The XTERRA World Cup jumps back into action with live coverage of the high-speed, invite-only XTERRA Germany Short Track races in Zittau on Friday, August 18, 2023 at 3:20pm local time (CEST).
The women’s race starts first at 3:30pm, followed by the men’s race at 4:45pm.
There is a lot on the line for the best off-road triathletes in the world competing on the XTERRA World Cup as the top four ranked women and eight of the top 10 men race for valuable points in the fourth of five Short Track events in the circuit.
Alizée Paties from France has been on top of the standings all year, but needs another strong Short Track score to solidify that lead, while reigning XTERRA World Champion Solenne Billouin (pictured below) is looking to make her mark on the second half of the season after sweeping the ST and Full-Distance races at XTERRA Czech last weekend.
“Feeling so good, happy about last weekend, how I prepared and managed my health, and now the prep is going well for Germany. This week was all about recovering well, and I feel good and excited to go again,” said Billouin.
XTERRA GERMANY SHORT TRACK START LIST
ELITE WOMEN
1 - Alizée Paties, FRA
2 - Loanne Duvoisin, SUI
3 - Marta Menditto, ITA
4 - Solenne Billouin, FRA
5 - Helena Karásková Erbenová, CZE
6 - Carina Wasle, AUT
7 - Stepanka Bisova, CZE
8 - Emma Ducreux, FRA
9 - Ségolène Léberon, FRA
10 - Bonnie Van Wilgenburg, GBR
11 - Georgia Grobler, RSA
12 - Kerri-Ann Upham, GBR
13 - Camille Jobard, FRA
14 - Lorena Erl, GER
15 - Beatriz Ferreira, POR
16 - Pauline Vie, POR
17 - Marine Echevin, FRA
18 - Maria Doring, GER
19 - Maria Calleja, ESP
20 - Anna Wer, POL
21 - Anna Maria Dietze, GER
22 - Lada Štalzerová, CZE
In the men’s race, viewers can expect to see fireworks with the best mountain bikers and trail runners in the sport racing shoulder to shoulder at high speeds.
Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen (DEN) is on top of the standings but reigning XTERRA World Champion Arthur Serrières and XTERRA European Champion Felix Forissier are hot on his heels.
"It's about time that I won one of these," said Sloth Nielsen at the traditional XTERRA Germany pre-race press conference on Thursday. The colorful Dane has finished in the top 4 at all seven races this season, and took the lead into the last lap of Sunday’s ST race in the Czech Republic.
XTERRA GERMANY SHORT TRACK START LIST
ELITE MEN
1 - Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen, DEN
2 - Arthur Serrières, FRA
3 - Felix Forissier, FRA
4 - Ruben Ruzafa, ESP
5 - Michele Bonacina, ITA
6 - Lukáš Kočař, CZE
7 - Maxim Chane, FRA
8 - Kieran McPherson, NZL
9 - Xavier Dafflon, SUI
10 - Eric Lagerstrom, USA
11 - Théo Dupras, FRA
12 - Jules Dumas, FRA
13 - Jens Roth, GER
14 - Dominik Wychera, AUT
15 - Francois Vie, POR
17 - Gaetan Vivien, FRA
18 - Tom Fisher, AUS
19 - Geert Lauryssen, BEL
20 - Pâris Fellmann, LUX
21 - Scott Anderson, GER
22 - Matteo Sfregola, ITA
23 - Ruslan Farci, BEL
26 - Patrick Freiberg, GER
27 - Federico Spinazzè, ITA
28 - Tiago Maia, POR
29 - Sebastian Neef, GER
On Saturday, August 19, the XTERRA World Cup continues in Zittau with the XTERRA Germany full-distance race that’s worth 100 points to the victor. After that, all that remains is the XTERRA USA Championship full-distance race in Beaver Creek, Colorado on August 26, the final Short Track showdown of the season in Trentino, Italy on September 21, then the grand finale at the XTERRA World Championship on September 23.
To determine XTERRA World Cup Champions elites will add their best four scores from the first six full-distance races with their best three Short Track scores and whatever they get (or don’t get) at the XTERRA World Championship.
Find comprehensive coverage at xterraplanet.com/world-cup
XTERRA World Cup Standings
Top Five Women, after 7 of 12
Pl - Points - Name, NAT
1 - 426 - Alizée Paties, FRA
2 - 393 - Loanne Duvoisin, SUI
3 - 332 - Marta Menditto, ITA
4 - 318 - Solenne Billouin, FRA
5 - 277 - Sandra Mairhofer, ITA
XTERRA World Cup Standings
Top Five Men, after 7 of 12
Pl - Points - Name, NAT
1 - 382 - Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen, DEN
2 - 348 - Arthur Serrières, FRA
3 - 296 - Felix Forissier, FRA
4 - 271 - Ruben Ruzafa, ESP
5 - 266 - Sébastien Carabin, BEL
All-time XTERRA Short Track Champions
Date (Location) Men’s Winner/Women’s Winner
August 4, 2019 (Prachatice, Czech Republic) Arthur Forissier/Loanne Duvoisin
September 4, 2020 (Prachatice, Czech Republic) Arthur Serrières/Laura Philipp
October 3, 2020 (Trentino, Italy) Ruben Ruzafa/Marta Menditto
June 5, 2021 (Lake Garda, Italy) Arthur Forissier/Loanne Duvoisin
June 20, 2021 (Prachatice, Czech Republic) Arthur Forissier/Marta Menditto
August 20, 2021 (Zittau, Germany) Lukáš Kočař/Diede Diederiks
August 29, 2021 (Pujols, France) Arthur Serrières/Michelle Flipo
July 2, 2022 (Xonrupt, France) Panagiotis Bitados/Loanne Duvoisin
August 14, 2022 (Prachatice, Czech Republic) Lukáš Kočař/Sandra Mairhofer
August 19, 2022 (Zittau, Germany) Felix Forissier/Alizée Paties
October 2, 2022 (Trentino, Italy) Lukáš Kočař/Daisy Davies
2022 XTERRA Short Track Series Champions: Maxim Chane/Loanne Duvoisin
May 21, 2023 (Pelham, AL, USA) Arthur Serrières/Loanne Duvoisin
June 11, 2023 (Namur, Belgium) Arthur Forissier/Sandra Mairhofer
August 13, 2023 (Ktišský Lake, Czech) Arthur Serrières/Solenne Billouin
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