Mendez, Poor win XTERRA Denmark
Ruzafa, Poor win XTERRA European Tour
Mons Klint, Denmark - Mauricio Mendez from Mexico and Brigitta Poor from Hungary captured the XTERRA European Tour finale at XTERRA Denmark in Mons Klint this afternoon.
It’s the third win in five weeks for Mendez, who is just 20-years-old, and the second win of the season for Poor who also secured her first XTERRA European Tour title with the victory.
A cold and wet day “aka Viking weather” didn’t dampen the spirits for the several hundred XTERRA Warriors who took part in the days’ event, held at one of the most stunning locations in Europe with its signature 497-steps down to the swim, up after the swim, and back up again at the end of the run.
“It was a really hard race today for the athletes,” said XTERRA European Tour technical director Nicolas Lebrun. “It was a tough swim with waves, and currents, then those crazy stairs and it was wet, muddy, and a lot of people fell it because it was so slippery all over.”
In the men’s race Mendez and Sam Osborne were the leaders out of the water, followed closely by Roger Serrano and Maxim Chane. Once on the bike, however, Francois Carloni and Serrano took over with the best bike splits and took the lead heading into the run together.
“Carloni told me that he was able to get back in the race on the bike not because he was pushing hard, but with a lot of skills,” said Lebrun. “He said just to stay on his bike was faster than most people going hard in these muddy conditions.”
Osborne, who could have won the tour with a win today in Denmark, gave everything on the run and passed Carloni and Serrano, but was then caught and passed by Mendez, who had the fastest run of the day and took the tape in 2:56:13, less than one-minute ahead of Osborne.
“It was a really exciting race to watch, to see Sam leading, then Roger, then Francois, and finally Mauricio,” said Lebrun.
For Mendez, the win marked the end of a six-week European race-cation.
“This trip was really successful, a fun mix of travel and holiday. I think I have to come back because I’ve never had such a great experience, and met so many good people,” said Mendez.
“It was a really extreme adventure today,” he added. “This was my first time in these kinds of conditions and it was hard to deal with. I tried to stay calm and enjoy the experience, and when I started three-minutes down on the run I told myself to just enjoy it because it’s the last race of the trip. Then, when I saw the three guys at the 8K mark I pushed hard and it worked.”
In the women’s race Poor dominated from start-to-finish, posting the fastest swim-bike-and-run times of the day for a winning time of 3:30:39. Carina Wasle finished in 2nd nearly seven-minutes back and Renata Bucher placed third.
“Brigitta took all the excitement out of the women’s race early on,” said Lebrun. “She led the swim, and after one loop on the bike she had a four-minute lead and it was done! After that only a mechanical could stop her, but she managed it and did the job perfectly.”
Wasle got kicked in the swim, lost some time, but was able to manage it “even with blue lips and maybe a broken tooth,” said Lebrun. “She was not at her best, but consistent, and Renata was not 100% for sure. She said the season started to be really long, and she did not have enough energy to fight hard in these conditions.”
Now it’s time for the best in Europe to get ready for Maui, and the ultimate showdown at the XTERRA World Championship on October 23.
QUOTES FROM THE PODIUM
Sam Osborne
It was a really tough race, there was so much mud on the course and we were just bathing in it. I think everyone had some kind of problem out there and it was just about trying to deal with it. My shoes had so much mud in them the velcro wouldn’t stick so I raced with the shoes open most of the way. I know others lost a brake or kept dropping their chains. But that’s why we love this game, you never know what it’s going to serve up to you one week to the next. This is the sort of race we will look back at and just laugh about how crazy it was
Kris Coddens
Not my best weekend. Bruised rib and constantly dropping chain made it a big adventure on the bike. I will have to fight back next year. I enjoy adventure and still loved the epic race.
Brigitta Poor
I don’t like muddy races and jelly fish but today everything worked and I am really happy to win the race and the European Tour! This was a good finish to my season!
Renata Bucher
I loved the mudslide course a lot, but my head was not in the game today. The European XTERRA tour was amazing but long, and as an XTERRA Granma, I need a rest. See you next year.
