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XTERRA World Cup Live from Germany

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August 18, 2023
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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

Full Standings

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

Full Standings

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 

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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