FINAL 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 4 PERSONAL: Born March 30, 1982...originally from Averill Park, NY...was a three-sport state champ in cross country, pole vault, and Slalom waterskiing...earned a masters degree in exercise science from Springfield College...was a competitive slalom waterskier from the ages of 12-18...works as a human performance coach for a federal law enforcement agency. WEBSITE: teamlunachix.com/proteam TWITTER: @SnyderSuzie XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. Won the 20-24 division XTERRA World Title in 2004 and 2006. Is also a 4-time XTERRA age group National Champion. 2010: Finished 5th at the XTERRA Mountain Champs in first race as a pro, was 9th at the XTERRA USA Championship, and a career-best 5th at XTERRA Worlds. 2011: Placed 4th at the XTERRA Saipan Championship and won the Tagaman road triahtlon a week later in Saipan. Placed 7th at the XTERRA West Champs, 4th at the South Central Champs, 13th at ITU Cross Tri Worlds, 7th at the Pacific and Southeast Championships, a career-best 3rd at the East Champs,8th at the Mountain Champs, and 9th at the USA Champs. Finished 5th in the Pro Series and was 15th at XTERRA Worlds. 2012: Finished 6th at the XTERRA West Champs, 4th (top American) at the ITU Cross Tri World Championships/ XTERRA Southeast Championship, 6th at the XTERRA East Champs, 3rd at the Mountain Champs, 6th at the XTERRA Canada Championship, and a career-best 2nd at the XTERRA USA Championship. Finished 5th in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series, and DNF at XTERRA Worlds. 2013: Placed second at the XTERRA West Championship, 5th at the Southeast Champs, 6th at the East Champs, and 4th at the Mountain Champs, 7th at USA and 10th at Worlds. 2014: Finished 9th at XTERRA Czech, 8th at XTERRA Germany, 4th at XTERRA West, 3rd at XTERRA Southeast, 3rd at XTERRA East, 6th at XTERRA Mountain and 6th at the USA XTERRA Championship. Was 4th in Pro Series. MAUI PASTS: Finished 10th last year, was 15th in 2012 and was 5th in her first Maui race as a pro in 2010. She won the XTERRA 20-24 division XTERRA World title twice, in 2004 and 2006. 41 MEET THE PROS CARINA WASLE Kundl, Austria Carina 2014 XTERRA Saipan Champion
FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 3 PERSONAL: Born October 20, 1984. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. 2005: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Austria in first-ever XTERRA then won XTERRA Germany. Placed 7th in XTERRA European Tour. 2006: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Czech and XTERRA Spain, was 3rd at Denmark and won XTERRA Germany. 2007: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Italy, 4th at XTERRA Denmark, 3rd at XTERRA Austria, and won XTERRA Germany for 3rd straight year. Was 10th at World Champs. 2008: Placed 3rd at European Championship in Italy, won XTERRA Czech, was third at XTERRA France-Auron, and second at XTERRA France-Mondelieu. Finished 2nd in XTERRA European Tour standings. Placed third at XTERRA USA Championship, and 8th at XTERRA Worlds. 2009: Placed 6th at XTERRA Italy, won XTERRA Czech, was 7th at XTERRA Germany, 2nd at XTERRA Austria, and 4th at XTERRA USA Champs. 2010: Placed 4th at XTERRA Portugal and the European Championship in Italy, was third at XTERRA France, 5th at Czech, 10th at the USA Championship, and 6th at XTERRA Worlds. 2011: Won the XTERRA South Africa Championship, was 3rd at XTERRA Philippines, 2nd at XTERRA Saipan, 5th at XTERRA Italy, won XTERRA Brazil, 2nd at XTERRA France, 4th at XTERRA Czech, 6th at XTERRA Germany, 4th at XTERRA Switzerland, and 11th at USA Champs. 2012: Placed 2nd at XTERRA South Africa Championship, was 5th at XTERRA Italy, 4th at XTERRA France, 2nd at XTERRA Czech, 4th at XTERRA Germany and XTERRA Switzerland. Finished 3rd in XTERRA European Tour. Placed 8th at XTERRA USA Championship. 2013: Placed 4th at XTERRA South Africa Championship, DNF at XTERRA Philippines due to bike mechanical, was 2nd at the XTERRA Saipan Championship, third at the XTERRA Guam Championship and XTERRA Great Ocean Road, 4th at the XTERRA New Zealand Championship, 5th at XTERRA Malaysia, 6th at XTERRA Spain, 5th at 11th at XTERRA Germany, 4th at XTERRA Denmark, 2nd XTERRA Greece, and 4th at XTERRA Czech and XTERRA at XTERRA Philippines Championship, 3rd at XTERRA Germany, and 6th at XTERRA USA Champs Guam Championship, won XTERRA Saipan Championship, 2014: Finished 5th at XTERRA Switzerland, 2nd at 4th at XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship, 3rd at XTERRA XTERRA France, Sweden, Italy, 4th at XTERRA Czech, Malaysia Championship, and 7th at the USA
42 MEET THE PROS KATHRIN MULLER Freiburg, Germany Kathrin 2014 XTERRA European Tour Champion
FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 1 PERSONAL: Born January 9, 1984. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the 2013 ETU Cross Triathlon Championship. 2012: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Germany. 2013: Placed 3rd at XTERRA Spain, Greece, Switzerland and Czech, and was 2nd at XTERRA Germany and XTERRA England. Finished 2nd in the European Tour. 2014: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Spain, won XTERRA Greece, Switzerland, France, 3rd at XTERRA Italy, won XTERRA Czech, Germany and Denmark. Captured the XTERRA European Tour title. MAUI PASTS: Placed 13th in first try last year.
43 MEET THE PROS RENATA BUCHER won XTERRA Northeast Cup (her first win in the U.S.), won Lucerne, Switzerland XTERRA European Championship in Austria and the Euro 2014 XTERRA Philippines & Guam Champ Tour for the fourth time, was 8th at XTERRA USA Champs, and 14th at XTERRA Worlds. 4-time XTERRA European Tour Champ 2010: Won five races, starting with XTERRA Saipan for the 6th straight year, and the Pacific Islands Club Resort FINAL 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 5 Double award. Won XTERRA Guam, won inaugural PERSONAL: Born May 30, 1977...attended the University XTERRA Portugal Championship, won XTERRA South of Zuerich. Central Championship, placed 2nd at XTERRA European WEBSITE: renatabucher.ch Championship in Italy, placed 4th at the Southeast Champs, XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. won the East Champs, was 2nd at XTERRA France, won RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Has won 33 XTERRA XTERRA Czech, and was 2nd at XTERRA Switzerland. Championship races in 14 countries, the U.S. Territory of Finished in a points tie for first with Marion Lorblanchet for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas. the Euro Tour title, but lost tie-breaker (position at last race). SPONSORS: Intercheese, CoeurSports, Magura, Storck, DNF at XTERRA Worlds. Swiss Triathlon 2011: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Philippines, 3rd at 2004: 9th at XTERRA Germany in first-ever XTERRA. XTERRA Saipan, 2nd at XTERRA Italy, won XTERRA 2005: Won XTERRA Saipan, and was second at Tagaman France, was 7th at ITU Cross Tri Worlds, was third at to win the PIC Double with a combined time of 6:14:11. XTERRA Czech and Germany, and 5th at XTERRA Was 3rd at Temecula, won XTERRA Czech (beating three Switzerland. Placed 2nd at the XTERRA Pacific World Champs in Angle, McQuaid, and Whitmore in the Championship, third at the Southeast Championship, and process), 3rd at XTERRA Italy, 5th in Richmond, won fourth at XTERRA World Championship. Finished 2nd in XTERRA Austria, second at XTERRA Spain, and third at the XTERRA European Tour and 11th in the U.S. Pro Series XTERRA Germany. Won the XTERRA European Tour and 2012: Won the XTERRA Guam, Philippines, and Saipan was 9th in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series. Placed 4th at Championship races on consecutive weekends - a clean World Champs in Maui. sweep of the XTERRA Asia Pacific triple crown, then won 2006: Won everything she entered starting with XTERRA the XTERRA West Championship. Placed 10th at the ITU Saipan, then a clean sweep in Europe with victories at Cross Tri World Champs/XTERRA Southeast Champs, was France, Italy, Czech, Spain, and UK. Won second straight 6th at XTERRA Italy, 2nd at the East Champs, 2nd at XTERRA European Title. Placed 5th at World Champs. XTERRA France, 4th at XTERRA Mountain Champs, won Placed 4th at Tagaman and was 2nd in the PIC Double XTERRA Mexico, was 3rd at XTERRA Canada, 5th at standings behind Whitmore. XTERRA USA Champs, and 7th at XTERRA Worlds. 2007: Won XTERRA Saipan Championship then injuries Finished tied for 2nd in XTERRA U.S. Pro Series. kept her sidelined for the rest of the season. 2013: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Philippines, Saipan, and 2008: Won XTERRA Saipan for the fourth straight year, Guam Championship races in March, then won four straight plus the Tagaman Triathlon and Pacific Islands Club Double World Tour races at the XTERRA Great Ocean Road off- award, placed 2nd at XTERRA European Championship in road tri in Australia, XTERRA New Zealand, XTERRA Italy, won XTERRA France-Auron, was second at XTERRA Malaysia and XTERRA Spain. She was 4th at XTERRA Austria, won XTERRA France-Mondelieu and her third Greece and XTERRA Switzerland, second at XTERRA Italy straight Euro Tour title. Also won XTERRA Japan, was 2nd and XTERRA Czech, and 5th at XTERRA Germany. at XTERRA USA, and 4th at XTERRA Worlds. Finished 3rd in the XTERRA European Tour. Placed 12th at 2009: Won XTERRA Saipan for 5th straight year, the the XTERRA USA, and was 15th at XTERRA Worlds. Tagaman road tri on Saipan a week later and the Pacific 2014: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Motatapu, won XTERRA Islands Club Resort Double award for having the fastest Philippines and XTERRA Guam Championships, and combined time in the 2 races. Finished 4th at XTERRA placed 2nd at XTERRA Saipan. Was 5th at the Asia-Pacific West, 2nd at Midwest, 3rd at Southeast Cup, won XTERRA Championship, 4th at Switzerland, 3rd at France and Malaysia, won XTERRA Italy, was 2nd at XTERRA Czech, Sweden, 4th at Italy, 5th at Czech, 7th at Germany and 5th at Denmark. 44 MEET THE PROS
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45 MEET THE PROS DANELLE KABUSH Calgary, Alberta, Canada Danelle FINAL 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 6 PERSONAL: Born April 26, 1975...originally from Courtenay, British Columbia...was a track & cross-country Runner for University of Washington in Seattle, 1998 NCAA Division One 1500m finalist...earned PhD in sport psychology from the Univsity of Ottawa in 2007...mother of two and a mental performance consultant by trade. WEBSITE: danellekabush.com XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Ninth year. 2004: 2nd at XTERRA Canada, 3rd at XTERRA Worlds. 2005: Finished 6th in Temecula, 9th in Richmond, 7th in Milwaukee, 9th in Keystone, and 4th in Tahoe. Placed 6th in XTERRA U.S. Pro Series and 6th at XTERRA Worlds. 2006: Finished 8th at Temecula, 4th in Alabama, 5th in Richmond, 8th in Milwaukee, 4th in Utah, 3rd at the XTERRA USA Championship in Tahoe, and career-best 2nd at XTERRA World Championship. 2007: Took year off to have her first child, Zoe. 2008: Placed 4th at West Champs, 7th at Southeast Champs, 5th at East Champs, 4th at Mtn Champs, 6th at USA Champs and 2nd at Worlds (fastest run split). 2009: Placed 9th at XTERRA West Cup, 7th at Southeast Cup, 2nd at Northwest Cup, 3rd at Atlantic Cup, 5th at Northeast Cup, 2nd at Mountain Cup, and 7th at the XTERRA USA and World Championships. 2010: Won the XTERRA Alberta off-road tri, was third at the XTERRA Canada Champs, and was 12th at Worlds. 2011: Placed 5th at the XTERRA West Championship, 3rd at the XTERRA Canada Championship, and 3rd at the USA Championship. Finished 12th in XTERRA U.S. Pro Series and was 5th at XTERRA Worlds (her fourth top 5 in Maui). 2012: Placed 4th at the XTERRA West Champs, was 6th at the ITU Cross Tri World Championships/XTERRA Southeast Championship, 5th at the XTERRA East Champs, and won the XTERRA Mountain Championship in Avon, CO on July 14 (her first win on XTERRA U.S. Pro Series.), was 2nd at XTERRA Canada, and 3rd at the USA Championship. Finished 4th in XTERRA U.S. Pro Series, and was 12th at XTERRA Worlds. 2013: Placed 5th at the XTERRA West Champs, 7th at the Southeast Champs, 5th at the East Champs, and 2nd at the Mountain Champs, 5th at USA Champs, 16th at Worlds 2014: Finished 6th at XTERRA West, 6th at XTERRA Southeast, 3rd at XTERRA Mountain and 8th at the XTERRA USA Championship, and 8th at the USA Champs. 46 MEET THE PROS MELANIE McQUAID Victoria, B.C., Canada Melanie 2003, ‘05 & ‘06 XTERRA World Champ
PERSONAL: Born May 17, 1973 in Victoria, BC, Canada has a degree in biochemistry raced with Canada’s National Cycling team for six years. WEBSITE: racergirl.com XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 13th year...won the XTERRA Canada Championship in each attempt 2003, ‘04, ‘10- ‘12. 2002: Finished in the runner-up position in both the XTERRA East and Central Championships before winning the West title at Half Moon Bay. Finished 4th at the USA Championship and was the runner-up in Pro Series. 2003: 2nd at Big Bear and Richmond, won in Canada, was Championship in Italy, was 2nd at the Southeast Champs, 2nd in Tahoe, and 2nd in Pro Series. Won XTERRA Worlds. 3rd at the East Champs, won the XTERRA Canada 2004: Won in Richmond, then finished runner-up to Championship, won the XTERRA USA Championship, Whitmore in Keystone, Big Bear, and Tahoe. Also finished placed 11th at the XTERRA World Championship, and was second in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series. Won XTERRA third at the XTERRA Trail Running World Championship. Canada and placed second at XTERRA Worlds. 2011: Won the XTERRA West and South Central 2005: Won in Temecula, finished 7th at XTERRA Czech, Championships, then captured the inaugural ITU Cross-Tri won XTERRA Italy, placed 2nd in Richmond and World Title in Spain, was 5th at the Pacific Champs, won the Milwaukee, won Keystone to tie Whitmore for the Series Southeast title, was 2nd at East Champs, 2nd at the lead heading into Tahoe. Placed second in Tahoe and 2nd Mountain Champs, won XTERRA Canada, and the USA in the Pro Series. Was 9th in the XTERRA European Tour Championship for fourth year in a row. Won the Pro Series standings. Became the first female to win a second for the fourth time, and was on her way to winning XTERRA XTERRA World Championship in Maui. Worlds before exhaustion struck and she collapsed just 60 2006: 2nd in Temecula, won inaugural XTERRA Southeast yards from the finish and DNF. Championship, 2nd in Richmond and Milwaukee, won the 2012: Placed 5th at the XTERRA West Championship, 2nd Mountain Championship to create a virtual tie with at the ITU Cross Tri World Championships/XTERRA Whitmore for Pro Series lead, then won in Tahoe to capture Southeast Championship, won the East Championship, her first Pro Series crown after three runner-ups. Followed was 5th at the Mtn Champs, won XTERRA Canada, was 4th with 2nd straight & unprecedented 3rd XTERRA World Title. at the USA Championship, tied for 2nd in the Pro Series, 2007: Won in California, was second in Alabama, and was 13th at XTERRA Worlds Richmond, and Utah. Placed 5th at USA Champs, 2nd in 2013: Placed 4th at the XTERRA West Champs, 2nd at the Pro Series, and was the runner-up at XTERRA Worlds. Southeast Champs, 4th at the East Champs, won XTERRA 2008: Won West Champs for second straight year, 8th at Victoria, and was 8th at the USA Champs. Southeast, won the East, Mountain, USA Champs, and US 2014: Won XTERRA Victoria. Pro Series crown. DNF’d at XTERRA Worlds. MAUI PASTS: Placed 17th last year, 13th in 2012. In 2011 2009: Won XTERRA West, Midwest, Southeast, Northwest, led most of the way last year before collapsing of exhaustion and Atlantic Cup races, was 2nd at South Central and just 100 yards from the finish. Has been in the top three Northeast Cups, then won XTERRA USA Championship and seven times since 2000. Placed 11th in 2010, finished 3rd in XTERRA US Pro Series title for the second straight year 2009, did not finish in 2008, and either won or finished sec- (her third overall - also won in 2006). Finished 3rd at ond in previous five years. Placed 2nd in ’07, won her third XTERRA Worlds, her seventh time in the top 3 at Maui. world title in ’06, her second in ’05, was 2nd in ’04 and won 2010: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA West Champs, 3rd at the her first title in ’03. Was ninth in ’02, DNF in ’01, and was the South Central Championship, won the XTERRA European runner-up in 2000. 47 MEET THE PROS Also of Note
Sarah Backler from New Zealand – The 32-year-old from Debby Sullivan New Zealand is in her second-year as a pro. She placed third at the XTERRA New Zealand Championship this year.