Carina Wasle
Pretty cool race venue here. Rollercoaster bike in the mud and a scenic, but hard run with lots and lots of steps. Only the sun was missing! And now also a part of my tooth is missing after a really bad knock out in the swim. Thanks XTERRA Denmark, great finish of the European Tour.
Find pictures, videos, and more stories from XTERRA Denmark at:
https://www.facebook.com/xterranordic / https://www.facebook.com/xterraeurope
ELITE RESULTS:
| Pos | Name, NAT | Time | Points |
| 1 | Mauricio Mendez, MEX | 2:56:13 | 100 |
| 2 | Sam Osborne, NZL | 2:57:09 | 90 |
| 3 | Roger Serrano, ESP | 2:57:50 | 82 |
| 4 | Francois Carloni, FRA | 3:01:48 | 75 |
| 5 | Peter Lehmann, GER | 3:03:22 | 69 |
| 6 | Jan Pyott, SUI | 3:07:53 | 63 |
| 7 | Jan Kubicek, CZE | 3:08:37 | 58 |
| 8 | Maxim Chane, FRA | 3:09:21 | 53 |
| 9 | Kris Coddens, BEL | 3:11:18 | 49 |
| 10 | Theo Blignaut, RSA | 3:12:39 | 45 |
| 11 | Tim Van Daele, BEL | 3:13:57 | 41 |
| 12 | Anders Bregnhoj, DEN | 3:16:08 | 37 |
| 13 | Mark Hamersma, NED | 3:17:26 | 34 |
| 14 | Thomas Kerner, GER | 3:21:24 | 31 |
| 15 | Dominik Wychera, AUT | 3:23:14 | 28 |
| Also: Henrik Soeberg, Lars VanderEerden, Simone Calamai, Glenn Wesseling, Lars Kauffman, Serge Messens | |||
| Pos | Name, NAT | Time | Points |
| 1 | Brigitta Poor, HUN | 3:30:39 | 100 |
| 2 | Carina Wasle, AUT | 3:37:08 | 90 |
| 3 | Renata Bucher, SUI | 3:47:17 | 82 |
| 4 | Louise Fox, GBR | 3:50:57 | 75 |
| 5 | Maud Golsteyn, NED | 4:10:59 | 69 |
RUZAFA, POOR WIN XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR
Ruben Ruzafa of Spain and Brigitta Poor from Hungary won the 2016 XTERRA European Tour titles. It’s the second time in three years Ruzafa, a three-time XTERRA World Champion, has won the XTERRA European Tour and the first time for Poor. The top 10 men and women will share $20,000 USD Tour bonus (details).
Ruzafa finished 2nd to Roger Serrano at XTERRA Greece in the second race of the season then rattled off wins at XTERRA Portugal, XTERRA Switzerland, XTERRA France, and XTERRA Germany to rack up 442 points.
Sam Osborne was 10 points and less than one-minute away from winning the Tour today. He finished second at XTERRA Denmark, just 56-seconds behind Mauricio Mendez. If he had won the race, he would’ve won the Tour. Kris Coddens also had a shot at the Tour title today, had he finished 1st or 2nd, but ended up 9th on the day and settles for third in the final Euro Tour standings. With the win today Mendez moves into the fourth position, and Francois Carloni rounds out the top five.
In the women’s chase Brigitta Poor won the first race of the year in Malta, and the last race of the year today in Denmark. In between she was 2nd at XTERRA Greece, 3rd at XTERRA Portugal, 6th at XTERRA Switzerland, 2nd at XTERRA Poland, and 3rd at XTERRA Germany.
Renata Bucher, who won the tour four times between 2005 and 2009, had a remarkable year to finish in the runner-up position, Carina Wasle was steady in third, Helena Erbenova posted the most tour wins with five (but they were all silver races thus two didn’t count towards her point total) to finish the season fourth in the standings, and rookie pro Morgane Riou was fifth.
