2023 XTERRA Musandam Day 3 | Highlights
On Saturday 18 March, the official closing ceremony for the 2023 XTERRA MUSANDAM took place at the historic Khasab Fort in Oman’s Musandam Governorate, in the presence of Guest of Honour, the Wali of Khasab, Dr. Said Humaid al Harthy.
The 2023 XTERRA MUSANDAM was hosted by Official Event Sponsors the Governorate of Musandam and Musandam Municipality, and went ahead as the first-ever full-distance XTERRA off-road triathlon in the Middle East, and as part of the global XTERRA Series, which is considered the World’s #1 off-road triathlon series.
In the flagship full-distance event on 18 March, France’s Maxim Chane took the overall win in a time of 2:06:06, while Gianfranco Cucco finished second (2:21:12), followed by Marta Menditto – who was also the first overall female finisher – in third (2:39:18). In the female category, the previously mentioned Italian athlete Marta Menditto took the win (2:39:18), followed by Ana Celia Creus Del Campo in second (2:47:36), and Mia Anna Andersson in third (3:05:59).
The full-distance 2023 XTERRA MUSANDAM took athletes through a 1.5km open-ocean swim in the Sea of Oman, and through a 30km mountain-bike and 10km trail-run route that traced its way through much of Musandam’s spectacular desert-mountain terrain.
Previously, the first day of the event saw the XTERRA MUSANDAM 10km Trail Run, and XTERRA MUSANDAM 21km Trail Half Marathon taking place on a brand-new trail developed specifically for the event by organizers TRIME.OM (which will be left in place for future endurance sports events in Musandam).
The overall winner of the 10km Trail Run event was Issa Al Kamzari, while for the 21km Trail Half Marathon men’s event, Maxim Chane took the overall win, and Marta Menditto won the women’s event.
The 2023 XTERRA MUSANDAM offered a combined $23,000 prize purse for the winners, which included a $16,000 Pro Prize Purse for the main event, and $7,000 Prize Purse for the Trail Run. A total of 28 slots were also made available for the 2023 XTERRA World Championship on 23 September in Molveno, Trentino, Italy.