Mieko Carey: The 36-year-old from Japan (lives in Guam) placed 8th at the XTERRA East Championship, 3rd at XTERRA Philippines Championship, 2nd at XTERRA Guam Championship, 4th at XTERRA Saipan Championship, and 7th at XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship.
Dimity-Lee Duke: The 30-year-old from Australia finished 5th at XTERRA Philippines Championship and 8th at XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship.
Genevieve Evans: The 41-year-old from California finished 11th at the XTERRA USA Championship.
Louise Fox: The 34-year-old from the UK finished 4th at XTERRA Greece, 5th at XTERRA Sweden, 9th at XTERRA Italy, 10th at XTERRA Czech, 7th at XTERRA England, 7th at XTERRA Denmark and 5th at XTERRA Malaysia Championship and ended up 8th in the final XTERRA European Tour standings.
Maud Golsteyn: The 34-year-old from the Netherlands placed 3rd at XTERRA Spain, 3rd at XTERRA Switzerland, 6th at XTERRA Czech, 10th at XTERRA Germany, 6th at XTERRA England and 6th at XTERRA Denmark, and ended up 7th in the XTERRA European Tour standings.
Penny Hosken: The 27-year-old placed 3rd at XTERRA Great Ocean Road.
Maia Ignatz: The 34-year-old from Colorado won the 2011 30-34 division XTERRA World title. This is her first year as a pro and she finished 12th at XTERRA Mountain and 12th at the XTERRA USA Championship.
Sandra Koblmueller: The 24-year-old from Austria placed 2nd at XTERRA Portugal, 7th at XTERRA Switzerland, 5th at XTERRA France and 6th at XTERRA Italy and ended up 10th in the final XTERRA European Tour standings.
48 MEET THE PROS Kara Lapoint: The 27-year-old from California is in her rookie year as a pro and finished 7th at XTERRA West, 7th Maud at XTERRA Southeast, 11th at XTERRA East, 15th at XTERRA Mountain and 15th at the XTERRA USA Championship. She placed 7th in the final XTERRA U.S. Pro Series standings.
Charlotte Mcshane: The 24-year-old ITU standout from Australia won the XTERRA Sleeping Giant off-road tri in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada on September 7.
Elizabeth Orchard: In 2011 “Lizzie” won the 25-29 division XTERRA World Championship. In 2012 she won the over- all amateur title at the ITU Cross Tri World Championship, finished 3rd at the XTERRA New Zealand Championship, and was 11th in Maui. Last year she was 7th at XTERRA Switzerland and 6th at XTERRA France. This year the 28- year-old from New Zealand finished 4th at XTERRA New Zealand Championship and 6th at XTERRA Asia- Pacific Championship.
Sara Schuler: The 33-year-old from Boulder, Colorado finished 7th at XTERRA Mountain and 9th at the XTERRA USA Championship.
Susan Sloan: The 33-year-old fromSouth Africa finished 4th at XTERRA South Africa and 15th at the XTERRA USA Championship.
Debby Sullivan: The 33-year-old from California finished 10th at XTERRA West Championship, 7th at XTERRA East Championship, and 18th at the USA Championship in her first season as an elite.
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49 XTERRA WORLDS PRO PURSE INFORMATION
XTERRA World Championship Pro Purse ($105,000) Rank Men Women 1st $20,000 $20,000 2nd $12,000 $12,000 3rd $7,000 $7,000 4th $4,000 $4,000 5th $2,500 $2,500 6th $1,500 $1,500 7th $1,000 $1,000 8th $800 $800 9th $600 $600 10th $500 $500 *Double $2,500 $2,500
50 THE OUTRIGGER HOTELS & RESORTS DOUBLE The Outrigger Hotels & Resorts “Double” award is given to the pro and amateur man and woman with the fastest combined 2014 XTERRA World Championship and Ironman Hawaii Championship time, a feat reserved for the world’s leading endurance athletes. Pro athletes are awarded US$2,500 with the top amateur man and woman winning a 6-night stay at the Outrigger Aina Nalu. All Double finishers earn a commemorative tee. Last year Martin Flinta (9:30:45+2:58:27=12:29:12) from Sweden and Kathryn Taylor (10:50:35+4:36:46=15:27:21) from Hawaii were the top amateurs.
Tentative 2014 Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Double Participants Name Hometown IM Time Gender Division Bart Aernouts Merksem, Belgium 8:28:28 Male PRO Michael Weiss Gumpoldskirchen, Austria 8:38:27 Male PRO Janez Klancnik Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia 9:35:40 Male 25-29 Daniel Mannweiler Bonn, Germany 9:41:31 Male 35-39 Stefan Kusurelis Brooklyn, New York, USA 9:50:00 Male 45-49 Matt Randall Invercargill, New Zealand 10:17:20 Male 35-39 Rudi Van Aelst Herentals, Belgium 10:27:45 Male 50-54 Luis Arriba Madrid, Spain 10:53:46 Male 45-49 Gary Lilley Calwell, Australia 11:05:06 Male 50-54 Kelley Hess Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA 11:35:34 Female 30-34 Nicole Valentine Germantown, Maryland, USA 11:51:07 Female 30-34 Cameron Paul Taupo, New Zealand 11:57:38 Male 20-24 Jodi Ruby LaVerne, California, USA 12:27:04 Female 50-54 Noel Mackisoc Kailua, Hawaii, USA 13:09:35 Male 50-54
PAST OUTRIGGER DOUBLE WINNERS (PROS) 2012 Sebastian Kienle (11:03:38) 2010: Eneko Llanos (11:02:46), Julie Dibens (12:09:36) 2009: Eneko Llanos (11:15:17) 2008: Eneko Llanos (11:03:39), Sibylle Matter (13:12:08) 2007: Eneko Llanos (11:17:17), Erika Csomor (13:12:50) 2006: Eneko Llanos (11:09:17), Sibylle Matter (13:24:06) 2005: Peter Reid (11:10:09), Kate Major (12:51:01) 2004: Peter Reid (11:27:59), Heather Fuhr (13:18:17) 2003: Peter Reid (11:03:50), Heather Fuhr (12:42:03) 2002: Peter Reid (11:18:23), Arianne Gutknecht (13:30:26) 2001: Cameron Widoff (11:54:30), Wendy Ingraham (13:37:04) 2000: Peter Reid (11:05:07), Beth Zinkland (13:15:26) 1999: Olivier Bernhart (11:05:09), Uli Blank (13:09:57) 1998: Peter Reid (10:59:49), Wendy Ingraham (12:58:32) * Note there were no pro doublers in 2011 or 2013 51 2013 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua (October 27, 2013) - Maui turned up Olympics and normally focuses on ITU road events, and the heat and the competition last year as more than 700 said she practiced her mountain biking for only three weeks endurance athletes from around the world participated in prior to this race. Still, she was able to post the second- the ultimate XTERRA at The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua hotel on fastest bike split among the females at 1:49:36. Maui. Temperatures approaching 90 degrees turned it into a race of attrition as much as a race of competition. “I thought it would be hot and thought there would be a lot of sandy stuff on the bike,” she said. “I guess that’s what it Ruben Ruzafa from Spain made a triumphant return to the might have been, but more of a mountain bike course with top of the XTERRA World Championship podium after berms and jumps and things. It was kind of like a school completing the course in 2 hours, 34 minutes, 34 seconds. cross country race when you’re 5 or 6. It was fun, something Nicky Samuels from New Zealand took the women’s title in different and a nice way to end the season.” her first appearance at the XTERRA World Championship. She finished the course in 2:57:48. She is the first female from New Zealand to win the XTERRA World Championship (Hamish Carter took the Ruzafa, who is 30 and resides in Malaga, Spain, won the men’s title in 2006). Her victory ended the successful run of 2013 XTERRA World Championship for the second time in Scotland’s Lesley Paterson, who was the two-time defend- his career last year (and he hasn’t lost a race since). ing XTERRA women’s world champ and had posted seven consecutive XTERRA race victories leading up to this year’s “We knew that it was a really hot day,” Ruzafa said. “I drink Worlds. a lot (of water). I drink three bottles on the bike so I can make it to the run relatively fresh. I pushed hard and I’m “I just didn’t feel like I had the legs from the start and that’s very, very happy.” a horrible course to feel like that,” said Paterson, 33.
Ruzafa trailed the leaders by around two minutes after the Paterson said she knew midway through the bike that swim, but he more than made up for it with an astonishing victory was probably out of reach, but she still displayed her bike ride. He finished with a bike split of 1:30:11, which was champion spirit by tracking down two fellow pros on the run the fastest of the day by more than a minute. He eventually to take second place. Paterson finished the bike in fourth, reeled in all the leaders on the bike, and had a lead of about but passed Barbara Riveros first on the run, then staged a 45 seconds entering the run. late surge to pass Flora Duffy in the final 100 meters of the run. “I was really surprised,” Ruzafa said of his ability to pass the other pros on the bike. Nobody got close to Ruzafa on the “I came off the bike just way down, not where I wanted to run, and he eventually finished 1 minute, 27 seconds, be, and I just fought all the way,” she said. ahead of the rest of the field. Paterson finished in 3:00:14, including the fastest run split “Two (XTERRA) championships is really, really good for of the day at 43:55. me,” he said. “It’s a dream.” Duffy, who is an Olympian from Bermuda, finished in third – The women’s race had no such drama at the front, as five seconds after Paterson – for an impressive debut of her Samuels jumped into the lead early in the bike and stayed own at the XTERRA Worlds. “I’m shocked,” she said. somewhat-comfortably in front the rest of the way. “Coming into this race, I was kind of here just for fun.”
“A bit shocked, really,” Samuels said of her successful debut On Paterson’s late pass for second place, Duffy said: “I at the XTERRA World Championship. “I didn’t know how my couldn’t respond. I was just hoping there was nobody descending skills, or lack of, was going to stand up to the behind Lesley.” Riveros, who is an Olympian from Chile and other girls.” placed second at the 2012 XTERRA Worlds, took fourth this year with a time of 3:01:43. Samuels, 30, who raced for New Zealand at the London 52 2013 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS TOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Ruben Ruzafa 29 Malaga, Spain 2:34:34 $20,000 2 Asa Shaw 29 Frejus, France 2:36:01 $12,000 3 Ben Allen 28 North Wollongong, Australia 2:36:24 $7,000 4 Josiah Middaugh 35 Vail, Colorado 2:37:44 $4,000 5 Braden Currie 27 Wanaka, New Zealand 2:39:05 $2,500 6 Conrad Stoltz 40 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:39:31 $1,500 7 Nicolas Lebrun 40 Digne-les-Bains, France 2:40:57 $1,000 8 Marvin Gruget 21 Beaumes de Venise, France 2:42:03 $800 9 Leonardo Chacon 29 Liberia, Costa Rica 2:42:08 $600 10 Brice Daubord 28 Orleans, France 2:43:00 $500 Also: Francois Carloni, Richard Murray, Kris Coddens, Dan Hugo, Jan Kubicek
PRO WOMEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Nicky Samuels 30 Wanaka, New Zealand 2:57:48 $20,000 2 Lesley Paterson 33 Sterling, Scotland 3:00:14 $12,000 3 Flora Duffy 26 Boulder, Colorado 3:00:19 $7,000 4 Barbara Riveros 26 La Pintana, Chile 3:01:43 $4,000 5 Emma Garrard 32 Park City, Utah 3:01:49 $2,500 6 Chantell Widney 33 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 3:04:36 $1,500 7 Helena Erbenova 34 Jablonecu, Czech Republic 3:05:16 $1,000 8 Shonny Vanlandingham 44 Durango, Colorado 3:05:43 $800 9 Jacqui Slack 30 Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom 3:05:52 $600 10 Suzie Snyder 31 Fredericksburg, Virginia 3:08:32 $500 Also: Carina Wasle, Carla Van Huyssteen, Kathrin Muller, Heather Jackson, Renata Bucher Fastest 1.5-kilometer swim: Leonardo Chacon (18:31), Flora Duffy (19:21) Fastest 30-kilometer bike: Ruben Ruzafa (1:30:11), Shonny Vanlandingham (1:49:22) Fastest 11-kilometer run: Asa Shaw (39:24), Lesley Paterson (43:55)
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP) Div Name Hometown Time Div Name Hometown Time 15-19 Mauricio Mendez* Mexico City, Mexico 2:45:48 15-19 (4) Hannah Rae Finchamp* Altadena, California 3:11:02 20-24 Clement Briere Bretteville, France 2:53:23 20-24 (2) Elizabeth Gruber Redding, California 3:29:13 25-29 Albert Soley Bigues, Spain 2:53:27 25-29 Kara Lapoint Truckee, California 3:28:24 30-34 Oliver Pichou Canteleu, France 2:56:19 30-34 Debby Sullivan Roseville, California 3:37:46 35-39 Romaric Delepine Zimming, France 2:50:45 35-39 Jennifer Todd Newbury Parks, Calif. 3:39:33 40-44 (4) Thomas Vonach Schwarzach, Austria 2:58:10 40-44 (2) Mimi Stockton Stevensville, Michigan 3:33:09 45-49 (5) Calvin Zaryski Calgary, Canada 2:58:31 45-49 Kim Beckinsale Noosa Heads, Australia 3:28:38 50-54 Tim Sheeper Menlo Park, California 3:13:38 50-54 (2) Anne Gonzales Aspen, Colorado 3:23:53 55-59 (4) Tom Monica Thousand Oaks, Calif. 3:28:18 55-59 (2) Lucia Colbert Cordova, Tennessee 4:11:16 60-64 (4) John Royson Albany, California 3:34:51 60-64 Beverly Watson Priddis, Canada 4:15:05 65-69 (2) Bruce Wacker Nelson, New Zealand 4:29:03 65-69 (7) Wendy Minor Kamuela, Hawaii 6:09:21 70-74 (8) Peter Wood La Jolla, California 5:07:59 75-79 (2) Ron Hill Hayden, Idaho 7:12:11 (#) denotes number of World Championships won PC (8) Ed Fattoumy Honolulu, HI 3:52:13 *Top Amateurs
53 2012 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua (October 28, 2012) -A tsunami swim ... but I knew these guys like Conrad (Stoltz) and the warning for the Hawaiian Islands was canceled early on good mountain bikers, they are much better than me, espe- Sunday morning, and then Javier Gomez Noya and Lesley cially on the technical sections, so my tactic was try to push Paterson went out and stormed the competition at the 2012 really hard uphill because then you can go hard uphill and XTERRA World Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua then on the downhill just not even try to go crazy fast, just on the island of Maui. try to recover and avoid crashing. It worked pretty well.”
Gomez Noya was the overall winner, completing the course After breaking through for her first XTERRA World (1.5-kilometer swim, 30K mountain bike, 10K trail run) in 2 Championship last year, Paterson did it again. She was the hours, 26 minutes, 50 seconds. The 29-year-old from Spain top female, finishing with a time of 2:44:11. followed up his silver medal performance at the 2012 Olympics with an impressive victory in his inaugural “It was perfect from start to finish for me,” she said. “I’ve XTERRA appearance. done some great training leading up to this. This was my big focus of the year, and it panned out exactly how I wanted it Paterson was the top female, not only repeating her to.” accomplishment of a year ago, but bettering it. She finished with a time of 2:44:11, which was nearly two minutes faster The 32-year-old from Scotland (pictured) took the lead early than her winning time of a year ago. in the bike and then ran away from the other women. She finished more than four minutes ahead of runner-up Barbara A capacity – and XTERRA World Championship record – Riveros (2:48:18) from Chile. Marie Rabie from South Africa field of 750 athletes from around the world participated in was third in 2:53:55, and Heather Jackson from Carlsbad, the event, which was held on Maui for the 17th consecutive Calif., was fourth in 2:54:12. Riveros, Rabie and Jackson year. were all making their XTERRA World Championship debuts.
As if the lead-in drama to the event were not enough, a Among the age-group amateurs, a pair of California tsunami warning was issued for all of the Hawaiian Island teenagers took the spotlight. Neilson Powless (pictured) late Saturday night. Many of the athletes stayed up late from Roseville, Calif., was the top overall amateur with a trying to get updates on the tsunami, and some were even time of 2:42:35, while Hannah Rae Finchamp from evacuated from their hotels or homes. Altadena, Calif., was the top female amateur in 3:05:55.