Pros counted their best four gold and three silver race finishes out of the 11 events.
| 2016 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR STANDINGS | |||||||||||||
| FINAL - 9.4.16 | |||||||||||||
| Men | S | S | S | S | G | G | S | S | S | G | G | ||
| Pl | Name, NAT | TOTAL | MLT | GRE | POR | BEL | SUI | FRA | ITA | POL | SWE | GER | DEN |
| 1 | Ruben Ruzafa, ESP | 442 | DNS | 67 | 75 | DNS | 100 | 100 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 100 | DNS |
| 2 | Sam Osborne, NZL | 433 | DNS | DNS | x51 | 67 | 58 | DNS | 67 | DNS | 61 | 90 | 90 |
| 3 | Kris Coddens, BEL | 409 | DNS | x47 | DNS | 75 | 90 | 41 | DNS | 61 | 56 | 37 | 49 |
| 4 | Mauricio Mendez, MEX | 386 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 75 | 67 | 75 | 69 | 100 |
| 5 | Francois Carloni, FRA | 338 | DNS | 51 | 56 | 61 | DNS | 37 | x51 | DNS | DNS | 58 | 75 |
| 6 | Peter Lehmann, GER | 308 | 51 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 53 | 39 | 51 | DNS | 45 | 69 |
| 7 | Yeray Luxem, BEL | 299 | DNS | DNS | 67 | x27 | DNS | 90 | DNS | 75 | 67 | DNS | DNS |
| 8 | Roger Serrano, ESP | 293 | 75 | 75 | 61 | DNS | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNP | 82 |
| 9 | Jan Kubicek, CZE | 292 | DNS | 36 | DNS | DNS | 37 | DNS | 56 | 56 | DNS | 49 | 58 |
| 10 | Brice Daubord, FRA | 261 | 43 | 61 | DNS | DNS | 82 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 75 | DNS |
| 11 | Arthur Serrieres, FRA | 230 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 53 | 63 | DNS | DNS | 51 | 63 | DNS |
| 12 | Bradley Weiss, RSA | 227 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 63 | 82 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 82 | DNS |
| 13 | Veit Hoenle, GER | 226 | DNS | DNS | 23 | DNS | 75 | 75 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 53 | DNS |
| 14 | Maxim Chane, FRA | 179 | 56 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 34 | 36 | DNS | DNS | DNP | 53 |
| 15 | Jan Pyott, SUI | 173 | DNF | 33 | DNS | DNS | 34 | DNS | 43 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 63 |
| 16 | Arthur Forissier, FRA | 150 | DNS | 56 | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNS | 47 | DNS | 47 | DNS | DNS |
| 17 | Tomas Kubek, SVK | 137 | DNS | 43 | DNS | 47 | DNS | DNS | x23 | 47 | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 18 | Dominik Wychera, AUT | 136 | 39 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 33 | DNS | 36 | DNP | 28 |
| 19 | Fabrizio Bartoli, ITA | 127 | 47 | DNS | DNS | 30 | DNS | DNS | DNP | 23 | 27 | DNS | DNS |
| 20 | Henry Sleight, GBR | 125 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 39 | 28 | 58 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 21 | Theo Blignaut, RSA | 124 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 36 | 43 | DNS | 45 |
| 22 | Damien Guillemet, FRA | 120 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 51 | DNS | 69 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 23 | Hannes Wolpert, GER | 114 | 36 | DNS | 33 | DNS | 45 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNP | DNS |
| 24 | Sebastian Norberg, SWE | 111 | DNS | 25 | DNS | 43 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 43 | DNF | DNS | DNS |
| 25 | Llewellyn Holmes, GBR | 110 | DNS | DNS | 25 | 33 | DNS | 31 | 21 | DNS | DNS | DNP | DNS |
| 26 | Christophe Betard, FRA | 108 | 27 | DNS | DNS | 36 | DNS | 45 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 27 | Tim Van Daele, BEL | 98 | DNS | 27 | 30 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 41 |
| 28 | Mattia De Paoli, ITA | 94 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 69 | DNS | 25 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 29 | Nicolas Fernandez, FRA | 87 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 56 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 31 | DNS |
| 30 | PA Guilhem, FRA | 82 | 61 | 21 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 31 | Max Neumann, AUS | 79 | DNS | 30 | DNS | DNS | 49 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 32 | Markus Benesch, AUT | 73 | 25 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 27 | 21 | DNS | DNP | DNS |
| 33 | Stephen Bayliss, GBR | 71 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 30 | DNS | DNS | 41 | DNS |
| 34 | Thomas Kerner, GER | 70 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 39 | DNP | 31 |
| 35 | Cedric Lassonde, FRA | 69 | 30 | 39 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 36 | Jens Roth, GER | 67 | 67 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNP | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 37 | Tomas Jurkovic, SVK | 64 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 31 | DNS | DNS | 33 | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 38 | Karl Shaw, GBR | 61 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 61 | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNS |
| 39 | Bartosz Banach, POL | 49 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 49 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 40 | José Estrangeiro, POR | 47 | DNS | DNS | 47 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 41 | Max Sasserath, GER | 43 | DNS | DNS | 43 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 42 | Anthony Pannier, FRA | 41 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 41 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 43 | Julen Loroño, ESP | 39 | DNS | DNS | 39 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 44 | Aidan Nugent, RSA | 39 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 39 | DNS | DNP | DNS |
| 45 | Anders Bregnhoj, DEN | 37 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 37 |
| 46 | Rui Dolores, POR | 36 | DNS | DNS | 36 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNP | DNS |
| 47 | Christian Otto, GER | 34 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 34 | DNS |
| 48 | Mark Hamersma, NED | 34 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 34 |
| 49 | Fabien Combaluzier, FRA | 33 | 33 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 50 | Norbert Durauer, AUT | 33 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 33 | DNS | DNS |
| 51 | Mester Balint, HUN | 30 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 30 | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 52 | Jari Palonen, SWE | 30 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 30 | DNS | DNS |
| 53 | Ben Allen, AUS | 28 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 28 | DNP | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 54 | Anthony Flinois, FRA | 28 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 28 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 55 | Jan Francke, CZE | 28 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 28 | DNS |
| 56 | Gonzalo Orosco, ESP | 27 | DNS | DNS | 27 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 57 | Emil Stoynev, BUL | 27 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 27 | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 58 | Jim Thijs, BEL | 25 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 25 | DNS | DNS | DNP | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 59 | Lubos Truhlar, CZE | 25 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 25 | DNS | DNP | DNS |
| 60 | Simone Calamai, ITA | 25 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 25 | DNS | DNP |
| 61 | Julien Buffe, FRA | 23 | DNF | 23 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 62 | Martial Schmidt, FRA | 23 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 23 | DNS | DNP | DNP | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 63 | Tiago Maia, POR | 21 | DNS | DNS | 21 | DNS | DNP | DHS | DNS | DNP | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 64 | Boris Chambon, FRA | 21 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 21 | DNS | DNP | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| Women | S | S | S | S | G | G | S | S | S | G | G | ||
| Pl | Name, NAT | TOTAL | MLT | GRE | POR | BEL | SUI | FRA | ITA | POL | SWE | GER | DEN |
| 1 | Brigitta Poor, HUN | 529 | 75 | 67 | x61 | DNS | 63 | 75 | DNS | 67 | DNS | 82 | 100 |
| 2 | Renata Bucher, SUI | 483 | DNS | DNS | 51 | DNS | 75 | 90 | 61 | 61 | DNS | 63 | 82 |
| 3 | Carina Wasle, AUT | 454 | DNS | DNS | 56 | 67 | 58 | 63 | DNS | DNS | 51 | 69 | 90 |
| 4 | Helena Erbenova, CZE | 382 | DNS | 75 | 75 | 75 | DNS | 82 | x67 | x75 | x75 | 75 | DNS |
| 5 | Morgane Riou, FRA | 331 | 67 | 51 | DNS | 61 | 49 | 45 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 58 | DNS |
| 6 | Myriam Guillot-Boisset, FRA | 308 | DNS | DNS | 67 | DNS | 82 | 69 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 90 | DNS |
| 7 | Louise Fox, GBR | 304 | DNS | 56 | 47 | DNS | 45 | 28 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 53 | 75 |
| 8 | Maud Golsteyn, NED | 301 | 56 | DNS | 39 | 47 | 41 | 49 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 69 |
| 9 | Ladina Buss, SUI | 228 | DNS | 61 | DNS | DNS | 69 | DNS | 51 | 47 | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 10 | Michelle Flipo, FRA | 200 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 100 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 100 | DNS |
