Race Recap

Kingsford, Osborne win XTERRA Dunsborough

XTERRA
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April 2, 2023
Key Points

Samantha Kingsford and Sam Osborne from New Zealand captured the inaugural XTERRA Dunsborough off-road triathlon elite titles in Western Australia on Sunday, April 2, 2023.

It’s the ninth career XTERRA World Tour win for Kingsford, and the 21st for Osborne.

In the women’s elite race Kingsford led from wire-to-wire, posting the fastest swim, bike, and run times to take the tape in 2:52:33.

“Amazing course, it was so much fun,” said Kingsford. “This is a true mountain bike course, I was having so much fun out there, and it feels awesome to come away with my first win of the year here.”

Local favorite Kristen Gardner finished second in 3:05:36, while Kate Bramley worked through a mechanical on the bike to finish in third.

“I’m absolutely elated with my performance today. It’s such a brilliant course with so much single track on the bike, and the run is technical too, it was just beautiful out there today,” said Gardner.

In the men’s chase Osborne was first out of the water, with Allen close behind, and those two put on quite a show racing around the berms, jumps, and kangaroos strewn all over the trails.

“It’s a banger of a race, and a hell of a course, it really rewards somebody who can rail a bike around a corner,” exclaimed Osborne, who got bumped by a kangaroo while riding to make the challenge that much tougher. “Ah, it was alright, it didn’t disrupt me too much.”

Osborne went on to post the best bike and run times and crossed the line in 2:26:20, more than three-minutes ahead of Allen in second. Tyla Windham, in his first XTERRA, finished three minutes back in third.

“This is the sickest XTERRA race on the planet,” exclaimed Allen. “I’ve been coming to race here for eight years so I know what it’s like; and now XTERRA gets to showcase this place to the World and share just how good it is!”

Complete Results / Race Coverage

The race combined a 1.5-kilometer swim through the turquoise waters of Geographe Bay with a two-lap, 28km mountain bike through the flowing singletrack in Meelup Regional Park, and finished with a 10km trail run along the sculptured granite coastline.

In addition to the main event, there was a short course tri, aquathon, and kids' races that attracted more than 1,000 competitors to the coastal town of Dunsborough, including a record field of close-to 400 junior athletes.

Headquartered at the Dunsborough Country Club, the area is renowned for its awe-inspiring landscape that encompasses a vast ocean of beautiful blue water, spectacular coastlines, wildflower lined running tracks, and an extensive network of mountain bike trails.

XTERRA Dunsborough was the third of six stops on the 2023 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour. For elites, there are five prize paying races in the region, highlighted by the $25,000USD on offer at the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship in Taiwan on April 15, which will host the first of seven stops on the all-new XTERRA World Cup where elites will go head to head for their share of $340,000 in prize money. 

2023 XTERRA ELITE SERIES RESULTS & UPCOMING RACES
Dates
Event
Location/Winners
Prize Purse
Feb 25
XTERRA Wellington Festival
XTERRA Wellington Festival
Wellington
,
New Zealand
S. Osborne/M. Kennedy
$10,000NZL
Mar 11
XTERRA Rotorua Festival
XTERRA Rotorua Festival
Rotorua
,
New Zealand
J. Moody/M. Kennedy
$10,000NZL
Mar 16-18
XTERRA Oman
XTERRA Oman
Musandam
,
Oman
M. Chane/M. Menditto
$16,000USD
Apr 1-2
XTERRA Australia
XTERRA Australia
Dunsborough
,
Australia
S. Osborne/S. Kingsford
$7,500USD
Apr 15-16
XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship
XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship
Kenting National Park
,
Taiwan
A. Forissier/A. Paties
$25,000USD
Apr 15-16
XTERRA Puerto Rico
XTERRA Puerto Rico
Fajardo, PR
,
Puerto Rico
A. Plouffe/B. Swicegood
$7,500USD
Apr 22-23
XTERRA Greece Vouliagmeni
XTERRA Greece Vouliagmeni
Vouliagmeni
,
Greece
P. Soukap/E. Ducreux
€7,500
May 13
XTERRA Weston Park
XTERRA Weston Park
Staffordshire
,
United Kingdom
A. Brownlee/E. Orchard
€7,500
May 18-21
XTERRA Oak Mountain
XTERRA Oak Mountain
Pelham, AL
,
United States
A. Serrieres/A. Paties (A. Serrieres/L. Duvoisin)
$15,000 + $5,000 (Short Track)
May 20-21
XTERRA Portugal
XTERRA Portugal
Golegã
,
Portugal
F. Vie/B. Ferreira
€7,500
May 27-28
XTERRA Lake Garda
XTERRA Lake Garda
Toscolano-Maderno
,
Italy
A. Serrières/H. Karásková
€7,500
Jun 10-11
XTERRA European Championship
XTERRA European Championship
Namur
,
Belgium
F. Forissier/L. Duvoisin (A. Forissier/S. Mairhofer)
€25,000 + €5,000 (Short Track)
Jun 17-18
XTERRA Switzerland
XTERRA Switzerland
Vallée de la Brévine
,
Switzerland
A. Forissier/L. Duvoisin
€7,500
Jul 1-2
XTERRA France
XTERRA France
Xonrupt, Vosges
,
France
A. Forissier/S. Mairhofer
€15,000
Jul 8-9
XTERRA Victoria
XTERRA Victoria
Victoria
,
Canada
K. McPherson/C. Drever
$3,000CDN
Jul 14-16
XTERRA Quebec
XTERRA Quebec
Manoir du Lac Delage
,
Canada
K. McPherson/S. Kingsford
$7,500USD
Jul 22-23
XTERRA Lake Scanno
XTERRA Lake Scanno
Lake Scanno
,
Italy
M. Bonacina/C. Wasle
€7,500
Aug 11-13
XTERRA Czech
XTERRA Czech
Prachatice
,
Czech Republic
A. Serrières/S. Billouin (A. Serrières/S. Billouin)
€15,000 + €5,000 (Short Track)
Aug 18-19
XTERRA Germany
XTERRA Germany
Zittau
,
Germany
A. Serrières/A. Paties (A. Serrières/A. Paties)
€15,000 + €5,000 (Short Track)
Aug 25-26
XTERRA USA Championship
XTERRA USA Championship
Avon, CO
,
United States
S. Middaugh/L. Paterson
$25,000USD
Aug 25-26
XTERRA Nouvelle Aquitaine
XTERRA Nouvelle Aquitaine
Moliets-et-Villemartin
,
France
J. Dumas/S. Marnoni
€7,500
Sep 16-17
XTERRA Whistler
XTERRA Whistler
Whistler
,
Canada
N. Killiam/C. Drever
$3,000CAD
Sep 21-24
XTERRA World Championship
XTERRA World Championship
Trentino
,
Italy
A. Serrières/S. Billouin
€100,000 + €5,000 (Short Track)
Oct 21-22
XTERRA Tahiti
XTERRA Tahiti
Tahiti
,
French Polynesia
R. Ruzafa/S. Billouin
$7,500USD

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