“I think maybe some of the athletes had to evacuate or had Powless is 16 and a sophomore at Roosevelt High School; to stay up a little bit later, but I don’t think it had a big Finchamp is 16 and a junior at Maranatha High School. influence on the race,” said Conrad Stoltz, who placed third They are the youngest male and female to ever win the title overall. “I think we were lucky to have a fair world of top overall amateur at the XTERRA World Championship. championship.” It is also the first age-group XTERRA world title for Powless. Indeed, the conditions did not adversely affect the race, Finchamp is now a three-time XTERRA world champ in the although an expected swell did create a rougher-than- female 15-19 age group. normal ocean swim. Powless exited the water in 15th place among the ama- All of the XTERRA pros know who Javier Gomez Noya is. teurs, but he eventually caught them all. His overall finish- He is, after all, a two-time ITU triathlon world champ in addi- ing time was 14 seconds ahead of New Zealand’s Oliver tion to the 2012 Olympic silver medalist. They just didn’t Shaw. know how good he might be on an XTERRA course. He turned out to be exceptional. Gomez Noya made quite the Finchamp’s win wasn’t nearly as close, as she finished XTERRA debut, running away to the overall win. more than seven minutes ahead of the next amateur female. Her finishing time would have placed her 13th “I didn’t expect that,” Gomez Noya said. “I had a really good among the pro women. 54 2012 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS TOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Javier Gomez Noya 29 Pontevedra, Spain 2:26:54 $20,000 2 Josiah Middaugh 34 Vail, Colorado 2:27:41 $12,000 3 Conrad Stoltz 39 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:30:04 $7,000 4 Leonardo Chacon 28 Liberia, Costa Rica 2:30:19 $4,000 5 Victor Del Correl 32 Santa Olivia, Spain 2:30:24 $2,500 6 Brent McMahon 32 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:30:56 $1,500 7 Asa Shaw 28 Frejus, France 2:32:16 $1,000 8 Tim Don 34 London, United Kingdom 2:32:41 $800 9 Yeray Luxem 26 Merkem, Belgium 2:33:10 $600 10 Olivier Marceau 39 Vallavris, Switzerland 2:33:36 $500 Also: Nicolas Lebrun, Eneko Llanos, Felix Schumann, Sebastian Kienle, Francisco Serrano
TOP 15 PRO WOMEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Lesley Paterson 32 San Diego, California 2:44:12 $20,000 2 Barbara Riveros 25 La Pintana, Chile 2:48:19 $12,000 3 Mari Rabie 26 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:53:56 $7,000 4 Heather Jackson 28 Carlsbad, California 2:54:13 $4,000 5 Jacqui Slack 29 Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom 2:55:19 $2,500 6 Magali Tisseyre 31 St-Sauveur, Canada 3:01:11 $1,500 7 Renata Bucher 35 Littau, Switzerland 2:01:51 $1,000 8 Shonny Vanlandingham 43 Durango, Colorado 3:02:24 $800 9 Helena Erbanova 33 JabloneC, Czech Republic 3:03:48 $600 10 Marion Lorblanchet 29 Lempdes, France 3:04:21 $500 Also: Elizabeth Orchard, Danelle Kabush, Melanie McQuaid, Brandi Heisterman, Katie Button Fastest 1.5-kilometer swim: Javier Gomez (19:05), Mari Rabie (21:11) Fastest 30-kilometer bike: Josiah Middaugh (1:23:34), Lesley Paterson (1:36:01) Fastest 11-kilometer run: Javier Gomez (37:51), Lesley Paterson (40:51) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP) Div Name Hometown Time Div Name Hometown Time 15-19 Neilson Powless* Roseville, CA 2:42:35 15-19 (3) Hannah Rae Finchamp* Altadena, California 3:05:55 20-24 Oliver Shaw Rotorua, New Zealand 2:42:49 20-24 Elizabeth Gruber Redding, California 3:23:04 25-29 (2) Jiri Klima Osek, Czech 2:44:46 25-29 Becci Kaltenmeier Freiburg, Germany 3:21:48 30-34 (3) Tim Van Daele Burcht, Belgium 2:43:59 30-34 Sarah Backler Tauranga, New Zealand 3:14:55 35-39 Antonio Martin Del Campo Guadalajara, Mexico 2:53:11 35-39 Kristen Tamburrino St. Catharines, Canada 3:21:25 40-44 (3) Thomas Vonach Schwarzach, Austria 2:48:28 40-44 Mimi Stockton Stevensville, Michigan 3:20:41 45-49 Benoit Lalevee St.Nazaire, France 2:55:40 45-49 Carol Rasmussen Karlslunde, Denmark 3:33:09 50-54 (3) Casey Fannin Birmingham, Alabama 3:09:00 50-54 Anne Gonzales Aspen, Colorado 3:13:00 55-59 Dennis Brinson Carson City, Nevada 3:13:03 55-59 Lucia Colbert Cordova, Tennessee 3:49:55 60-64 Tryg Fortun Kenmore, Washington 3:24:10 60-64 (2) Sharon Prutton Christchurch, NZL 4:00:43 65-69 Michal Mogrovics Olomouc, Czech 3:56:52 65-69 (2) Kathy Frank Santa Cruz, California 6:07:13 70-74 Roger Kern Scotts Valley, California 5:30:38 PC Judith Abrahams Kenai, Alaska 5:41:22 75-79 Nathaniel Grew Costa Rica 6:06:56 CEO Mike Cabigon Edmonton, Canada 2:52:15 (#) denotes number of World Championships won PC (7) Fouad Fattoumy Honolulu, Hawaii 3:34:22 *Top Amateurs 55 2011 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW October 23, 2011 (Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua - Maui) - A new “My goal for this year was to be first amateur at XTERRA venue served as a fitting place to crown new XTERRA world Nationals and Worlds, and I’m blown away that I’ve champions. managed to achieve those goals,” said Donelson, 36. “I’m not getting any younger, and after last year, I realized that The 16th XTERRA World Championship turned into a sweet anything can happen so I decided I wanted to make this a celebration for Michael Weiss, Lesley Paterson and big year and I trained really hard for it.” Kapalua, Maui. Donelson is originally from Australia, but now resides in Weiss and Paterson earned their first XTERRA world titles Edwards, Colo., where she works as a personal trainer. on a new course that was described as both beautiful and brutal. After 15 previous years at Makena, the XTERRA “Having accomplished this, I think I’d like to look into turning World Championship off-road triathlon moved to the pro next year,” she said. Ritz-Carlton Kapalua this year. A total of 675 athletes representing 28 countries and 42 states participated in the event, which featured a 1.5-kilometer swim, a 30-kilometer Alexander mountain bike and a 10-kilometer trail run.
Alexander Haas of Germany and Tamara Donelson of Colorado took the overall world titles among the amateur age-group competitors.
Haas placed an impressive 13th overall, which ties the record for best placing by an amateur at the XTERRA World Championship. In 2003, Robert Latschen also placed 13th overall. Haas finished with a time of 2:33:37, which was 17 seconds behind Olympic gold medalist Jan Frodeno, and 20 seconds ahead of former XTERRA World Champ Nico Lebrun.
Ryan Ignatz of Colorado was the second amateur in 2:36:53. His wife, Maia Ignatz, also won an age-group world title. Ryan took the men’s 30-34 age division, while Maia placed first in the women’s 30-34 age group.
Tim Van Daele, who was the top amateur in 2009 and 2010, placed fourth this year.
Donelson finished with a time of 3:09:47, which placed her 14th among all the females. It was quite a contrast from last year’s XTERRA World Championship, when Donelson needed medical assistance on the bike course after she crashed. One of the brake handles on her bike punctured her arm, and racer/Dr. Kathy Coutinho and other competi- tors came to her aid to help stop the bleeding before help arrived.
56 2011 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS
TOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Michael Weiss 30 Vienna, Austria 2:27:00 $20,000 2 Dan Hugo 26 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:27:33 $12,000 3 Eneko Llanos 34 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:28:26 $7,000 4 Josiah Middaugh 33 Vail, Colorado 2:29:14 $4,000 5 Ivan Rana 39 Ordes, Spain 2:29:31 $2,500 6 Olivier Marceau 38 Switzerland 2:29:40 $1,500 7 Ronny Dietz 33 Chemnitz, Germany 2:29:47 $1,000 8 Richard Ussher 35 Nelson, New Zealand 2:29:54 $800 9 Jan Kubicek 31 Chodov City, Czech Republic 2:30:54 $600 10 Christopher Legh 38 Lyons, Colorado 2:31:10 $500 Also: Sam Gardner, Jan Frodeno, Nicolas Lebrun, Mike Vine, Tim DeBoom
TOP 15 PRO WOMEN Pl Name Age Hometown Time Purse 1 Lesley Paterson 31 San Diego, Calif. (Scotland) 2:45:59 $20,000 2 Marion Lorblanchet 28 Clermont Ferrand, France 2:48:08 $12,000 3 Helena Erbenová 32 Czech Republic 2:51:51 $7,000 4 Renata Bucher 34 Lucerne, Switzerland 2:52:02 $4,000 5 Danelle Kabush 36 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2:54:35 $2,500 6 Erin Densham 26 Melbourne, Australia 2:57:46 $1,500 7 Sara Tarkington 30 Boulder, Colorado 2:57:59 $1,000 8 Emma Garrard 30 Park City, Utah 2:58:42 $800 9 Brandi Heisterman 36 Brackendale, B.C., Canada 3:03:39 $600 10 Jessica Noyola 29 San Diego, California 3:04:25 Also: Brigitta Poor, Kelley Cullen, Fabiola Corona, Manuela Vilaseca, Suzie Snyder
Fastest 1.5-kilometer swim: Richard Stannard (20:22), Erin Densham (22:32) Fastest 30-kilometer bike: Michael Weiss (1:17:30), Melanie McQuaid (1:29:27) Fastest 11-kilometer run: Alejandro Santamaria (40:58), Lesley Paterson (43:54) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP) Div Name Hometown Time Div Name Hometown Time 15-19 Marvin Gruget France 2:35:22 15-19 (2) Hannah Rae Finchamp Altadena, California 3:16:16 20-24 (2) Alexander Haas Germany 2:33:37 20-24 Danielle Kehoe Arvada, Colorado 3:22:14 25-29 Daniel Carleton South Africa 2:49:21 25-29 Lizzie Orchard Auckland, New Zealand 3:10:05 30-34 Ryan Ignatz Boulder, Colorado 2:36:53 30-34 Maia Ignatz Boulder, Colorado 3:12:44 35-39 (2) Thomas Vonach Schwarzach, Austria 2:40:10 35-39 Tamara Donelson Edwards, Colorado 3:09:47 40-44 (4) Calvin Zaryski Calgary, Canada 2:39:28 40-44 Kim Baldwin Boulder, Colorado 3:22:52 45-49 (2) Mark Geoghegan Honolulu, Hawaii 2:50:17 45-49 Sue Lambert Anchorage, Alaska 3:30:42 50-54 David Maclean Ludington, Michigan 3:02:36 50-54 Tamara Tabeek San Diego, California 3:29:04 55-59 Jaroslav Balatka Czech Republic 3:19:56 55-59 (6) Barbara Peterson Berkeley, California 3:56:52 60-64 Mike Lyons New Zealand 3:52:52 60-64 (4) Cindi Toepel Littleton, Colorado 3:59:45 65-69 (2) Bruce Wacker Colorado Springs 3:33:27 CEO Cheryl Iseberg Fircrest, Washington 5:51:40 70+ (2) John Stover Jackson, Michigan 4:37:55 CEO Mike Byam Grand Rapids, Michigan 4:10:00 (#) denotes number of World Championships won - Top Amateurs PC (6) Fouad Fattoumy Honolulu, Hawaii 3:32:51
57 2010 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS
TOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Conrad Stoltz 37 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:31:07 $20,000 2 Franky Batelier 32 Rouen, France 2:36:14 $12,000 3 Michael Weiss 29 Vienna, Austria 2:36:45 $7,000 4 Olivier Marceau 37 Cannes, France 2:37:47 $4,000 5 Nicolas Lebrun 37 Digne-les-Bains, France 2:38:50 $2,500 6 Eneko Llanos 33 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:40:44 $1,500 7 Richard Ussher 34 Nelson, New Zealand 2:41:03 $1,000 8 Felix Schumann 27 Tuebingen, Germany 2:41:31 $800 9 Mike Vine 37 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:41:53 $600 10 Jim Thijs 30 Huldenberg, Belgium 2:43:26 $500 Also: Alexander Manzan ($400), Ronny Dietz ($300), Jan Kubicek, Asa Shaw, Branden Rakita
TOP 15 PRO WOMEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Shonny Vanlandingham 41 Durango, Colorado 2:58:20 $20,000 2 Julie Dibens 35 Bath, United Kingdom 2:59:33 $12,000 3 Marion Lorblanchet 27 Clermont Ferrand, France 3:06:11 $7,000 4 Christine Jeffrey 37 Guelph, Ontario, Canada 3:07:22 $4,000 5 Suzie Snyder 28 Stafford, Virginia 3:08:04 $2,500 6 Carina Wasle 26 Kundl, Austria 3:08:06 $1,500 7 Lesley Paterson 30 Sterling, Scotland 3:11:37 $1,000 8 Sara Tarkington 29 Boulder, Colorado 3:11:45 $800 9 Emma Ruth Smith 27 Glos, Great Britain 3:11:53 $600 10 Emma Garrard 29 Park City, Utah 3:13:38 Also: Melanie McQuaid, Danelle Kabush, Mieko Carey, Marie Helene-Premont, Darelle Parker
Fastest 1.5-kilometer swim: Seth Wealing (19:29), Christine Jeffrey (19:41) Fastest 30-kilometer bike: Conrad Stoltz (1:23:48), Shony Vanlandingham (1:40:22) Fastest 11-kilometer run: Nicolas Lebrun (44:01), Marion Lorblanchet (48:39)
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP) Div Name Hometown Time Div Name Hometown Time 15-19 Hannah Rae Finchamp Altadena, California 3:43:10 15-19 Michael Keith Somerset, South Africa 3:03:13 20-24 Bettina Uhlig Freiburg, Germany 3:27:55 20-24 Jiri Klima Osek, Czech Republic 2:57:59 25-29 Luisa Bryce Denver, Colorado 3:29:13 25-29 Pierre-Yves Facomprez Nevers, France 2:49:54 30-34 Amber Monforte (2) Reno, Nevada 3:18:52 30-34 Tim Van Daele (2) Burcht, Belgium 2:48:28 35-39 Martina Donner Kotschach, Austria 3:33:13 35-39 David Ballabio Aubavilla, Italy 2:53:35 40-44 Kathleen Coutinho Fairfax Station, Virginia 3:34:31 40-44 Calvin Zaryski (3) Cargary, Canada 2:58:16 45-49 Carolina Colonna Taos, New Mexico 3:34:47 45-49 Mark Geoghegan Honolulu, Hawaii 3:06:26 50-54 Beverly Enslow Metamora, Illinois 3:42:05 50-54 Tom Monica (3) Thousand Oaks, Calif. 3:21:26 55-59 Beverly Watson (5) Priddis, Canada 3:56:39 55-59 Valerio Curridori Villacidro, Italy 3:35:40 60-64 Libby Harrow (2) Vero Beach, Florida 5:30:09 60-64 David Rakita Durango, Colorado 3:45:21 65+ Charlotte Mahan Lenoir City, Tennessee 5:58:34 65-69 Peter Wood (7) La Jolla, California 4:06:19 70+ Ron Hill Hayden, Idaho 5:44:54 (#) denotes number of World Championships won - Top Amateurs PC Fouad Fattoumy (5) Honolulu, Hawaii 3:44:08 58 2009 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS
TOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Eneko Llanos 32 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:37:22 $20,000 2 Nico Lebrun 36 Digne, France 2:38:17 $12,000 3 Michi Weiss 28 Vienna, Austria 2:40:24 $7,000 4 Olivier Marceau 36 Cannes, France 2:41:06 $4,000 5 Conrad Stoltz 36 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:41:40 $2,500 6 Franky Batelier 31 Normandy, France 2:42:15 $1,500 7 Felix Schumann 26 Tuebingen, Germany 2:42:57 $1,000 8 Seth Wealing 30 Boulder, Colorado 2:43:58 $800 9 Josiah Middaugh 31 Vail, Colorado 2:44:14 $600 10 Nico Pfitzenmaier 38 Besigheim, Germany 2:44:31 $500 Also: Richard Ussher ($400), Mike Vine ($300), Scott Thorne, Matthew Murphy, Brian Smith
TOP 15 PRO WOMEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Julie Dibens 34 Bath, England 2:56:42 $20,000 2 Lesley Paterson 29 Sterling, Scotland 3:04:16 $12,000 3 Melanie McQuaid 36 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:05:46 $7,000 4 Carina Wasle 25 Kundl, Austria 3:07:23 $4,000 5 Shonny Vanlandingham 40 Durango, Colorado 3:08:00 $2,500 6 Marion Lorblanchet 26 Clermont Ferrand, France 3:13:15 $1,500 7 Danelle Kabush 34 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 3:13:50 $1,000 8 Christine Jeffrey 36 Guelph, Ontario, Canada 3:15:01 $800 9 Sara Tarkington 28 Boulder, Colorado 3:15:56 $600 10 Rebecca Dussault 28 Gunnison, Colorado 3:17:22 Also: Emma Garrard, Marie-Helene Premont, Jenny Tobin, Renata Bucher, Sabrina Enaux
Fastest 1.5-kilometer swim: Luke McKenzie (19:30), Christine Jeffrey (19:42) Fastest 30-kilometer bike: Michi Weiss (1:28:11), Julie Dibens (1:42:48) Fastest 11-kilometer run: Chris Legh (43:59), Lesley Paterson (49:45) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP) Division Name Hometown Time Division Name Hometown Time 15-19 Sebastien Antony Goupillieres, France 3:19:22 15-19 Shea Reardon Taupo, New Zealand 4:08:43 20-24 Alexander Haas Georgensgmuend, Germany 2:56:23 20-24 (2) Monique Avery Rotorua, New Zealand 3:47:15 25-29 Tim Van Daele Burcht, Belgium 2:53:46 25-29 Bridget Keegan Napier,New Zealand 3:39:29 30-34 Cedric Lassonde London, England 2:55:20 30-34 Martina Donner Kotschach, Austria 3:34:33 35-39 Thomas Vonach Schwarzach, Austria 3:00:49 35-39 Sheri Foster Calgary, Canada 3:38:31 40-44 (2) Calvin Zaryski Calgary, Canada 2:56:32 40-44 Darrelle Parker London, England 3:34:24 45-49 (2) Casey Fannin Hoover, Alabama 3:14:18 45-49 (2) Kaja Polivkova Prague, Czech Republic 3:41:30 50-54 (2) Tom Monica Thousand Oaks, California 3:18:19 50-54 (4) Beverly Enslow Metamora, Illinois 3:51:15 55-59 (3) John Royson Albany, California 3:31:02 55-59 Sharon Prutton Christchurch, New Zealand 4:14:38 60-64 (6) Kent Robison Reno, Nevada 3:46:37 60+ Kimiko Matsuda Osaka, Japan 5:55:00 65-69 (6) Peter Wood La Jolla, California 4:09:25 PC (2) Megan Fisher Missoula, Montana 5:22:10 70+ (4) Hans Dieben Chula Vista, California 5:03:46 PC (4) Ed Fattoumy Honolulu, Hawaii 3:51:33 (#) denotes number of World Championships won - Top Amateurs
59 2008 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS
TOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Ruben Ruzafa 24 Malaga, Spain 2:37:36 $25,000 2 Michael Weiss 27 Vienna, Austria 2:38:10 $15,000 3 Brent McMahon 28 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:40:56 $8,000 4 Mike Vine 35 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:41:37 $5,000 5 Olivier Marceau 35 Vallavris, Switzerland 2:42:01 $3,000 6 Eneko Llanos 31 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:42:49 $1,750 7 Josiah Middaugh 30 Vail, Colorado 2:42:56 $1,200 8 Dan Hugo 23 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:43:28 $1,000 9 Brian Smith 32 Gunnison, Colorado 2:43:47 $800 10 Chris Legh 35 Melbourne, Australia 2:45:20 $700 Also: Seth Wealing ($600), Conrad Stoltz ($500), Jim Thijs ($400), Ryan Ignatz ($300), Franky Batelier ($300)
TOP 15 PRO WOMEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Julie Dibens 33 Bath, United Kingdom 3:03:57 $25,000 2 Danelle Kabush 33 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 3:04:56 $15,000 3 Shonny Vanlandingham 39 Durango, Colorado 3:10:49 $8,000 4 Renata Bucher 31 Lucerne, Switzerland 3:11:06 $5,000 5 Christine Jeffrey 35 Guelph, Ontario, Canada 3:11:50 $3,000 6 Jennifer Smith 35 Westport, New Zealand 3:15:59 $1,750 7 Jenny Tobin 39 Boise, Idaho 3:16:08 $1,200 8 Carina Wasle 22 Kundl, Austria 3:17:31 $1,000 9 Sara Tarkington 26 Boulder, Colorado 3:19:16 $800 10 Lesley Paterson 27 Sterling, Scotland 3:19:53 $700 Also: Kristy Lanier, Fabiola Corona, Emma Garrard, Sibylle Matter, Sari Anderson.