| 11 | Lesley Paterson, GBR | 175 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 100 | 75 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 12 | Jacqui Slack, GBR | 148 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 90 | 58 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 13 | Elisabetta Curridori, ITA | 130 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 43 | 31 | DNS | 56 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 14 | Kristina Nec Lapinova, SVK | 125 | 43 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 31 | DNS | 51 | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 15 | Jessie Roberts, GBR | 122 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 51 | 37 | 34 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 16 | Lenka Cibulkova, CZE | 119 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 39 | DNP | DNP | DNS | 39 | DNS | 41 | DNS |
| 17 | Sandra Koblemueller, AUT | 114 | 61 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 53 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 18 | Diane Lee, GBR | 103 | 47 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 56 | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 19 | Danica Spiteri, MLT | 86 | 39 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNP | DNS | 47 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 20 | Cecilia Jessen, SWE | 67 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 67 | DNS | DNS |
| 21 | Kara LaPoint, USA | 65 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 28 | 37 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 22 | Mayalen Noriega, ESP | 61 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 61 | DNS | DNS |
| 23 | Isabelle Klein, LUX | 56 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 56 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 24 | Sandra Santanyes, ESP | 56 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 56 | DNS | DNS |
| 25 | Coralie Redelsperger, FRA | 53 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 53 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 26 | Alena Stevens, SVK | 51 | 51 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 27 | Ivana Loubkova, CZE | 49 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 49 | DNS |
| 28 | Sabina Rzepka, POL | 45 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 45 | DNS |
| 29 | Sara Bonilla Bernardez, ESP | 43 | DNS | DNS | 43 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 30 | Belinda Hadden, AUS | 43 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 43 | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 31 | Sanne Van Paassen, NED | 41 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 41 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 32 | Birgit Jüngst-Dauber, GER | 37 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 37 | DNS |
| 33 | Monica Cibin, ITA | 34 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 34 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
ALL-TIME XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR WINNERS
| Year | Men’s Champion (NAT) / Women’s Champion (NAT) |
| 2016 | Ruben Ruzafa (ESP) / Brigitta Poor (HUN) |
| 2015 | Roger Serrano (ESP) / Helena Erbenova (CZE) |
| 2014 | Ruben Ruzafa (ESP) / Kathrin Mueller (GER) |
| 2013 | Hector Guerra (ESP) / Helena Erbenova (CZE) |
| 2012 | Nicolas Lebrun (FRA) / Helena Erbenova (CZE) |
| 2011 | Olivier Marceau (SUI) / Marion Lorblanchet (FRA) |
| 2010 | Franky Batelier (FRA) / Marion Lorblanchet (FRA) |
| 2009 | Franky Batelier (FRA) / Renata Bucher (SUI) |
| 2008 | Nicolas Lebrun (FRA) / Renata Bucher (SUI) |
| 2007 | Nicolas Lebrun (FRA) / Eszter Erdelyi (HUN) |
| 2006 | Nicolas Lebrun (FRA) / Renata Bucher (SUI) |
| 2005 | Olivier Marceau (SUI) / Renata Bucher (SUI) |
| 2004 | Olivier Marceau (SUI) / Jamie Whitmore (USA) |
| 2003 | Royce Kortekaas (NED) / Jamie Whitmore (USA) |
Learn more at…
http://www.xterraplanet.com/races/pro-racing
2016 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR AMATEUR CHAMPIONS
Women:
20/24 Clara Blohm Clemmensen - Denmark
25/29 Sjoukje Dufoer - Belgium
30/34 Chloé Carloni - France
35/39 Miriam Gerber - Switzerland
40/44 Emilie Le Fur - France
45/49 Riikka Vreeswijk-Kelja - Netherlands
50/55 Carol Rasmussen - Denmark
Men :
15/19 Rémi Jeaugey - France
20/24 Loïc Doubey - France
25/29 Pierre Roblot - France
30/34 Alexandre Montel - France
35/39 Bartosz Jamruskiewicz - Poland
40/44 Francisco Javie Notario Fernandez - Portugal
45/49 Mat Stephenson - Great Britain
50/54 Jean-Marie Bertres - France
55/59 Armand Surwilo - Poland
60/64 Karsten Olsen - Denmark
2016 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
XTERRA Denmark was one of more than 30 events where the fastest amateur athletes from around the world could qualify to race at the 21st annual XTERRA World Championship at Kapalua, Maui on Oct 23.
