XTERRA, the global leader in off-road triathlon, is pleased to announce the addition of XTERRA Colombia to the 2024 XTERRA Americas Tour.
In partnership with XPORTIVA, a well-respected endurance events production company based in Bogota, the first-ever XTERRA weekend of events in Colombia will be held May 25-26, 2024, in the town of Paipa on the eastern side of the Andes Mountain Range.
“We’re delighted to welcome XPORTIVA to the XTERRA Family,” said Steve Andrus, the XTERRA Americas Tour manager. “They have proven their ability to host world-class events and are dedicated to providing participants with an amazing new destination to discover along with a warm XTERRA welcome.”
The inaugural race will combine a 1.5-kilometer swim in Sochagota Lake with a 30K mountain bike and 10K trail run. It will offer $7,500 USD in prize money for professionals, and 28 qualifying spots into the XTERRA World Championship, plus points in the XTERRA Americas Tour for amateurs.
“We are beyond excited to bring such a highly acclaimed international event like XTERRA to Colombia,” said János Kapitány, XPORTIVA CEO. “We believe XTERRA is the ideal event to join our family of races, where we welcome every type of athlete in a safe and familiar environment.”
Paipa, located in the beautiful Boyacá department of central Colombia, is full of history, ancestral culture, local cuisine, and natural beauty. It’s famous for its hot springs and as a place to relax, as well as being the Colombian capital of ecotourism, music, and sports.
“Paipa has a unique geography which is ideal for the preparation and training of high-performance athletes of national and international stature, highlighting the city’s slogan which is, ‘Training here does you well,’” explained Kapitány.
One of the attributes that makes Paipa special and unique to the XTERRA world is its height, since it is located more than 8,000 feet above sea level with spots that approach 10,000-feet. This surpasses the elevation at XTERRA Beaver Creek, which previously boasted the highest starting elevation of any major on the XTERRA World Tour at 7,400-feet.
In addition to the main event, XTERRA Colombia will also offer a 21K trail run that offers qualifying spots into the 2024 XTERRA Trail Run World Championship half-marathon, plus a 10K trail run, 30K mountain bike race, and a variety of kids running events.
“XPORTIVA is a family business made with lots of love, hard work, and passion,” said Manuel Kapitány, the XTERRA Colombia event director who is a triathlete herself. “We are athletes first, and our dream is to host the most amazing XTERRA race for the people of Colombia and around the globe.”
XTERRA World Cup rolls to The Citadel for Stop No. 3, June 10-11
The inaugural XTERRA World Cup has attracted the strongest and deepest off-road triathlon elite field outside of the XTERRA World Championship to the Citadel of Namur in Belgium for the XTERRA European Championship on June 10, 2023.
More than 80 elites including nine of the top 10 men and the top five women in the XTERRA World Rankings are on the start list. And the best of the best from Saturday’s race will then face-off Sunday in an XTERRA Short Track showdown for the ages.
Elite Women’s Start List
XTERRA World Rank – World Cup Position – Name, NAT
1 – 6 – Solenne Billouin, FRA
2 – 1 – Alizée Paties, FRA
3 – 8 – Sandra Mairhofer, ITA
4 – 3 – Loanne Duvoisin, SUI
5 – 2 – Marta Menditto, ITA
9 – NR – Helena Karásková Erbenová, CZE
13 – 13 – Carina Wasle, AUT
16 – 4 – Suzie Snyder, USA
17 – 5 – Elizabeth Orchard, NZL
18 – NR – Ségolène Léberon, FRA
21 – NR – Daisy Davies, GBR
22 – NR – Carole Perrot, SUI
24 – NR – Emma Ducreux, FRA
27 – NR – Beatriz Ferreira, POR
32 – 12 – Carolyne Guay, CAN
33 – 14 – Georgia Grobler, RSA
34 – NR – Camille Jobard, FRA
36 – NR – Solene Marnoni, FRA
38 – NR – Kerri-Ann Upham, GBR
39 – NR – Bonnie Van Wilgenburg, GBR
43 – NR – Štepánka Bisová, CZE
45 – NR – Maria Doring, GER
47 – NR – Katerina Ježková, CZE
48 – NR – Lorena Erl, GER
49 – 19 – Irena Ossola, USA
50 – NR – Pauline Vie, POR
58 – 22 – Katja Krenn, AUT
61 – NR – Marine Echevin, FRA
NR – NR – Mandy Dammekens, BEL
NR – NR – Anna-Lena Theisen, GER
Elite Men’s Start List
XTERRA World Rank – World Cup Position – Name, NAT
1 – 2 – Arthur Serrières, FRA
2 – 6 – Arthur Forissier, FRA
3 – 8 – Ruben Ruzafa, ESP
4 – 15 – Felix Forissier, FRA
5 – 3 – Sébastien Carabin, BEL
6 – 9 – Josiah Middaugh, USA
7 – 1 – Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen, DEN
8 – 16 – Maxim Chane, FRA
10 – 13 – Lukas Kocar, CZE
15 – NR – Franco Pesavento, ITA
16 – 4 – Michele Bonacina, ITA
17 – 12 – Sullivan Middaugh, USA
19 – 17 – Xavier Dafflon, SUI
20 – NR – Sebastian Neef, GER
21 – NR – Jens Roth, GER
22 – NR – Federico Spinazzè, ITA
26 – NR – Scott Anderson, GER
27 – NR – Francois Carloni, FRA
29 – NR – Jules Dumas, FRA
32 – NR – Guillaume Meunier, FRA
33 – NR – Lucas Van Deynze, BEL
35 – NR – Karel Dušek, CZE
38 – 19 – Dominik Wychera, AUT
42 – NR – Théo Dupras, FRA
45 – NR – Geert Lauryssen, BEL
48 – 17 – Keller Norland, USA
52 – NR – Jaroslav Kulhavý, CZE
54 – NR – Samuel Jud, SUI
55 – NR – Wouter Dijkshoorn, NED
56 – NR – Gaetan Vivien, FRA
57 – NR – Koen De Leeuw, NED
61 – 21 – Andres Carnevali Del Castillo, ESP
69 – NR – Tomáš Strnad, CZE
71 – 24 – Branden Rakita, USA
75 – NR – Quinten Dewaele, BEL
77 – NR – Swiad Snieder, GER
78 – NR – Joeri Deleebeeck, BEL
79 – NR – Guillaume Desette, FRA
82 – NR – Quirijn Waaijenberg, NED
83 – NR – Gianfranco Cucco, ITA
86 – NR – Tim Van Daele, BEL
87 – NR – Morgan Rhodes, GBR
89 – 27 – Pâris Fellmann, LUX
91 – NR – Matthias Gourgues, FRA
93 – NR – Thomas Sauser, SUI
96 – NR – Brian Tetard, FRA
99 – NR – Ruslan Farci, ITA
105 – NR – Lewis Williams, GBR
112 – NR – Bart Cooymans, NED
114 – NR – Colin Fleming, NED
120 – NR – Kris Coddens, BEL
NR – NR – Joachim Libois, BEL
NR – NR – Anthony Pujades, FRA
NR – NR – James Shalvoy, USA