Fastest swim (1-mile): Brent McMahon (18:13), Linda Gallo (18:16) taken out of T1 Fastest bike (20-miles): Ruben Ruzafa (1:30:25), Shonny Vanlandingham (1:48:12) Fastest run (7-miles): Brent McMahon (43:18), Danelle Kabush (49:55) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP) Division Name Time Hometown Division Name Time Hometown 15 - 19 Julian Langer 3:01:35 Vienna, Austria 15 - 19 Charlotte McShane 3:35:01 Victoria, Australia 20 - 24 Francois Carloni 2:54:26 Saint Raphael, France 20 - 24 Erin Kummer 3:36:31 Boulder, Colorado 25 - 29 Peter Hawkins 2:58:24 Gloustershire, United Kingdom 25 - 29 Emma Smith 3:40:25 London, United Kingdom 30 - 34 James Walsh 2:55:17 Carlsbad, CA 30 - 34 Dominique Angerer 3:44:43 Elsbethen, Austria 35 - 39 Patrick Harvey 2:59:46 Auckland, New Zealand 35 - 39 Sarah McMahan 3:45:04 Incline Village, Nevada 40 - 44 Dirk Pauling 2:56:24 Rupperswil, Switzerland 40 - 44 Keri Grosse 3:34:04 Leavenworth, Washington 45 - 49 (7) Tom Lyons 3:13:51 Reno, Nevada 45 - 49 Ulrike Striednig 3:53:56 Klagenfurt, Austria 50 - 54 Franz Pretzl 3:23:00 Teublilz, Germany 50 - 54 (3) Beverly Enslow 3:55:47 Metamora, Illinois 55 - 59 Randy Beckner 3:26:32 Helena, Montana 55 - 59 Beverly Watson 4:19:39 Priddis, Alberta, Canada 60 - 64 Bruce Wacker 4:02:08 Colorado Springs, Colorado 60+ Kathy Frank 5:51:52 Bend, Oregon 65 - 69 (5) Peter Wood 4:09:11 La Jolla, California Physically Challenged Division: Megan Fisher, 5:09:47, Missoula, MT 70+ Manfred Klittich 5:18:25 Eschborn, Germany (#) denotes number of World Championships won Physically Challenged Division: David Kyle, 4:59:04, Athens, Florida Top Amateurs
60 2007 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS
TOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Conrad Stoltz 34 Stellenboch, South Africa 2:40:54 $25,000 2 Olivier Marceau 34 Cannes, France 2:42:05 $15,000 3 Brian Smith 32 Gunnison, Colorado 2:42:35 $8,000 4 Chris Legh 35 Lyons, Australia 2:44:26 $5,000 5 Bevan Docherty 30 Taupo, New Zealand 2:44:54 $3,000 6 Felix Schumann 25 Germany 2:45:04 $1,750 7 Nicolas Lebrun 34 Digne-Les-Bains, France 2:45:19 $1,200 8 Mike Vine 34 Victoria, Canada 2:45:57 $1,000 9 David Henestrosa 30 Manresa, Spain 2:47:04 $800 10 Nico Pfitzenmaier 36 Besigheim, Germany 2:47:53 $700 Also: Hektor Llanos - Spain ($600), Lieuwe Boonstra - South Africa ($500), Eneko Llanos – Spain ($400), Sam Gardner – United Kingdom ($300), Jim Thijs – Belgium ($300)
TOP 15 PRO WOMEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Julie Dibens 32 Bath, United Kingdom 3:01:24 $25,000 2 Melanie McQuaid 34 Victoria, Canada 3:09:52 $15,000 3 Jamie Whitmore 31 Mt. Aukum, California 3:11:37 $8,000 4 Shonny Vanlandingham 38 Durango, Colorado 3:12:44 $5,000 5 Candy Angle 38 Weymouth, Massachusetts 3:13:14 $3,000 6 Dara Marks Marino 32 Flagstaff, Arizona 3:14:41 $1,750 7 Sibylle Matter 34 Bern, Switzerland 3:15:56 $1,200 8 Michelle Lombardi 39 Somerset West, South Africa 3:19:47 $1,000 9 Daniela Campuzano 21 Tulancingo, Mexico 3:22:02 $800 10 Carina Wasle 23 Kundl, Austria 3:22:33 $700 Also: Anna Scheiderbauer - Germany, Sara Tarkington - USA, Amber Monforte – USA, Kristy Lanier - USA
Fastest swim: Jordan Bryden, (19:47), Julie Dibens (20:16) Fastest bike: Brian Smith (1:30:51), Shonny Vanlandingham (1:46:32) Fastest run: Chris Legh (45:11), Julie Dibens (49:58)
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP) Division Name Time Hometown Division Name Time Hometown 15 – 19 Martin Jiskra 3:05:01 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic 15 - 19 Monique Avery 3:56:35 Rororua, New Zealand 20 - 24 Nicolas Fernandez 3:01:14 Pelissannee, France 20 - 24 Erin Beresini 4:06:11 Hermosa Beach, California 25 - 29 Lars Fricke 3:00:01 Apolda, Germany 25 - 29 (2) Marion Summerer 3:29:35 Honolulu, Hawaii 30 - 34 Alexander Eiler 2:57:34 Kailua, Hawaii 30 - 34 Susie Wood 3:31:54 Nelson, New Zealand 35 - 39 Laurent Beuzeboc 2:58:04 Saint Bonnet, France 35 - 39 Lisa Lieb 3:39:09 Durango, Colorado 40 - 44 Ulrich Katzer 3:02:02 Anger, Austria 40 - 44 Kaja Polivkova 3:41:05 Prague, Czech Republic 45 - 49 (6) Tom Lyons 3:09:01 Reno, Nevada 45 - 49 Meiling Yee 3:54:57 Sunnyvale, California 50 - 54 Tom Monica 3:25:19 Walnut Creek, California 50 - 54 (2) Beverly Enslow 3:56:52 Metamora, Illinois 55 - 59 James Lewis 3:45:39 Broomfield, Colorado 55 - 59 (3) Cindi Toepel 4:24:55 Littleton, Colorado 60 - 64 (5) Kent Robison 3:43:37 Reno, Nevada 65 - 69 Art Gardenswartz 4:27:07 Albuquerque, New Mexico (#) denotes number of World Championships won Physically Challenged Division Top Amateurs (3) Fouad Fattoumy 3:46:33 Honolulu, Hawaii
61 2006 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS
TOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Hamish Carter 35 Auckland, New Zealand 2:42:36 $25,000 2 Olivier Marceau 33 Cannes, France 2:42:55 $15,000 3 Seth Wealing 27 Boulder, Colorado 2:44:05 $8,000 4 Josiah Middaugh 28 Vail, Colorado 2:45:51 $5,000 5 Eneko Llanos 29 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:46:49 $3,000 6 Brent McMahon 26 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:46:58 $1,750 7 Greg Krause 29 Denver, Colorado 2:48:47 $1,200 8 Nicolas Lebrun 33 Digne-les-Bains, France 2:50:51 $1,000 9 Ryan Ignatz 28 Boulder, Colorado 2:52:16 $800 10 Nico Pfitzenmaier 34 Besigheim, Germany 2:52:28 $700 Also: Michael Simpson ($600), Andrew Noble ($500), Hektor Llanos ($400), Jimmy Archer ($300), and Sam Gardner ($300)
TOP 15 PRO WOMEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Melanie McQuaid 33 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:07:53 $25,000 2 Danelle Kabush 31 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 3:15:58 $15,000 3 Sibylle Matter 31 Bern, Switzerland 3:19:50 $8,000 4 Jennifer Smith 33 Westport, New Zealand 3:20:08 $5,000 5 Renata Bucher 28 Lucerne, Switzerland 3:22:14 $3,000 6 Jenny Tobin 38 Boise, Idaho 3:22:42 $1,750 7 Michelle Lombardi 38 Somerset West, South Africa 3:23:44 $1,200 8 Mami Saito 29 Kawasaki, Japan 3:24:32 $1,000 9 Shonny Vanlandingham 37 Durango, Colorado 3:24:58 $800 10 Cameron Randolph 36 Ridgway, Colorado 3:30:17 $700 Also: Carina Wasle (AUS), Ingrid Rolles (RSA), Nicole Newton (USA), Imke Schiersch (GER), Jackie Burt (USA)
Fastest swim: Brent McMahon (19:41), Sibylle Matter (20:51) Fastest bike: Josiah Middaugh (1:35:08), Melanie McQuaid (1:49:55) Fastest run: Brent McMahon (45:05), Danelle Kabush (53:51)
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP) Division Name Time Hometown Division Name Time Hometown 15 - 19 Kyle Kennedy 3:33:37 West Vancouver, Canada 15 - 19 Valeria Curridori 4:10:50 Villacidro, Italy 20 - 24 Rom Akerson 2:57:43 Costa Rica 20 - 24 * Suzie Snyder 3:36:19 Colorado Springs, CO 25 - 29 Trevor Glavin 3:11:38 Salinas, CA 25 - 29 Kim Hill 3:50:48 Honolulu, HI 30 - 34 Conrad Snover 3:01:50 Truckee, CA 30 - 34 * Laura Home 3:40:35 Santa Cruz, CA 35 - 39 Calvin Zaryski 3:04:51 Calgary, Canada 35 - 39 Janice Fliegler 3:53:46 Carson City, NV 40 - 44 Tim Johnston 3:11:10 Los Gatos, CA 40 - 44 Barbara Alber 3:56:18 Dettingen, Germany 45 - 49 $ Tom Lyons 3:14:24 Reno, NV 45 - 49 Catherine Dunn 3:52:50 Wellington, New Zealand 50 - 54 * Ian Davidson, Jr. 3:22:59 Clemson, SC 50 - 54 $ Barbara Peterson 4:08:44 Berkeley, CA 55 - 59 # Kent Robison 3:38:47 Reno, NV 55 - 59 * Cindi Toepel 4:25:14 Littleton, CO 60 - 64 # Peter Wood 3:59:46 La Jolla, CA 60+ Wendy Minor 5:53:53 Honolulu, HI 65+ John Stover 4:51:22 Jackson, MI Physically Challenged Division * Two-time XTERRA World Champ # Four-time XTERRA World Champ * Fouad Fattoumy 4:07:40 Honolulu, HI $ Five-time XTERRA World Champ Top Amateurs
62 2005 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS
TOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Nicolas LeBrun 32 Villeneuve-Loubet, France 2:38:19 $25,000 2 Eneko Llanos 28 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:41:41 $15,000 3 Brent McMahon 24 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:42:01 $8,000 4 Mike Vine 31 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:42:22 $5,000 5 Chris Legh 32 Melbourne, Australia 2:43:32 $3,000 6 Nico Pfitzenmaier 34 Besigheim, Germany 2:43:48 $1,750 7 Olivier Marceau 32 Cannes, France 2:45:29 $1,200 8 Ronnie Schildknecht 25 Thalwil, Switzerland 2:45:43 $1,000 9 Conrad Stoltz 32 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:46:23 $800 10 Josiah Middaugh 27 Vail, Colorado 2:47:33 $700 Also: Greg Krause ($600, 2:47:42), Jimmy Archer ($500, 2:49:32), Francisco Serrano ($400, 2:49:52), Peter Reid ($300, 2:50:05), Robert Latschen ($300, 2:51:18)
TOP 15 PRO WOMEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Melanie McQuaid 31 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:07:16 $25,000 2 Sibylle Matter 31 Bern, Switzerland 3:08:00 $15,000 3 Jamie Whitmore 29 Elk Grove, California 3:13:51 $8,000 4 Renata Bucher 27 Lucerne, Switzerland 3:17:14 $5,000 5 Jenny Tobin 35 Boise, Idaho 3:17:17 $3,000 6 Danelle Kabush 30 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 3:19:45 $1,750 7 Shonny Vanlandingham 36 Durango, Colorado 3:20:01 $1,200 8 Monique Merrill 36 Breckenridge, Colorado 3:25:08 $1,000 9 Melissa Thomas 35 Boulder, Colorado 3:25:49 $800 10 Lisa Isom 33 Vail, Colorado 3:26:08 $700 Also: Sonia Foote (3:30:35), Ingrid Rolles (3:32:21), Mami Saito (3:33:45), Kate Major (3:38:22), Imke Schiersch Fastest swim: Brent McMahon (19:42), Sibylle Matter (20:47) Fastest bike: Nicolas LeBrun (1:29:13), Shonny Vanlandingham (1:45:40) Fastest run: Brent McMahon (44:01), Sibylle Matter (51:53)
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP) Division Name Time Hometown Division Name Time Hometown 15 - 19 Jordan Bryden 3:09:20 Calgary, Canada 15 - 19 Kate Chapman 3:57:01 Breckenridge, Colorado 20 - 24 Scott Thorne 3:03:58 Hamilton East, New Zealand 20 - 24 Marion Summerer 3:21:03 Freiburg, Germany 25 - 29 Ryland Garnett 3:02:02 Seaford, Australia 25 - 29 Louisa Davis 3:41:03 Wadestown, New Zealand 30 - 34 Jason Jablonski 3:01:48 Wenatchee, Washington 30 - 34 Laura Home 3:30:54 Santa Cruz, California 35 - 39 Michael Nahom 3:03:28 New Milford, Connecticut 35 - 39 Beate Kleindienst 3:52:56 Dachau, Germany 40 - 44 # Tom Lyons 3:08:21 Reno, Nevada 40 - 44 Rita Haerteis 3:44:24 Penzberg, Germany 45 - 49 Casey Fannin 3:13:57 Birmingham, Alabama 45 - 49 # Barbara Peterson 3:59:52 Berkeley, California 50 - 54 Ian Davidson, Jr. 3:21:29 Clemson, South Carolina 50 - 54 Cindi Toepel 4:12:16 Littleton, Colorado 55 - 59 Gary Mercer 3:59:56 Anderson, California 55 - 59 Susan Swan 5:17:22 Coromandel, New Zealand 60 - 64 % Peter Wood 3:53:53 La Jolla, California 60+ $ Wendy Minor 5:06:43 Honolulu, Hawaii Challenged Athletes Division # Four-time XTERRA World Champion Fouad Fattoumy 3:50:44 Honolulu, Hawaii $ Five-time XTERRA World Champion % Three-time XTERRA World Champion Top Amateur Female # Four-time XTERRA World Champion Top Amateur Male 63 2004 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
TOP 10 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Eneko Llanos 27 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:28:44 $25,000 2 Olivier Marceau 31 Cannes, France 2:29:45 $15,000 3 Josiah Middaugh 26 Vail, Colorado 2:33:28 $8,000 4 Dominic Gillen 27 Washington, Connecticut 2:33:53 $5,000 5 Justin Thomas 29 Fairfax, Virginia 2:34:31 $3,000 6 Nicolas LeBrun 31 Villeneuve-Loubet, France 2:36:58 $1,750 7 Sylvain Dodet 28 Antibes, France 2:38:26 $1,200 8 Hektor Llanos 32 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:39:04 $1,000 9 Jimmy Archer 32 Boulder, Colorado 2:40:39 $800 10 Robert Latschen 33 Graz, Austria 2:40:41 $700