| DATE | WORLD TOUR EVENT | LOCATION or WINNERS |
| 7-Feb | XTERRA Philippines | Brad Weiss/Lizzie Orchard |
| 21-Feb | XTERRA South Africa | Brad Weiss/Flora Duffy |
| 5-Mar | XTERRA Motatapu | Olly Shaw/Mary Gray |
| 12-Mar | XTERRA Saipan | Brodie Gardner/Carina Wasle |
| 20-Mar | XTERRA Costa Rica | Karl Shaw/Myriam Guillot-Boisset |
| 26-Mar | XTERRA Argentina | Josiah Middaugh/Myriam Guillot |
| 3-Apr | XTERRA Malta | Roger Serrano/Brigitta Poor |
| 16-Apr | XTERRA New Zealand | Braden Currie/Lizzie Orchard |
| 17-Apr | XTERRA La Reunion | Ruben Ruzafa/Carina Wasle |
| 23-Apr | XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship | Braden Currie/Lizzie Orchard |
| 7-May | XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour Championship | Ben Allen/Jacqui Slack |
| 7-May | XTERRA Brazil | Albert Soley/Sabrina Gobbo |
| 7-May | XTERRA Greece | Roger Serrano/Helena Erbenova |
| 14-May | XTERRA Tahiti | Josiah Middaugh/Lesley Paterson |
| 21-May | XTERRA Oak Mountain State Park | Josiah Middaugh/Suzie Snyder |
| 21-May | XTERRA Portugal | Ruben Ruzafa/Helena Erbenova |
| 11-Jun | XTERRA Belgium | Kris Coddens/Helena Erbenova |
| 25-Jun | XTERRA Switzerland | Ruben Ruzafa/Michelle Flipo |
| 25-Jun | XTERRA Mine over Matter | Karsten Madsen/Suzie Snyder |
| 3-Jul | XTERRA France | Ruben Ruzafa/Lesley Paterson |
| 10-Jul | XTERRA Victoria | Karsten Madsen/Katie Button |
| 16-Jul | XTERRA Beaver Creek | Josiah Middaugh/Julie Baker |
| 31-Jul | XTERRA Italy | Mauricio Mendez/Lesley Paterson |
| 31-Jul | XTERRA Dominican Republic | Rom Akerson/Suzie Snyder |
| 6-Aug | XTERRA Mexico | Rom Akerson/Suzie Snyder |
| 7-Aug | XTERRA Poland | Yeray Luxem/Helena Erbenova |
| 13-Aug | XTERRA Sweden | Mauricio Mendez/Helena Erbenova |
| 20-Aug | XTERRA European Championship | Ruben Ruzafa/Michelle Flipo |
| 4-Sep | XTERRA Denmark | Mauricio Mendez/Brigitta Poor |
| 17-Sep | XTERRA USA / Pan Am Championship | Ogden, Utah, USA |
| 23-Oct | XTERRA World Championship | Kapalua, Maui |
