XTERRA Short Track Czech Republic Preview
The 13th annual XTERRA European Championship returns to Prachatice, Czech Republic for full-distance and televised Short Track off-road triathlon racing on Saturday and Sunday, August 13-14.
Nearly 70 elites from 20 countries including the reigning World Cross Triathlon Champions Arthur Serrieres (FRA) and Sandra Mairhofer (ITA) will line-up for the championship on Saturday, which combines a 1.5-kilometer swim, 30K mountain bike, and 10K trail run and dishes out €25,000 in prize money.
The top 20 finishers from that race advance to Sunday’s televised showcase XTERRA Short Track event, along with a handful of wildcard selections.
Spectators on-site and online will have a front row seat to all the action in a race that combines a two-lap, 400-meter swim with an exciting four-lap, 7.6K mountain bike course requiring skill and strength to master sections such as the Vittoria Rocks, The ElleErre downhill, and the Red Bull jumps, and finishes with a tough two-loop, 2.4K trail run.
The winning effort should take the world’s best off-road triathletes about 30 to 40 minutes to complete.
Watch it on Cyclry
Live coverage starts Sunday, August 14, with the women’s race at 8:50am CEST, followed by the men’s race at 10:50 CEST.
Participants
Women:
| Rank | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Loanne Duvoisin | SUI |
| 3 | Marta Menditto | ITA |
| 4 | Sandra Mairhofer | ITA |
| 5 | Samantha Kingsford | NZL |
| 6 | Alizée Paties | FRA |
| 9 | Solenne Billouin | FRA |
| 11 | Jindřiška Zemanová | CZE |
| 12 | Morgane Riou | FRA |
| 16 | Carina Wasle | AUT |
| 20 | Ségolène Léberon | FRA |
| 21 | Amanda Felder | USA |
| 31 | Katerina Jezkova | CZE |
| 33 | Hana Odlová | CZE |
| 38 | Elizabeth Orchard | NZL |
| 43 | Maria Doring | GER |
| 50 | Štěpánka Bisová | CZE |
| 73 | Lara Buttigieg | MLT |
| 77 | Pauline Vie | POR |
| 100 | Beatriz Ferreira | POR |
Men:
| Rank – Name, Nationality |
|---|
| 2 – Arthur Serrieres, FRA |
| 3 – Ruben Ruzafa, ESP |
| 5 – Felix Forissier, FRA |
| 8 – Arthur Forissier, FRA |
| 9 – Maxim Chané, FRA |
| 10 – Sam Osborne, NZL |
| 11 – Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen, DEN |
| 12 – Lukáš Kočař, CZE |
| 17 – Xavier Dafflon, SUI |
| 19 – Kristoffer Visti Graae, DEN |
| 21 – Franco Pesanvento, ITA |
| 23 – Francois Vie, POR |
| 27 – Kieran McPherson, NZL |
| 29 – Michele Bonacina, ITA |
| 32 – Théo Dupras, FRA |
| 33 – Federico Spinazzè, ITA |
| 34 – Mathias Cloostermans, BEL |
| 36 – Karel Dusek, CZE |
| 38 – Andrea Zanenga, ITA |
| 40 – Scott Anderson, GER |
| 41 – Lucas Van Deynze, BEL |
| 43 – Francois Carloni, FRA |
| 45 – Geert Lauryssen, BEL |
| 47 – Peter Lehmann, GER |
| 50 – Petr Soukup, CZE |
| 54 – Tim Van Hemel, BEL |
| 55 – Daniel Niederreiter, AUT |
| 60 – Arthur De Jaegher, AUT |
| 62 – Wouter Dijkshoorn, NED |
| 74 – Simon Schwarz, GER |
| 79 – Koen de Leeuw, NED |
| 83 – Dominik Wychera, AUT |
| 86 – Gaëtan Vivien, FRA |
| 89 – Quinten Dewaele, BEL |
| 94 – Michal Francke, CZE |
| 110 – Daniel Kraviansky, SVK |
| 111 – Keller Norland, USA |
| 113 – Felix Schumann, GER |
| 116 – Tiago Maia, POR |
| 136 – Morgan Rhodes, GBR |
| 143 – Mathieu Wohlgemuth, FRA |
| 155 – Thomas Sauser, SUI |
| 160 – Quirijn Waaijenberg, NED |
| 167 – Pâris Fellmann, LUX |
| 193 – Bart Cooymans, NED |
| 269 – Taylor Charlton, AUS |
| 353 – Octavio Vicente, POR |
| NR – Jan Šneberger, CZE |
All-time XTERRA European Championship Winners
| Year | Location | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Zittau, Germany | Arthur Serrieres | Sandra Mairhofer |
| 2019 | Prachatice, Czech Republic | Arthur Serrieres | Morgane Riou |
| 2018 | Zittau, Germany | Bradley Weiss | Brigitta Poor |
| 2017 | Mons Klint, Denmark | Bradley Weiss | Brigitta Poor |
| 2016 | Zittau, Germany | Ruben Ruzafa | Michelle Flipo |
| 2015 | Cranleigh, England | Ruben Ruzafa | Lesley Paterson |
| 2011 | Zittau, Germany | Olivier Marceau | Marion Lorblanchet |
| 2010 | Sardinia, Italy | Franky Batelier | Melanie McQuaid |
| 2009 | Klopeinersee, Austria | Franky Batelier | Renata Bucher |
| 2008 | Sardinia, Italy | Olivier Marceau | Sibylle Matter |
| 2007 | Sardinia, Italy | Olivier Marceau | Eszter Erdelyi |
| 2006 | Villacidro, Italy | Nicolas Lebrun | Renata Bucher |