TOP 10 PRO WOMEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Jamie Whitmore 28 Elk Grove, California 3:01:35 $25,000 2 Melanie McQuaid 31 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:04:25 $15,000 3 Danelle Kabush 29 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:05:19 $8,000 4 Melissa Thomas 33 Boulder, Colorado 3:05:38 $5,000 5 Katrin Helmcke 29 Buchenbach, Germany 3:07:43 $3,000 6 Sibylle Matter 31 Bern, Switzerland 3:08:17 $1,750 7 Erika Csomor 30 Budapest, Hungary 3:14:14 $1,200 8 Lynley Allison 31 Auckland, New Zealand 3:15:28 $1,000 9 Candy Angle 34 Weymouth, Massachusetts 3:16:34 $800 10 Stefania Bonazzi 34 Ferrara, Italy 3:16:39 $700
Fastest swim: Jan Sibbersen (18:45), Megan Melgaard (20:13) Fastest bike: Josiah Middaugh (1:27:12), Melissa Thomas (1:41:02) Fastest run: Jan Rehula (33:14), Erika Csomor (38:18)
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALES) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALES) Division Name Time Hometown Division Name Time Hometown 15 - 19 Jana Chocholova 4:22:29 Hluboka, CR 15 - 19 # Taylor Tolleson 2:51:56 Pacific Grove, CA 20 - 24 Suzi Snyder 3:36:03 Springfield, MA 20 - 24 Petr Vejvoda 2:59:41 Liberec, CR 25 - 29 Amber Monforte 3:21:29 Reno, NV 25 - 29 Jim Vance 2:45:06 San Diego, CA 30 - 34 Ingrid Rolles 3:15:23 Honolulu, HI 30 - 34 # Matt Boobar 2:53:17 Plymouth, NH 35 - 39 Birgit Johnston 3:27:32 Los Gatos, CA 35 - 39 Curt Chesney 2:46:38 Boulder, CO 40 - 44 Josie Sinclair 3:42:25 Epsom, AUS 40 - 44 * Tom Lyons 2:59:04 Reno, NV 45 - 49 # Barbara Peterson 3:43:21 Berkeley, CA 45 - 49 Bruce Wilson 3:11:10 Temecula, CA 50 - 54 ! Lorenn Walker 4:08:27 Waialua, HI 50 - 54 Chris Robinson 3:45:46 Vancouver, WA 55 - 59 $ Wendy Minor 4:40:23 Honolulu, HI 55 - 59 * Kent Robison 3:23:27 Reno, NV 60+ Peter Wood 3:44:18 La Jolla, CA #Two-time Champ, *Three-time Champ $Four-time Champion 65+ Armin Beyrich 4:09:36 Eresing, GER !Five-time Champ TOP AMATEURS
64 2003 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE) XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE) Division Name Time Hometown Division Name Time Hometown 20 - 24 Shae Rainer 3:26:28 Austin, Texas 15 - 19 Taylor Tolleson 3:00:13 Pacific Grove, CA 25 - 29 Sonia Foote 3:28:55 Rotorua, NZ 20 - 24 Chad Seymour 2:57:04 Honolulu, Hawaii 30 - 34 Katrin Hockenjos 3:25:49 Konstanz, Germany 25 - 29 Greg Krause 2:53:42 Denver, Colorado 35 - 39 Riikka Kelja 3:24:37 Netherlands 30 - 34 Robert Latschen 2:47:30 Graz, Austria 40 - 44 Maria Raether 3:33:13 Weinheim, Germany 35 - 39 Michael Nahom 2:54:02 New Milford, CT 45 - 49 Barbara Peterson 3:38:37 Berkeley, California 40 - 44 # Tom Lyons 2:55:18 Reno, Nevada 50 - 54 $ Lorenn Walker 4:01:03 Waialua, Hawaii 45 - 49 Leo McCarthy 3:11:06 Kapaa, Hawaii 55 - 59 * Wendy Minor 4:49:12 Honolulu, Hawaii 50 - 54 Guenther Weber 3:17:25 Roth, Germany PRO Melanie McQuaid 2:57:08 Victoria, BC, Canada 55 - 59 # Kent Robison 3:37:18 Reno, Nevada * Three-time XTERRA World Champion 60+ * Hans Dieben 4:14:07 Chula Vista, CA $ Four-time XTERRA World Champion PRO Eneko Llanos 2:32:56 Spain Top Amateur Female # Two-time XTERRA World Champ * Three-time XTERRA World Champion Top Amateur Male 1996-2002 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (AMATEUR WOMEN)
DIV 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 15-19 Allegra Erisman Allegra Erisman Allegra Erisman Brandy Bounds Tulsi McCarthy N/A N/A 20-24 Rebecca Bashton Cara Coolbaugh Jaymi Cowan Kerry Barnholt Lucia Kuhner Lucia Kuhner Kelly Rees 25-29 Zoe King Jessica Burwell Catherine Phillips Yvonne Timewell Lindsay Price Amy Patz Amy Patz 30-34 Tina Eakin Amy Patz Erin McCarty Katrin Tobin Lynn Martin Rikke Johansen Chantal Ratte 35-39 Serena Warner Sabine Greipel Chantal Ratte N/A Monika Birk Shannon Oliver Sue Forbes-Kikukawa 40-44 Jodi Ruby Devyani Kamdar Monika Birk Lorenn Walker Susy Jones Laurie Woodbury Sally Hill 45-49 Beverly Enslow Barbara Peterson Lorenn Walker N/A N/A N/A N/A 50-54 Lorenn Walker Libby Harrow N/A N/A N/A Wendy Minor N/A 55-59 Wendy Minor N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 60+ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1996-2002 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (AMATEUR MEN)
DIV 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 15-19 Hunter Claxton Pearce Creasman Eliot Challifour Tyler Smith N/A N/A N/A 20-24 Josiah Middaugh Rohin Adams Andy Blow Jeff Cormack Jason Irons Luis Canales N/A 25-29 Andrew Wadsworth Bernard Hug Keith Meter Ben Travis Karl Schultz Charles Smith Masco Wieser 30-34 Matt Boobar Benoit Dussault Norman Thiabult Dave Bonetti Dave Bonetti Gerry Clark Paul Hopwood 35-39 Mark Gavach Paul Hopwood Richard Ely Paul Hopwood Paul Hopwood Paul Hopwood Richard Knight 40-44 Tom Lyons Dave Ruby Joseph Zwack Howard Jones Steve Cole Patrick Follett David Fonseca 45-49 Keiji Matsuba John Royson John Royson Reed Johnson Kalli Nottrodt Otto Lingk Bob Macy 50-54 Jiri Kokes Dave Kinsey Kent Robison Bob Macy Bob Macy Mike Malloy Dan Neyenhuis 55-59 Richard Wall Leo Meeuwisse Brian Parkinson Peter Wood Wilburn Powell Ed Hudcovic Ed Hudcovic 60+ David Sharp Hans Dieben Hans Dieben N/A N/A N/A N/A CA Paul Martin Paul Martin Joel Sampson Paul Martin N/A N/A N/A 65 TOP THREE PROS FROM MAUI’S PAST
2013 ------2004 ------
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Kapalua, HI - 10/27 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Wailea, HI - 10/24 Men Women Men Women 1. Ruben Ruzafa 2:34:34 1. Nicky Samuels 2:57:48 1. Eneko Llanos 2:28:44 1. Jamie Whitmore 3:01:35 2. Asa Shaw 2:36:01 2. Lesley Paterson 3:00:14 2. Olivier Marceau 2:29:45 2. Melanie McQuaid 3:04:25 3. Ben Allen 2:36:24 3. Flora Duffy 3:00:19 3. Josiah Middaugh 2:33:28 3. Danelle Kabush 3:05:19 2012 ------2003 ------
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Kapalua, HI - 10/28 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Wailea, HI - 10/26 Men Women Men Women 1. Javier Gomez 2:26:54 1. Lesley Paterson 2:44:12 1. Eneko Llanos 2:32:56 1. Melanie McQuaid 2:57:08 2. Josiah Middaugh 2:27:41 2. Barbara Riveros 2:48:19 2. Nicolas LeBrun 2:36:31 2. Jamie Whitmore 3:01:14 3. Conrad Stoltz 2:30:04 3. Mari Rabie 2:53:56 3. Justin Thomas 2:37:31 3. Candy Angle 3:06:09 2011 ------2002 ------
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Kapalua, HI - 10/23 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Wailea, HI - 10/27 Men Women Men Women 1. Michael Weiss 2:27:00 1. Lesley Paterson 2:45:59 1. Conrad Stoltz 2:22:55 1. Candy Angle 2:57:33 2. Dan Hugo 2:27:33 2. Marion Lorblanchet 2:48:08 2. Eneko Llanos 2:23:57 2. Jamie Whitmore 2:59:10 3. Eneko Llanos 2:28:26 3. Helena Erbenova 2:51:51 3. Nicolas LeBrun 2:27:37 3. Shari Kain 3:03:20 2010 ------2001 ------
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/24 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/22 Men Women Men Women 1. Conrad Stoltz 2:31:07 1. Shonny Vanlandingham 2:58:20 1. Conrad Stoltz 2:28:48 1. Anke Erlank 3:00:59 2. Franky Batelier 2:36:14 2. Julie Dibens 2:59:33 2. Kerry Classen 2:37:02 2. Cherie Touchette 3:11:51 3. Michi Weiss 2:36:45 3. Marion Lorblanchet 3:06:11 3. Jimmy Riccitello 2:37:31 3. Kerstin Weule 3:12:37 2009 ------2000 ------
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/25 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/22 Men Women Men Women 1. Eneko Llanos 2:37:22 1. Julie Dibens 2:56:42 1. Michael Tobin 2:30:53 1. Kerstin Weule 3:07:04 2. Nico Lebrun 2:38:17 2. Lesley Paterson 3:04:16 2. Mike Vine 2:33:10 2. Melanie McQuaid 3:09:17 3. Michi Weiss 2:40:24 3. Melanie McQuaid 3:05:46 3. Michael Pigg 2:33:43 3. Uli Blank 3:17:32 2008 ------1999 ------
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/26 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/31 Men Women Men Women 1. Ruben Ruzafa 2:37:36 1. Julie Dibens 3:03:57 1. Ned Overend 2:32:50 1. Shari Kain 3:04:19 2. Michi Weiss 2:38:10 2. Danelle Kabush 3:04:56 2. Michael Tobin 2:34:26 2. Kerstin Weule 3:06:27 3. Brent McMahon 2:40:56 3. Shonny Vanlandingham 3:10:49 3. Jimmy Riccitello 2:35:54 3. Jody Purcell 3:08:42 2007 ------1998 ------
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/28 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/11 Men Women Men Women 1. Conrad Stoltz 2:40:54 1. Julie Dibens 3:01:24 1. Ned Overend 2:24:46 1. Sue Latshaw 2:58:49 2. Olivier Marceau 2:42:05 2. Melanie McQuaid 3:09:52 2. Wes Hobson 2:29:16 2. Uli Blank 3:00:05 3. Brian Smith 2:42:35 3. Jamie Whitmore 3:11:37 3. Michael Tobin 2:31:22 3. Caroline Rahner 3:06:27 2006 ------1997 ------
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/29 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/26 Men Women Men Women 1. Hamish Carter 2:42:36 1. Melanie McQuaid 3:07:53 1. Mike Pigg 2:28:48 1. Cameron Randolph 3:04:25 2. Olivier Marceau 2:42:55 2. Danelle Kabush 3:15:58 2. Ned Overend 2:32:12 2. Lesley Tomlinson 3:04:31 3. Seth Wealing 2:44:05 3. Sibylle Matter 3:19:50 3. Jimmy Riccitello 2:34:49 3. Sue Latshaw 3:11:32 2005 ------1996 ------
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/23 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 11/3 Men Women Men Women 1. Nicolas Lebrun 2:38:19 1. Melanie McQuaid 3:07:16 1. Jimmy Riccitello 2:27:42 1. Michellie Jones 3:04:53 2. Eneko Llanos 2:41:41 2. Sibylle Matter 3:08:00 2. Mike Pigg 2:31:13 2. Shari Kain 3:05:05 3. Brent McMahon 2:42:01 3. Jamie Whitmore 3:13:51 3. Ned Overend 2:33:39 3. Sian Welch 3:20:55 66 2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES FINAL STANDINGS
The XTERRA USA Championship on Sept. 20 in Utah was the last of five races in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series that featured four regionals and the national championship. Here’s a look at the final standings: PRO MEN Pl Name West S’East East Mtn USA Totals 1 Josiah Middaugh 100 100 x82 100 90 390 2 Bradley Weiss 90 82 75 DNS 75 322 3 Mauricio Mendez 82 75 x63 82 82 321 4 Dan Hugo 58 63 100 DNR 69 290 5 Craig Evans 69 90 69 DNR 53 281 6 Branden Rakita 75 69 58 x53 41 243 7 Chris Ganter 53 x45 53 58 49 213 8 Ryan Ignatz 45 58 DNR 63 37 203 9 Alex Modestou DNR 41 DNR 69 45 155 10 Ryan Petry 63 DNR DNR 75 DNP 138
Also: Brad Zoller (112), Jeff Smith (108), Cody Waite (103), Ruben Ruzafa (100), Karsten Madsen (98), Ben Hoffman (90), Ryan DeCook (76), Nick Fisher (53), Matt Lieto (49), Thomas Spanring (41), Justin Thomas (41), Takahiro Ogasawara (41), Alex Libin (37), Jean-Philippe Thibodeau (37), Joshua Merrick (34), Will Kelsay (34), Ben Allen (34), Gavin Anderson (31), Charlie Epperson (31), John O’Neill (31), Will Ross (28), Noah Wright (28), Adam Wirth (28).
PRO WOMEN Pl Name West S’East East Mtn USA Totals 1 Flora Duffy 100 100 100 DNS 100 400 2 Emma Garrard x90 90 90 90 75 345 3 Chantell Widney 69 69 DNR 100 69 307 4 Suzie Snyder 75 82 82 x63 63 302 5 Shonny Vanlandingham 82 DNF 75 75 45 277 6 Danelle Kabush 63 63 DNR 82 53 261 7 Kara LaPoint 58 58 41 x28 28 185 8 Christine Jeffrey DNR 75 69 41 DNS 185 9 Jaime Brede 49 49 DNR 69 DNP 167 10 Amelia McCracken 37 53 49 DNP DNP 139
Also: Sara Schuler (107), Debby Sullivan (103), Caroline Colonna (90), Barbara Riveros (90), Lesley Paterson (82), Rebecca Blatt (78), Maia Ignatz (74), Kim Baugh (68), Catherine Sterling (63), Carina Wasle (58), Katie Button (53), Mieko Carey (53), Rebecca Dussault (53), Kelley Cullen (49), Heidi Rentz (45), Genevieve Evans (41), Rachel Challis (31), and Susan Sloan (31).
1 - April 13 - XTERRA West Championship (Aston MonteLago Village Resort - Lake Las Vegas, NV) 2 - May 17 - XTERRA Southeast Championship (Oak Mountain State Park - Pelham, AL) 3 - June 15 - XTERRA East Championship (Richmond, VA) 4 - July 19 - XTERRA Mountain Championship (Beaver Creek Resort - Avon, CO) 5 - Sept. 20 - XTERRA USA Championship (Ogden/Snowbasin Resort, UT) Key: 1=100, 2=90, 3=82, 4=75, 5=69, 6=63, 7-58, 8=53, 9=49, 10=45, 11=41, 12=37, 13=34, 14=31, 15=28
DNR - Did Not Start DNP - Did Not Place
67 2014 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RESULTS
XTERRA Denmark on August 31 was the last of 11 races in the 2014 XTERRA European Tour where pros counted their best six scores. Ruben Ruzafa and Kathrin Mueller dominated the series, each with perfect scores on the year. To see a list of age group champs from the 2014 XTERRA European Tour visit www.xterraeurope.com. Top 15 Elite Men Place First Last Nat ESP POR GRE SUI FRA SWE ITA CZE GER ENG DEN TOTAL 1 Ruben Ruzafa ESP X100 100 100 100 100 100 100 600 2 Braden Currie NZL 90 90 100 90 75 82 527 3 Francois Carloni FRA 90 100 x31 75 58 63 69 455 4 Ben Allen AUS 63 82 82 75 90 392 t5* Jan Pyott SUI 75 58 63 53 53 75 377 t5 Yeray Luxem BEL 82 69 75 69 82 377 7 Conrad Stoltz RSA 82 53 100 100 335 8 Kris Coddens BEL 82 82 63 90 317 9 Asa Shaw GBR 69 75 69 69 282 10 Rory Downie GBR 75 58 45 34 41 253 Also: Will Kelsay, Albert Soley, Roger Serrano, Josiah Middaugh, Dan Hugo
Top 15 Elite Women Place First Last Nat ESP POR GRE SUI FRA SWE ITA CZE GER ENG DEN TOTAL 1 Kathrin Müller GER x90 100 100 100 X82 100 100 100 600 2 Helena Erbenova CZE 100 90 X63 100 100 X82 x82 90 90 570 3 Carina Wasle AUT 69 90 90 90 75 x41 75 489 4 Jacqui Slack GBR 75 82 58 90 x63 75 82 462 5 Renata Bucher SUI 75 82 82 75 69 x58 69 452 6 Brigitta Poór HUN 82 75 69 58 49 69 402 7 Maud Golsteyn NED 82 82 63 45 63 63 398 8 Louise Fox GBR 75 69 49 45 58 58 354 9 Chantell Widney CAN 90 75 75 82 322 10 Sandra Koblmueller AUT 90 58 69 63 280 Also: Coralie Redelsperger, Daz Parker, Emma Garrard, Belinda Hadden, Ladina Buss Key: 1=100, 2=90, 3=82, 4=75, 5=69, 6=63, 7-58, 8=53, 9=49, 10=45, 11=41, 12=37, 13=34, 14=31, 15=28
Kathrin Ruben
68 2014 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING RACES
The XTERRA USA Championship on September 20 was the last of 36 events where the fastest amateur athletes from around the globe could qualify to race at the 19th annual XTERRA World Championship at Kapalua, Maui on October 26, 2014. Here’s a look at all the qualifiers and the athletes who won them...
Date Race Location / Pro Winners 23-Feb XTERRA South Africa Dan Hugo / Flora Duffy 8-Mar XTERRA Motatapu Braden Currie / Nicky Samuels 15-Mar XTERRA Philippines Championship Dan Hugo / Renata Bucher 29-Mar XTERRA Guam Championship Dan Hugo / Renata Bucher 29-Mar XTERRA Costa Rica Leonardo Chacon / Shonny Vanlandingham 30-Mar XTERRA Great Ocean Road Ben Allen / Jacqui Slack 5-Apr XTERRA Saipan Championship Ben Allen / Carina Wasle 12-Apr XTERRA New Zealand Championship Conrad Stoltz / Barbara Riveros 13-Apr XTERRA West Championship Josiah Middaugh / Flora Duffy 26-Apr XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship Dan Hugo / Flora Duffy 3-May XTERRA Malaysia Dan Hugo / Jacqui Slack 17-May XTERRA Southeast Championship Josiah Middaugh / Flora Duffy 24-May XTERRA Mauritius Sam Gardner / Karyn Southgate 24-May XTERRA Spain Championship Ruben Ruzafa / Helena Erbenova 1-Jun XTERRA Portugal Ruben Ruzafa / Coralie Redelsperger 8-Jun XTERRA Brazil Championship Felipe Moletta / Sabrina Gobbo 15-Jun XTERRA East Championship Dan Hugo / Flora Duffy 21-Jun XTERRA Greece Francois Carloni / Kathrin Mueller 28-Jun XTERRA Switzerland Championship Ruben Ruzafa / Kathrin Mueller 29-Jun XTERRA Norway Dan Hugo / Cecilie Overbye 5-Jul XTERRA Ontario Sean Bechtel / Heather Pady 6-Jul XTERRA France Championship Ruben Ruzafa / Kathrin Mueller 6-Jul XTERRA Victoria Brent McMahon / Melanie McQuaid 6-Jul XTERRA Freedom Fest Sergio Florian / Laurel Dudley 13-Jul XTERRA Sweden Braden Currie / Helena Erbenova 19-Jul XTERRA Mountain Championship Josiah Middaugh / Chantell Widney 26-Jul XTERRA Italy Championship Ruben Ruzafa / Helene Erbenova 2-Aug XTERRA Mexico Championship Irving Perez / Fabiola Corona 9-Aug XTERRA Czech Championship Ruben Ruzafa / Kathrin Mueller 16-Aug XTERRA Germany Championship Ruben Ruzafa / Kathrin Mueller 17-Aug XTERRA Canmore Mathieu Signoretty / Brittany Webster 24-Aug XTERRA England Conrad Stoltz / Emma Garrard 31-Aug XTERRA Denmark Conrad Stoltz / Kathrin Mueller 31-Aug XTERRA Quebec Jean-Philippe Thibodeau / Claude Godbout 7-Sep XTERRA Sleeping Giant Scott Hill / Charlotte McShane 20-Sep XTERRA USA Championship Ruben Ruzafa / Flora Duffy 69 XTERRA HALL OF FAME 2005-2013
NED OVEREND (2005) After retiring from mountain biking in 1996 at the age of 40 (he won six national titles and became mountain bikings first world champion in 1990), Overend competed in the first-ever XTERRA in 1996, finishing third. In ‘97 he was second, and in ‘98 and ‘99 he won consecutive World Championships at the ripe young age of 42 & 43. He was also the XTERRA USA Series Champion in 2002. At the 2004 World Championship, at age 50, Overend posted the 9th fastest bike split and placed 21st overall. Midway through the bike course Peter Reid was overheard saying “There’s a 50-year-old in front of me!” He was so devastating on the mountain bike that he earned the nicknames of “Deadly Nedly” and “The Lung.” At the end of his career, commentators respectfully called him “The Old Man of the Mountain.”
SCOTT TINLEY (2006) In 1996, Scott competed in XTERRA's inaugural event, known as Aquaterra at the time. That day, he finished in 4th place and went on to finish in the top 10 in both 1997 and '98. But more than just an athlete, Scott was one of the early ambassadors for the sport. Tinley was at the sharp end of getting athletes to Maui. When you look at the high level pro's that came 10 years ago, it is far more impressive than what one, solitary, unusual race with a $5,000 prize list should have attracted. Jimmy Riccitello, Mike Pigg, Wes Hobson, Ray Browning, Pat Brown, Scott Molina, Emilio Desoto, Jeff Devlin, Kenny Glah, Paul Huddle, Michellie Jones, Paula Newby, Sian Welch, Karen Smeyers and more. A lot of that participation is because of ST, who helped found and develop the sport of off-road triathlon.
KERSTIN WEULE (2007) Kerstin Weule, using equally deadly swim, mountain bike and run speed, won more XTERRA races than anyone (until Jamie Whitmore took on the challenge). She won 19 XTERRA titles, including the US. Pro Series in 1999 and 2000, and the 2000 World Championship. Born in Braunlage, Germany in 1966, Weule’s name was synonymous with XTERRA for years. The winning started in 1998 in Louisiana and she won the next two big races. In her career, Kerstin won at almost every U.S. venue where XTERRA traveled too, including races in the UK and Canada. Weule brought much to XTERRA – an open disposition, the ability to share all that she knew at XTERRA University clinics, a great laugh, her cartwheel at the finish line, & blue painted toenails on raceday.
JIMMY RICCITELLO (2008) Flash back to 1996… AquaTerra…the first XTERRA…123 Speedo-clad racers on the start line at dawn on the beach in Wailea, Maui. A who’s who of triathlon and mountain biking showed up to try something completely new…off-road triathlon. And, it turned out that XTERRA with its catch phrase “Your toughest competitor is Mother Nature” was right up Riccitello’s alley. He took the inaugural XTERRA World Championship by more than three minutes over triathlon great Mike Pigg. After the win, he said “Man this race is a bitch, but it’s the true spirit of triathlon – the athlete against the course”. Over seven years Riccitello raced XTERRA all over the U.S., including six more Maui World Championships, and was always the life of the party.
MICHAEL TOBIN (2009) Tobin won at everything he tried, posting championships in running (and not your usual 5K but running up mountains for a couple hours); duathlon, where he was Powerman Champ twice with 14 international victories; XTERRA with 16 victories and a World Championship; and adventure racing – where he has won all over the world. Tobin dominat- ed XTERRA for years. He won Kirkwood in 1997; won 3 of 4 in 1998; and won 9 out of 10 in 1999. To that point, the one prize that eluded Tobin was Maui. He was 4th in 1997 – 3rd in 1998 – 2nd in 1999 and finally won it all in 2000. He’s the last American to win off-road triathlon’s greatest race. NICO LEBRUN, 2013
SHARI KAIN (2010) Shari Kain came to XTERRA as an accomplished mountain biker – a U.S. champion in both cycling and cyclocross and she was to have a major impact on XTERRA. Kain had an epic duel with Michellie Jones in the inaugural XTERRA of 1996 but came up 12 seconds short. In 1999 “Sharoo” won it all in style by doing the hula across the finish line in a grass skirt. That fabulous finish wasn’t Shari’s only contribution to the XTERRA Legend that day. It is said she is responsible for the post-race game of naked touch football - a hallmark of the early days of XTERRA SCOTT SCHUMAKER (2011) Scott Schumaker is perhaps THE pioneer of XTERRA racing. He could race, and he could write with the best of them. He was part of the inaugural class of one hundred and twenty three who started the first XTERRA (or AquaTerra as it was then know) in Wailea in 1996 – and he took 4th behind some of the biggest names in the sport - Jimmy Riccitello, Mike Pigg and Ned Overend. In the first four years of XTERRA, he was a factor in just about every race…and introduced the sport to the triathlon world by writing about his experiences for industry magazines. His race reports were irreverent and often hilarious, introducing technical terms such as “Umpa-lumpa” to the sport. JAMIE WHITMORE (2012) Jamie “J-Dawg” Whitmore career was kick-started at the “Crown Jewel” XTERRA Saipan Championship race back in 2002 when she upset the reigning world champ at the time, Anke Erlank. Over the next six years she won 37 cham- pionships in a dozen different countries, including the XTERRA World Championship in 2004. She is still today the most successful female pro the sport has ever known. Her accomplishments in the sport, however, pale in compari- son to her achievements in life. That she is an XTERRA Hall of Fame athlete is undisputed…how she evolved into a Hall of Fame human being – now that’s the stuff of legends. NICO LEBRUN (2013) Nicolas "The Professor" Lebrun from France crossed the Atlantic and landed in Richmond, Virginia for his first XTERRA race in 2001. He finished 3rd behind another, first-timer - Conrad Stoltz in 2nd, and Canada’s Mike Vine in first. It was the start of something big for him, and for XTERRA….The following year he returned to Richmond and scored his first XTERRA win. Over the next 13 years he was a major and consistent force in XTERRA racing in Europe and in America with 90 top five finishes, including 32 wins and four European Tour Championships. But the crowning moment in his XTERRA career, was in Maui in 2005 when he won the XTERRA World Championship. 71 XTERRA WARRIOR AWARD WINNERS Since 2003 XTERRA has honored a member of its Tribe that has shown exemplary courage in the face of adversity, gone above and beyond to help the greater community, or personified the “Live More” spirit.
Last year’s winner was Ron Hill from Boise, Idaho.
In 2012 Ron Hill, at 75-years-young, had a bad mountain bike crash on the downhill and crushed his pelvis. He went from racing on Maui to a medevac flight to Oahu where he spent weeks prone in a hospital bed. He graduated to a wheelchair and then to a walker - and was walking unas- sisted by the end of February 2013.
In April he started to jog and by July, he was racing XTERRA again. He won his 3rd National Championship in Utah, then returned to Maui to take care of some unfinished business on the Kapalua course.
He did so in grand fashion, conquering the World Championship in 7:12:11 to win the 75-79 division XTERRA World Championship for the second time.
PAST XTERRA WARRIORS
2012 - Ben Allen and Jacqui Slack - For traveling the world and living the dream 2011 - G.L. Brown - The epitome of the spirit of our sport Feherenbach 2010 - Taylor Seavey - overcomes perceived limitations Seavey every day 2009 - Juergen Feherenbach - For years of support behind the scenes in Europe 2008 - Jamie Whitmore - For kicking cancer and her Warrior Spirit 2007 - Tae Yoong Kim – For enthusiasm transcending the language barrier 2006 - Nico Pfitzenmeier – For traveling the world “competing to help kids” 2005 - Dr. John Mills – For spearheaded the medical support team on Maui 2004 - Willie Stewart – For showing us all that “anything is possible” Kim 2003 - Bryan Medrano – For living life to the fullest despite Huntington’s Disease Pfitzenmeier
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72 TENTATIVE 2015 SCHEDULE of QUALIFYING RACES
Feb 8 XTERRA Philippines Championship, Albay, Luzon+ Feb 22 XTERRA South Africa Championship, Grabouw, Western Cape Mar 7 XTERRA Motatapu, South Island, New Zealand Mar 28 XTERRA Saipan Championship, Micro Beach, CNMI+ Mar 29 XTERRA Costa Rica, Playa Reserva Conchal Apr 11 XTERRA Guam Championship, Piti+ Apr 11 XTERRA New Zealand Championship, Rotorua Apr 18 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship, Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia+ XTERRA Australia Championship Apr 18 XTERRA Mauritius, Bel Ombre Apr 25 XTERRA West Championship, Lake Las Vegas, NV, USA# May 2 XTERRA Malaysia, Langkawi+ May 10 XTERRA Brazil, Ilhabela, SP May 16 XTERRA Southeast Championship, Pelham, AL, USA# USAT Cross Triathlon National Championship May 16 XTERRA Portugal, Golega* June 6 XTERRA East Championship, Richmond, VA, USA# June 20 XTERRA Greece, Lake Plastira* June 27 XTERRA Switzerland Championship, Vallee de Joux* June 27 XTERRA Norway (no points or pro prize money) June 27 XTERRA Mine over Matter, Ontario, Milton, Canada! July 4 XTERRA Freedom Fest, Oahu, HI, USA= July 5 XTERRA Victoria, B.C., Canada! July 5 XTERRA France Championship, Xonrupt, Gerardmer* July 18 XTERRA Mountain Championship, Beaver Creek, CO, USA# July 19 XTERRA Sweden, Hellasgaarden, Stockholm* July 26 XTERRA Abruzzo, Lago di Scanno, Italy* Jul/Aug XTERRA Japan, Hokkaido+ (start 2016 Asian Tour) Aug 1 XTERRA Mexico, Tapalpa Aug 8 XTERRA Czech Championship, Prachatice* Aug 8 XTERRA Adventure Fest Maui, Kapalua, HI, USA= Aug 15 XTERRA Germany Championship, Zittau* Aug 16 XTERRA Canmore, Alberta, Canada! Aug 22 XTERRA England, Vachery Estate, Surrey* Aug 29 XTERRA Ontario Series – Sleeping Giant, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada! Aug 29 XTERRA Denmark, Tilsvilde* Aug 30 XTERRA Quebec – Quebec City, Quebec, Canada! Sep 7 XTERRA Sleeping Giant, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada! Sept 19 XTERRA USA Championship, Ogden/Snowbasin, Utah, USA# Nov 1 XTERRA World Championship, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
* XTERRA European Tour + XTERRA Asian Tour # XTERRA America Tour ! XTERRA Canada Series = Hawaii resident qualifiers tentative and subject to change
73 TEAM UNLIMITED
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XTERRA THROUGH TIME 1996: Jimmy Riccitello and Michellie Jones win inaugural event in Wailea, Maui. 1997: XTERRA adds two events in California, and one in Louisiana in addition to World Championship. 1998: The XTERRA tour goes to Michigan, Colorado, Oregon, and back to Louisiana. 1999: 11 races spanning from California to New Jersey. First year of Pro Points Series. 2000: XTERRA goes global with its first international races in England, Japan, and Canada. 2001: The first year of XTERRA in Australia - Jody Mielke and Paul Amey win the XTERRA Australia Championship 2002: The inaugural XTERRA Saipan Championship, and races in Germany and the Czech Republic. The XTERRA USA Championship Series expands to 31 races. 2003: The seventh consecutive year of expansion provides more than 50 events to compete in. 2004: Forty-five events in the U.S., plus 33 international races and a full-fledged XTERRA European Tour 2005: First year of the stand-alone XTERRA Trail Running Series and Nevada Passage Adventure Competition. 2011: More than 100 XTERRA off-road triathlon races and 70+ XTERRA Trail Runs. The first year of the XTERRA Asia- Pacific Tour with races in the Philippines, Saipan, Guam, and Japan 2012: First year for the XTERRA Guam Championship and the “Triple Crown” of Guam, Philippines, and Saipan on back- to-back-to-back weekends in March. 2014: Now more than 200 events in 26 countries worldwide, including expanded Asia-Pacific Tour with races in New Zealand, Philippines, Australia, Saipan, Guam, and Malaysia, and the first-ever Asia-Pacific Championship.
TEAM TV
Since 1990 TEAM TV has produced more than 300 television shows resulting in three regional Emmy’s and 42 Telly Awards for production excellence.
74 XTERRA.TV - FREE 24/7 WEB TV NETWORK
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75 XTERRASHOP.COM
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76 The Story of how a Sport was born, and a Brand evolved... XTERRA is ...
“The single best meeting ground for the
best triathletes in the world. Ironman,
ITU, Olympic, 70.3, Winter Triathlon,
and Mountain bike champs have all com-
peted at XTERRA.” – Jimmy Archer
“The Captain Morgan of triathlon!” – Christiane Reetz
“A Way of Life,” – J. Rittling
“An Epic adventure that tests your will,”– Bruce Rogers
“The coolest, most diverse, challenging and funnest competition ever!” – Molly Hummel
“An addiction,” – Jayne Peterlin “Blood, Sweat, & Beers!” – J. Walsh “An extreme test of endurance, skill, and guts.” – J. Middaugh
“Adventure!” – Mark Leishman
“One of the toughest things I’ve ever done, but well worth it,” – Chris Holt
“A gnarly way to commune with nature!” – Brandyn Roark Gray
“Living more through competition, meeting wonderful, like-minded people and traveling to beautiful venues,” – Libby Harrow The XTERRA Story PART I : THE PREQUEL
hile the first-ever XTERRA amateur status so they could race in the was “born on the beach” on Olympics. We had George Hincapie, Jan the island of Maui in 1996, Ulrich,Tyler Hamilton, and lots of others - a who's the origins of the brand who of international cycling," said Nicholas. W were rooted in events that took place in the late '80's when Tom Kiely A few years later the Olympics allowed pros to (pictured), the CEO of TEAM Unlimited, was compete, road cycling in the U.S. was on the tasked with creating more publicity for the decline, and the Tour O' Hawaii was no more. At Waikiki Oahu Visitors Association. the same time, however, mountain biking was taking off. So in 1995, in addition to 12 other TV ::: SPORTS TV WAS THE BIG IDEA ::: shows and several events, TEAM Unlimited produced the Hawaiian Mountain Tour. "First, sports are a big part of our culture in In doing so Nicholas and mountain bike Hall-of- Hawaii, and second, what looks better on TV ::: ::: than the beaches and ocean," explained Kiely. ESPN BUYS IN Famer Dean Crandall established the rules and held the first-ever mountain bike stage race. This The concept was pretty simple. Sports and ESPN approves two more shows (Waikiki King's is also where many of the XTERRA greats first entertainment is one of the biggest industries in Race and Diamond Head Wahine Windsurfing appeared. The likes of Ned Overend, Shari Kain, the world and the travel industry is THE Classic) and in 1991 TEAM Unlimited produced Melanie McQuaid, Steve Larsen, Mike Kloser, BIGGEST industry in the world. Bring those two three events and three TV shows. The concept Leslie Tomlinson, and host of others were taking together in programming, and you've got some- was working, and Hawaii was reaping the part in the Hawaiian Mountain Tour. Now these thing big. benefits of the outdoor exposure the shows were races took place at Kualoa Ranch on Oahu, generating. where the Koolau mountain range meets the So, Kiely came up with the idea for the Hawaiian ocean, and the story goes that after their races International Ocean Challenge - a lifeguard "So the next year (‘92) we produced seven the mountain bikers would ride down to the skills competition that attracted water safety spe- Hawaiian Sports Adventure Shows.…multiple beach and jump in the water. It sparked an cialists from Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, segments, different stories, great scenics, and idea…why not have a mountain bike triathlon? and California. Then, he forged a relationship 30-minutes of entertaining stuff," said Kiely. with ESPN - the worldwide leader in sports. By 1996 TEAM Unlimited had produced more Those seven shows were in addition to the than 50 shows and sporting events, and while Ocean Challenge and a few other televised the idea of an off-road triathlon was enticing... events, including the who'd pay for it? inaugural Tour O' Hawaii. ::: LOOKING FOR A GRAND IDEA ::: "Tour O’ Hawaii, now that was a great event," said Dave Almost simultaneously, the Aston Hotel in Maui Nicholas, the race director for (now the Wailea Marriott Resort) was shopping TEAM Unlimited. for a good idea for their grand opening and the Maui Visitors Bureau was looking for a new "The Tour O' Hawaii happened before pro event that could tell a different story about Maui's cyclists were allowed to compete in the Olympics south shore because all the exposure up to that so the top riders from every country kept their point was golf. Well, what better way to show off In 1990 the Ocean Challenge was broadcast on the hotel and south shore than 1) starting the ESPN, and millions of viewers were exposed to race at this beautiful beach in front of the spon- the beauty of Waikiki - the sun, sand, and crystal sor hotel, 2) follow a race that covers 21 miles of clear blue water of the Pacific Ocean. terrain with two dozen cameras, and 3) put it on TV for the whole world to see? "So we get into producing the Ocean Challenge," says Kiely. "And now I'm thinking I've got all Kiely likes to define luck as the "intersection of these athletes and TV crews and if it costs me opportunity and activity. So, I called Aston and this much to produce one show, it'll cost less for the MVB and said O.K., I've got the idea, here's another, and even less for a third." the thing ... bing, bang, boom," said Kiely.
79 “XTERRA is this cosmic blend of specialized training, arduous racing, Part II : The Story incredible camaraderie and friendships with competitors and TEAM Unlimited that defies description, and it’s an irreplaceable Behind the Name component of my life,” – Kent Robison t’s well documented that for the thousands of people who wanted to get the first-ever XTERRA was back to the roots of endurance sports, go off- the World Championship in road and have fun. A bigger event plan was Maui, but that race wasn’t mandated,” said Janet Clark, President of actually called XTERRA, TEAM Unlimited. it was “AquaTerra.” I To meet the challenge TEAM Unlimited shelved Turned out, however, that AquaTerra was trade- its other event properties and concentrated on marked by a kayak company in South Carolina the growth of XTERRA. A key ingredient in that and they wanted some big-time $$$ if TEAM evolution would be Janet Clark, a former “Ad Unlimited wanted to keep using the name. Woman of the Year” while at Ogilvy and Mather. Born and raised in Canberra, Australia, Clark Instead of dishing out cash to make the kayak brought 25 years of media and marketing company famous, Kiely came up with experience to the table and together with Kiely “XTERRA”. and Nicholas - the “Big Three” put together a plan on how to take XTERRA to the next level. “I wanted something that could mean many things to many people so there would be room for expansion,” said Kiely. “The X is a numerical term which means “unknown” and Terra is Latin for land/territory, thus … “Unknown territory.” PART III : THE MAGIC At the finish line of that very first race in 1996 it was clear that XTERRA was going to be more than just a one-off event. There was passion in the eyes of the competitors and an unwavering feeling that XTERRA was destined to become a lifestyle…a movement.
The Fox Sports Net broadcast of that original event (which you can watch in its entirety right now on XTERRA.TV) exposed the new and exciting sport to the nation, and the response Clark is a “hands-on” executive, as seen here set the table for the future of a sport. body marking a competitor before the race Armed with the knowledge that a) XTERRA was “That race was magical, and the reaction by building from the ground up and its grass roots everyone – our staff, the competitors, the hotel, appeal was dynamic, b) the enthusiasm for the the Maui Visitors Bureau, the people that sport went beyond the U.S. borders, c) XTER- watched on TV, was that we had truly uncov- RA was turning into a media darling with signif- ered something special,” explained Kiely. icant coverage in magazine, newspapers, and Conrad “The Caveman” Stoltz is a 4x XTERRA World Champ and social marketing guru - see conradstoltz.com TV and, d) even people outside of triathlon were In the early days there was no grand strategy or attracted to XTERRA – the initial expansion Kiely also had the foresight to register the name master plan, rather more of a reaction to the steps were written on the chalkboard: in all major product categories including marketplace and people saying ‘bring XTERRA automobile and it was just weeks later when to our community’. - Reach as many communities as we can Nissan – after months and a million dollars - Produce a substantial national TV package worth of market research on what to name their As such TEAM Unlimited put on four XTERRA - Start planning for international growth new SUV – decided on Xterra and called him up races in 1997, five in 1998, and in 1999 the - Register and own the trademark name of XTERRA in all to secure the rights. stars aligned with Nissan and a 10-stop “XTER- of the primary countries for all appropriate categories RA America Tour” was put in place to help the - Build the foundation of the XTERRA community Long story short, TEAM kept XTERRA and car giant promote its new SUV in an authentic - Begin development of new XTERRA products, media Nissan got the license to the name for their new way. SUV in exchange for a sponsorship deal that and properties lasted nine years and spurred the growth of “What we learned after that year was that 10 XTERRA triathlons. events were not enough to satisfy the demand 80 Part IV : From a Vision to a Lifestyle
TERRA has grown at an amazing rate through the years. In 2000 the XTERRA Gear licensing X business was launched and the World Tour was born with races in England, Japan and Canada.
In 2001 the XTERRA Point Series was created with 19 races leading up to the USA Championship. The Series was (and still is) marvelously structured, providing a bona-fide Razor Ridge at the top of the XTERRA Worlds bike course in Maui championship for age-group athletes to compete within their region, then against the best across the U.S. to determine a legitimate An Emerging Lifestyle Brand... national champion. It opened the door for destinations across the country to showcase their trails and natural beauty; and it solidified the “Live More” lifestyle as like-minded athletes from all different backgrounds were creating the closest of friendships through the sport.
The XTERRA Adventures TV Series was also born in 2001 and the terms “Adventure” and “XTERRA” would be linked together forever. By 2003 there were 50 XTERRA races to compete in and by 2004 there was a full-blown XTERRA European Tour. The XTERRA Sunglasses XTERRA Wetsuits The Year Two Thousand and Five marked the inaugural season for the Trail Running Series. In 2008 that Series culminated with the first- ever XTERRA Trail Running World Championship – which was highlighted on XTERRA.TV, a 24/7 web TV network featuring XTERRA events and adventures from around the world.
XTERRA Watches by Rockwell XTERRA Stand Up Paddleboards
Each dirt-strewn step in XTERRA’s development built the foundation of the Brand – which XTERRA Fitness - Treadmills, Fitness Bikes, Ellipticals XTERRA technical and active lifestyle apparel revolves around its community. 81 oday, 18 years after that “XTERRA is ... family, friends, and fun. It’s always adventurous and you first race, XTERRA has never know what’s in store for you – but you can always count on a grown into a global smile or a joke or something to make your day.” – Linda Lindsay phenomenon with more than 300 events in 26 countries. It has estab- lishedT off-road tri and trail running series. It has branded products from wetsuits to watches to fitness equipment, tech wear and apparel. It produces a bevy of national and internationally broadcast TV productions and hosts an online video channel. XTERRAPlanet.com garners more than 30 million impressions per year. There are training programs across the U.S. and introductory distance races for newcomers. The sport dishes out more than a half-million dollars in prize money to attract the worlds lead- ing multisport athletes. XTERRA recognizes hometown heroes (everyday athletes from all walks of life) as national and world champions. It puts on kids races and the XTERRA Foundation provides educational opportunities for at-risk kids. And, it has an incredible line-up of sponsors & partners and tens of thousands of the most enthusiastic participants on the planet.
The executive summary for the 2013 XTERRA Annual Report shaped up like this...
- 188,000 participants - 45 million TV viewers - 29 million advertising impressions - 4 million grassroots impressions - 247 million publicity impressions - 33 million website impressions
Celebrating positive role models for the next generation Mother Nature is your toughest competitor
The Spooky Forest in Malaysia The Blood Rock section at XTERRA Alabama
The most scenic courses on the planet Block Party after USA Championship in Ogden, Utah XTERRA Kids Rock!
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Feb 24 XTERRA South Africa Grabouw, Western Cape M XTERRA Philippines Cebu XTERRA Costa Rica Playa Conchal XTERRA Saipan Northern Marianas XTERRA Guam Piti XTERRA Australia Asia-PacificChampionship in NSW A XTERRA New Zealand In Motatapu and Rotorua XTERRA Malaysia Putrajaya XTERRA Spain Cieza, Murcia XTERRA Greece Lake Plastira XTERRA Brazil Ilhabela, Sao Paulo XTERRA Switzerland Vallee de Joux XTERRA France Xonrupt, Gerardmer XTERRA Canada 5 Five races from coast-to-coast XTERRA Italy Part V : The Future Scanno, L'Aquila XTERRA Mexico It was “the people” who nurtured XTERRA’s growth and it will be their desires, needs, and Tapalpa, Jalisco interests that set the path for its future. XTERRA Nordic Series Sweden, Denmark & Norway Many brands start with a product and then use marketing tools to try and build a relationship with XTERRA Czech the community. XTERRA did the reverse…it began with the community – the active lifestyle Prachatice market - and everything flowed from that first impression, that initial connection. XTERRA Germany Zittau With that comes another list, another chalkboard full of ideas and dreams and visions… XTERRA Mauritius Bois Cheri 500 Events in 50 countries XTERRA Portugal More than a million participants Golega XTERRA branded products success stories XTERRA England An XTERRA Television Network Cranleigh, Surrey XTERRA Experiential Retail Stores XTERRA Ireland XTERRA Camps, Clinics, and Travel Killaloe XTERRA Health and Fitness Mobile Marketing Tours XTERRA USA XTERRA Foundation working to make the world a better place 70-race XTERRA America Tour XTERRA World Championship “The most important thing we created was a relationship, a friendship Maui, Hawaii with our XTERRA Tribe,” said Kiely. “It is this foundation, this very real and authentic relationship, that makes us a respected and recognized emerging brand and it is what will carry us to great heights in the future.”
83 2014 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP START LIST SORTED BY BIB#
Bib First Last Age Group Country Bib First Last Age Group Country 1 Ruben Ruzafa PRO / Elite ESP 101 Nicky Samuels PRO / Elite NZL 2 Asa Shaw PRO / Elite FRA 102 Lesley Paterson PRO / Elite USA 3 Ben Allen PRO / Elite AUS 103 Flora Duffy PRO / Elite BER 4 Josiah Middaugh PRO / Elite USA 104 Barbara Riveros PRO / Elite CHI 7 Leonardo Chacon PRO / Elite CRC 105 Emma Garrard PRO / Elite USA 8 Brice Daubord PRO / Elite FRA 106 Chantell Widney PRO / Elite CAN 9 Francois Carloni PRO / Elite FRA 107 Helena Erbenová PRO / Elite CZE 10 Dan Hugo PRO / Elite RSA 108 Shonny Vanlandingham PRO / Elite USA 11 Jan Kubicek PRO / Elite CZE 109 Jacqui Slack PRO / Elite GBR 12 Ryan Ignatz PRO / Elite USA 110 Suzie Snyder PRO / Elite USA 14 Branden Rakita PRO / Elite USA 111 Carina Wasle PRO / Elite AUT 15 Chris Ganter PRO / Elite USA 112 Kathrin Müller PRO / Elite GER 16 Jim Thijs PRO / Elite BEL 114 Danelle Kabush PRO / Elite CAN 17 Bart Aernouts PRO / Elite BEL 115 Melanie Mcquaid PRO / Elite CAN 18 Rom Akerson PRO / Elite CRC 116 Caroline Colonna PRO / Elite USA 19 Romaric Delépine PRO / Elite FRA 117 Sarah Backler PRO / Elite NZL 20 Matt Dewis PRO / Elite GBR 118 Mieko Carey PRO / Elite GUM 21 Rory Downie PRO / Elite GBR 119 Dimity-Lee Duke PRO / Elite AUS 22 Arthur Forissier PRO / Elite FRA 120 Genevieve Evans PRO / Elite USA 23 Jon Heasman PRO / Elite GBR 121 Louise Fox PRO / Elite GBR 24 Nicolas Hemet PRO / Elite FRA 122 Maud Golsteyn PRO / Elite GER 25 Llewellyn Holmes PRO / Elite GBR 123 Penny Hosken PRO / Elite AUS 26 Grayson Keppler PRO / Elite USA 124 Maia Ignatz PRO / Elite USA 27 Tomas Kubek PRO / Elite SVK 125 Sandra Koblmueller PRO / Elite AUT 28 Cedric Lassonde PRO / Elite FRA 126 Kara Lapoint PRO / Elite USA 29 Yeray Luxem PRO / Elite BEL 127 Charlotte Mcshane PRO / Elite AUS 30 Brent Mcmahon PRO / Elite CAN 128 Lizzie Orchard PRO / Elite NZL 31 Mauricio Mendez PRO / Elite MEX 129 Sara Schuler PRO / Elite USA 32 Joshua Merrick PRO / Elite USA 130 Susan Sloan PRO / Elite RSA 33 Joseph Miller PRO / Elite PHI 131 Debby Sullivan PRO / Elite USA 34 Felipe Moletta PRO / Elite BRA 132 Judy Van Den Berg PRO / Elite NED 35 Nick Moore PRO / Elite AUS 201 Rachel Anders 15-19 USA 36 Takahiro Ogasawara PRO / Elite JPN 202 Tiziana Dehorney 15-19 USA 37 Jan Pyott PRO / Elite SUI 203 Hannah Rae Finchamp 15-19 USA 38 Brendan Sexton PRO / Elite AUS 204 Paul Bara 15-19 BEL 39 Oliver Shaw PRO / Elite NZL 205 Tomas Behun 15-19 CZE 40 Albert Soley PRO / Elite ESP 206 Maxim Chané 15-19 FRA 41 Philip Tavell PRO / Elite SWE 207 Jakob Dewald 15-19 USA 42 Jean-Philippe Thibodeau PRO / Elite CAN 208 David Duncan 15-19 USA 43 Lubos Truhlar PRO / Elite CZE 209 Tom Linton Neal 15-19 GBR 44 Cody Waite PRO / Elite USA 210 Javier Perruca Muñoz 15-19 ESP 45 Bradley Weiss PRO / Elite USA 211 Lewis Ryan 15-19 NZL 46 Michael Weiss PRO / Elite AUT 212 Greg Schott 15-19 USA 47 Rob Woestenborghs PRO / Elite BEL 213 Peter Spore 15-19 DEN 48 Noah Wright PRO / Elite USA 214 Juraj Tomša 15-19 SVK 49 Yu Yumoto PRO / Elite JPN 215 Daniel Tryzna 15-19 CZE Bib First Last Age Group Country Bib First Last Age Group Country 220 Éléa Boissy 20-24 FRA 272 Cecilia Jessen 25-29 SWE 221 Marissa Graham 20-24 NZL 273 Julia Kugelmass 25-29 CAN 222 Jacqueline Meister 20-24 AUT 274 Angelica Yvonne Limjoco 25-29 PHI 223 Larissa Rabago 20-24 MEX 275 Kaitlin Mattos 25-29 USA 224 Markéta Roubalová 20-24 CZE 276 Alice Monk 25-29 GBR 225 Natia Van Heerden 20-24 RSA 277 Tine Oppedal 25-29 NOR 226 Hannah Wells 20-24 NZL 278 Tory Sigmond 25-29 THA 227 Heather Wilson 20-24 USA 279 Jessica Simpson 25-29 AUS 228 Tom Baker 20-24 GBR 280 Mariana Smutková 25-29 CZE 229 Nick Browning 20-24 GBR 281 Kelsey Tufnail 25-29 CAN 230 Curtis Duncan 20-24 USA 282 Debbie Val 25-29 CAN 231 Robby Dunlap 20-24 USA 283 Ingema Vik 25-29 NOR 232 Henry Eaton 20-24 GBR 284 Brittany Webster 25-29 CAN 233 Diego Franco 20-24 MEX 285 Carla Williams 25-29 USA 234 Leandro Glardon 20-24 SUI 286 Katharine Wilson 25-29 CAN 235 Jose Gomez 20-24 PER 287 Gemma Woods 25-29 NZL 236 Flavien Grasset 20-24 FRA 288 Heather Zimchek 25-29 USA 237 Kim Gurtensten 20-24 BRA 289 Julio Cesar Ballestero 25-29 CRC 238 Xavier Jové Riart 20-24 ESP 290 Rod Baybayan, Jr. 25-29 USA 239 Thomas Kerner 20-24 GER 291 Guillaume Boissy 25-29 FRA 240 Jeff Macnair 20-24 USA 292 Brian Borling 25-29 PHI 241 Rory Macomber 20-24 USA 293 Julien Brazy 25-29 FRA 242 Trevor Marc 20-24 CAN 294 Josh Campton 25-29 AUS 243 John Miles 20-24 USA 295 Michael Cancio 25-29 PHI 244 Jesus Moreno Morote 20-24 ESP 296 Gabriele Caretta 25-29 ITA 245 Enrico Nicoletti 20-24 ITA 297 Steven Chenais 25-29 FRA 246 Cameron Paul 20-24 NZL 298 Colin Clement 25-29 FRA 247 Christopher Portugal Reibel 20-24 PER 299 Eric Cooke 25-29 USA 248 Alex Roberts 20-24 NZL 300 Carl Cote 25-29 CAN 249 Pierre Roblot 20-24 FRA 301 Anthony Crisologo 25-29 USA 250 Rodrigo Romero Gc 20-24 MEX 302 Eric Cezar Da Silva Santos 25-29 BRA 251 Mervin Rencel Santiago 20-24 PHI 303 Matthew Daneel 25-29 RSA 252 Roberto Saraceni 20-24 ITA 304 JP Donovan 25-29 USA 253 Gareth Sayers 20-24 RSA 305 Doug Eubank 25-29 USA 254 Taylor Seavey 20-24 USA 306 Mads Fabricius 25-29 DEN 255 Roux Sébastien 20-24 FRA 307 Sebastian Gajardo Wulf 25-29 CHI 256 Nicola Sessini 20-24 ITA 308 John Garso 25-29 USA 257 Thomas Sheehy 20-24 USA 309 Jose Simeon Gonzalez 25-29 PHI 258 Petr Šulc 20-24 CZE 310 Guillaume Henry 25-29 FRA 259 Tulio Ticom 20-24 BRA 311 Janez Klancnik 25-29 SLO 260 Federico Venegas 20-24 CRC 312 Michal Kohoutek 25-29 CZE 261 Kyle Wachenheim 20-24 USA 313 Martin Kostelnicak 25-29 SVK 265 Isabella Boccone 25-29 ITA 314 Michael Lauer 25-29 USA 266 Jaymi Bowyer 25-29 AUS 315 George Mainas 25-29 USA 267 Sarah Dalton 25-29 AUS 316 Angel Cristobal Marin Ortega 25-29 ESP 268 Rachael Desantis 25-29 USA 317 John Mccracken 25-29 GUM 269 Caroline Ehlies 25-29 GUM 318 Robert Miller 25-29 USA 270 Chloe Grosgeorge 25-29 FRA 319 Daniel Neilson 25-29 AUS 271 Carolin Holmqvist 25-29 SWE 320 Kristofer Ochs 25-29 USA Bib First Last Age Group Country Bib First Last Age Group Country 321 Oscar Olsson 25-29 SWE 373 Lars Erik Fricke 30-34 GER 322 Clay Patton 25-29 USA 374 Takeshi Fukuda 30-34 JPN 323 Humberto Rivera Jr 25-29 USA 375 Blake Gill 30-34 USA 324 Martin Schädle 25-29 GER 376 Mitchell Ginsberg 30-34 RSA 325 Mathieu Signoretty 25-29 USA 377 So Hasegawa 30-34 JPN 326 Chris Stevens 25-29 AUS 378 Isaac Antonio Hernandez Lopez 30-34 ESP 327 Sheldon Timms 25-29 CAN 379 John Horn 30-34 USA 328 Pieter Van Wouwe 25-29 BEL 380 Robin Janata 30-34 NZL 329 Stepan Vidner 25-29 CZE 381 Josh Lee 30-34 USA 330 James Walker 25-29 GBR 382 Brian Benjamin Lim 30-34 PHI 331 Clay Ward 25-29 CAN 383 Jose Merdino Lim 30-34 PHI 335 Misty Becerra 30-34 USA 384 Joshua Loren 30-34 USA 336 Courtney Bollman 30-34 USA 385 Johannes Macholdt 30-34 GER 337 Danica Bonello Spiteri 30-34 MLT 386 Staffan Martinsson 30-34 SWE 338 Laurel Dudley 30-34 USA 387 Zachary Mauss 30-34 USA 339 Christina Herbst 30-34 AUT 388 Daniele Michelet 30-34 ITA 340 Kelley Hess 30-34 USA 389 Lennart Moberg 30-34 SWE 341 Leanne Hier 30-34 GBR 390 Daniel Molnar 30-34 USA 342 Natasha Horne 30-34 AUS 391 Fruchart Nathanael 30-34 FRA 343 Sofia Catalina Howell Vargas 30-34 CRC 392 Dusan Navratil 30-34 CZE 344 Laurianne Levasseur 30-34 FRA 393 Andrew Ordelheide 30-34 USA 345 Colette Mcshane 30-34 AUS 394 Allistair Patino 30-34 PHI 346 Hadley Nylen 30-34 USA 395 Jacob Pembrook 30-34 USA 347 Franziska Peier 30-34 SUI 396 Olivier Pichou 30-34 FRA 348 Veronica Peña Barajas 30-34 MEX 397 Brian Pick 30-34 USA 349 Isabelle Riedl 30-34 SWE 398 Bernardo Rubio Herrada 30-34 ESP 350 Shailie Sanbrooks 30-34 NZL 399 Till Schenk 30-34 GER 351 Luciana Silva 30-34 BRA 400 Rogério Silva De Paula 30-34 BRA 352 Gael Sommerville 30-34 AUS 401 Nick Skaggs 30-34 USA 353 Laurel Sroufe 30-34 USA 402 Brett Tack 30-34 USA 354 Jodie Tester 30-34 AUS 403 Wataru Takagi 30-34 JPN 355 Sian Turner 30-34 USA 404 Ryan Terry 30-34 USA 356 Nicole Valentine 30-34 USA 405 Robert Utsch 30-34 BRA 357 Emily Witman 30-34 USA 406 Vernon Visser 30-34 RSA 358 Hadi Akkouh 30-34 BRA 407 Silas Volfing 30-34 DEN 359 Matt Backler 30-34 NZL 408 Nick Walker 30-34 CAN 360 Matthew Balzer 30-34 USA 409 Ben Welsh 30-34 AUS 361 Stephen Banister 30-34 USA 410 Adolfo Wriedt 30-34 MEX 362 Jason Barron 30-34 USA 411 Nate Youngs 30-34 USA 363 Brener Belozi 30-34 BRA 415 Ashlie Angel 35-39 USA 364 Christophe Betard 30-34 FRA 416 Alexandra Borrelly Lebrun 35-39 FRA 365 Logan Blackwelder 30-34 GUM 417 Lourdes Doreen Feraren 35-39 PHI 366 Lachlan Boyle 30-34 NZL 418 Rachael Fletcher 35-39 NZL 367 Nicholas Corbet 30-34 USA 419 Joana Fragata 35-39 POR 368 Christopher Delphia 30-34 USA 420 Isabelle Genest 35-39 CAN 369 Gaston Fischer 30-34 CRC 421 Ana Soraia Gomes 35-39 POR 370 Anthony Flinois 30-34 FRA 422 Phebe Gray 35-39 CAN 371 Jose Maria Forcelledo 30-34 MEX 423 Belinda Hadden 35-39 AUS 372 Johannes Forsberg 30-34 SWE 424 Karin Hansen 35-39 SUI Bib First Last Age Group Country Bib First Last Age Group Country 425 Maria Margarita Hizon 35-39 PHI 474 Brian Hammond 35-39 USA 426 Erin Johnson 35-39 USA 475 Daniel Hektoen 35-39 NOR 427 Amanda Jones 35-39 USA 476 Manuel Hernandez 35-39 ESP 428 Maria Kring 35-39 DEN 477 Keisuke Hirano 35-39 JPN 429 Sara Lloyd 35-39 USA 478 Tod Horton 35-39 AUS 430 Kathryn Lockwood 35-39 USA 479 Nik Howe 35-39 AUS 431 Marie Michalski 35-39 CAN 480 Alejandro Ibarra 35-39 MEX 432 Leslie Millen 35-39 USA 481 Jay Jacinto 35-39 PHI 433 Allison Moore 35-39 USA 482 Greig Jansen 35-39 RSA 434 Nadine Mueller 35-39 CAN 483 Enrico Knobloch 35-39 GER 435 Leny Nungaray Rivera 35-39 MEX 484 Eric Kollai 35-39 USA 436 Brook Pace 35-39 USA 485 Alfredo Leal 35-39 MEX 437 Annelie Persson 35-39 SWE 486 Billy Lewis 35-39 USA 438 Lauren Pevy 35-39 AUS 487 Ysohinori Makino 35-39 JPN 439 Tina Robinson 35-39 USA 488 Daniel Mannweiler 35-39 GER 440 Philippa Seldon 35-39 AUS 489 Glenn Matanza 35-39 USA 441 Jeanine Snyder 35-39 USA 490 Johann Mathis 35-39 FRA 442 Maria Sturluson 35-39 DEN 491 Patrick Mcclain 35-39 USA 443 Catherina Tellini 35-39 CRC 492 Matthew Mccormick 35-39 USA 444 Jennifer Todd 35-39 USA 493 Sylvain Miche 35-39 FRA 445 Beata Wronska 35-39 USA 494 Yaro Middaugh 35-39 USA 446 Andrew Aguirre 35-39 PHI 495 Scott Miller 35-39 USA 447 Russell Anderson 35-39 CAN 496 Julius Montehermoso 35-39 USA 448 Olivier Brébant 35-39 FRA 497 Stewart Montgomery 35-39 NZL 449 Brian Brown 35-39 USA 499 Marco Moroni 35-39 ITA 450 Nathan Brown 35-39 USA 500 Daniele Turbo Paolini 35-39 ITA 451 Jose Mari Cagurangan 35-39 PHI 501 Scott Parker 35-39 USA 452 Pierre Chauvet 35-39 FRA 502 Jonathan Perkinson 35-39 USA 453 Richard Crossley 35-39 GUM 503 AJ Petrillo 35-39 USA 454 Nicolas Debray 35-39 KOR 504 Laurence Pidcock 35-39 NZL 455 Stéphane Decressac 35-39 FRA 505 Rob Radcliffe 35-39 USA 456 Angus Edmond 35-39 DEN 506 Matt Randall 35-39 NZL 457 Christopher Eyao 35-39 PHI 507 Marcelo Rodrigues 35-39 BRA 458 Pascal Faivre-Pierret 35-39 FRA 508 Nelson Rodriguez 35-39 VEN 459 Ricardo Ferreira 35-39 BRA 509 Manuel Rojas 35-39 CRC 460 Oliver Fischer 35-39 SUI 510 Romwell Roque 35-39 PHI 461 Josh Flanagan 35-39 USA 511 Jorge Ruiz-Rockett 35-39 USA 462 Slater Fletcher 35-39 USA 512 Toni Salas Ferrer 35-39 ESP 463 Sergio Florian 35-39 USA 513 Joshua Schaffer 35-39 USA 464 Hugo Fonseca 35-39 POR 514 Mario Serrano 35-39 MEX 465 Pablo Iii Garcia 35-39 PHI 515 Jeremy Sisneros 35-39 USA 466 Harold Gaubert 35-39 USA 516 Mike Smith 35-39 CAN 467 Matthias Gerber 35-39 SUI 517 Todd Smith 35-39 USA 468 Phillip Glenn 35-39 USA 518 Anthony Snoble 35-39 USA 469 Ian Gray 35-39 CAN 519 Ryan Snow 35-39 GUM 470 David Grenier 35-39 CAN 520 Johan Vik 35-39 NOR 471 Joshua Gruber 35-39 USA 521 David Weikel 35-39 USA 472 Olof Häggström 35-39 SWE 522 Martin Zeman 35-39 USA 473 Russ Hall 35-39 GBR 525 Sandra Aaden 40-44 SWE Bib First Last Age Group Country Bib First Last Age Group Country 526 Marilyn Ailey 40-44 CAN 575 Jeremy Cogswell 40-44 USA 527 Megan Arthur 40-44 NZL 576 Dave Coussirat 40-44 USA 528 Danni Barrett 40-44 USA 577 Thomas De La Paz 40-44 PHI 529 Julie Bruckman 40-44 USA 578 Jan Debnar 40-44 CZE 530 Kelly Cadeau 40-44 AUS 579 Stephane Delicourt 40-44 FRA 531 Blanda Camacho 40-44 GUM 580 Reiner Englis 40-44 PHI 532 Angie Childre 40-44 USA 581 Carlo Enriquez 40-44 MEX 533 Lisa Dearmin 40-44 USA 582 Luca Farneti 40-44 ITA 534 Melina Fernandez 40-44 USA 583 Martin Flinta 40-44 SWE 535 Antje Fiebig 40-44 GER 584 Raoul Floresca 40-44 PHI 536 Tanya Grossman 40-44 USA 585 Charles Fortier 40-44 CAN 537 Jill Henderson 40-44 USA 586 Raul Garcia 40-44 USA 538 Kimberly Larson 40-44 USA 587 Dan Girouard 40-44 USA 539 Alissa Magrum 40-44 USA 588 George Gray 40-44 NZL 540 Deanna Mccurdy 40-44 USA 589 Chris Gumley 40-44 AUS 541 Jill Meredith 40-44 USA 590 Jeffrey Thomas Hizon 40-44 PHI 542 Kelli Montgomery 40-44 USA 591 Alexander Isip 40-44 PHI 543 Nadja Mueller Schmid 40-44 SUI 592 Meyrick Jacalan 40-44 PHI 544 Silvia 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