2025 XTERRA World Cup

Germany

August

16

11:30

Full Distance

1.5K

37K

10K

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The storm before the storm. Germany returned to the World Cup circuit not only as a key stop but as the host of the European Championship, setting the stage for the region’s biggest race and the final Full Distance showdown before the series’ Short Track finale in Molveno, Italy.

After a year away from the World Cup, Zittau returned bigger and with even higher stakes. It marked 25 years of the O-SEE Challenge and did so as host of the region’s most prestigious event. The European Championship has long been seen as a dress rehearsal for the World Championship thanks to the depth of talent it attracts. This year it carried even more weight as both the final Full Distance race of the World Cup series and the last chance for athletes to sharpen their form before the World Championship.

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The start list looked almost identical to that of a World Championship, with nearly every recent World Champion, European Champion, and World Cup winner ready to do battle. The women’s field drew the spotlight, shaped by Alizée Paties’s absence with injury, the surprise entry of World Champion Solenne Billouin, and the season debut of reigning European Champion Loanne Duvoisin. Meanwhile, the men’s field featured every top-ranked athlete, injury-free, in form, and prepared to compete at the highest level.

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After 2:37:48 of racing, Europe had a new men’s champion, as Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen strung together the fastest bike split and the second-fastest run of the day to claim top honours in the region and take maximum points in the final Full Distance race of the series. For the women, it was also a new champion, with Solenne Billouin adding a European Championship title to her list of accolades in a time of 3:08:55.

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Seven stops down, one to go. The series now pauses for just over a month before the final Short Track race decides it all in Molveno.

Full Distance Start List

FRA

628

FRA

623

ITA

502

DEU

523

NZL

471

AUS

449

DNK

422

ITA

391

BEL

308

DEU

261

FRA

183

FRA

157

NLD

137

FRA

78

NLD

65

DEU

53

CZE

0

ITA

0

FRA

53

ITA

47

LUX

44

GBR

36

DEU

29

NLD

9

USA

34

DEU

28

FRA

28

FRA

0

GRC

0

FRA

23

ITA

0

POL

14

ZAF

7

ITA

6

BEL

0

FRA

0

FRA

0

FRA

0

ESP

0

POL

0

ITA

627

CHE

0

CZE

463

AUS

459

FRA

423

NLD

413

DEU

400

GBR

248

NZL

195

GBR

192

GBR

155

FRA

149

ITA

111

FRA

0

FRA

71

CZE

70

ITA

69

ITA

64

AUT

58

GBR

48

MOZ

17

DEU

0

Full Distance Results

Times, splits and points from stop 6.

Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen and Solenne Billouin Win Full Distance Battle in Germany

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A strong performance from the Dane and the Frenchwoman saw the pair crowned as the new European Champions while taking maximum points in the final Full Distance race of the series. For Sloth Nielsen, it was a second World Cup win this year and a powerful show of form ahead of the World Championship. For World Champion Solenne Billouin, it was only her second World Cup race of the season, but her first return to the top step this year as she prepares to defend her World Championship title next month.

Men's Full Distance Results (Top 7)

1

2:37:48

Swim:

21:28

Bike:

1:33:35

Run:

40:48

€2,300

Points:

100

Total:

522

Rank:

6

2

2:38:10

Swim:

19:56

Bike:

1:36:24

Run:

39:48

€1,700

Points:

90

Total:

247

Rank:

11

3

2:42:35

Swim:

19:55

Bike:

1:37:37

Run:

43:25

€1,200

Points:

82

Total:

710

Rank:

1

4

2:44:24

Swim:

21:22

Bike:

1:36:12

Run:

45:18

€800

Points:

75

Total:

698

Rank:

2

5

2:46:32

Swim:

21:16

Bike:

1:40:05

Run:

43:34

€650

Points:

69

Total:

540

Rank:

5

6

2:48:03

Swim:

20:06

Bike:

1:41:16

Run:

45:07

€450

Points:

63

Total:

454

Rank:

8

7

2:48:31

Swim:

21:17

Bike:

1:40:21

Run:

45:04

€400

Points:

58

Total:

581

Rank:

3

Women's Full Distance Results (Top 7)

1

3:08:55

Swim:

22:50

Bike:

1:52:51

Run:

51:25

€2,300

Points:

100

Total:

249

Rank:

10

2

3:11:26

Swim:

21:04

Bike:

1:55:19

Run:

53:11

€1,700

Points:

90

Total:

553

Rank:

2

3

3:14:33

Swim:

21:02

Bike:

1:57:54

Run:

53:40

€1,200

Points:

82

Total:

274

Rank:

9

4

3:15:30

Swim:

24:08

Bike:

1:57:26

Run:

52:02

€800

Points:

75

Total:

702

Rank:

1

5

3:16:30

Swim:

24:39

Bike:

1:58:32

Run:

51:07

€650

Points:

69

Total:

138

Rank:

15

6

3:18:47

Swim:

25:31

Bike:

1:57:34

Run:

53:36

€450

Points:

63

Total:

311

Rank:

8

7

3:19:45

Swim:

22:47

Bike:

2:08:33

Run:

46:27

€400

Points:

58

Total:

58

Rank:

30

Full Distance - Story of the Race

A return to one of XTERRA’s oldest battlegrounds for one of the sport’s biggest titles and the penultimate stop of the series.
World Champion, European Champion, and winner here in Germany last year, Arthur Serrières begins as a strong favourite in the men’s field.
Reigning European Champion Loanne Duvoisin makes her season debut, taking to the line against a battle-tested field.
Leading the men out of the water in 00:19:49, Emile Billaut looks back to measure his gap on Michele Bonacina.
Reaching dry land in 00:21:02, Isla Hedley set the pace for the women’s field with Aneta Grabmuller close behind.
All speed and no brakes onto the bike trails of Zittau, as the familiar battle between Forissier and Serrières quickly took shape.
Always up for a fight on the bike, Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen rode his way to the front with the fastest split of 01:33:35.
Doing the necessary damage on two wheels, Solenne Billouin powered into the lead with the fastest women’s split of 01:52:51.
Only a minute back with his strongest discipline still to come, Arthur Serrières crosses the notorious Mega Holz berm.
Never out for the count, Aneta Grabmuller pushed to the very end to claim her third podium in two weeks.
Still the name to beat, Solenne Billouin now adds the European title to the growing legacy she continues to build.
A man on a mission and unbeatable on the day, Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen adds another World Cup win to his growing list.
Seven stops down, one final battle to go beneath the Dolomites next month.

Leaderboard after Stop 7

Men

Points

WORLD CUP Series Info

The XTERRA World Cup is the world's premier off-road triathlon pro series, where the sport’s top elites go head-to-head in a condensed circuit of Full Distance and Short Track races. A points-based battle where every turn, climb, and descent matters, each race is a fight for a share of the series prize purse and the pursuit of becoming the next XTERRA World Cup Champion.

The 2026 World Cup features seven stops and eleven races across Oceania, Europe, North America, and Asia. The Joker Rule returns, giving each athlete one Full Distance joker and one Short Track joker to help manage the demands of global travel and reduce the impact of mechanicals. Each race awards points to the top 30 finishers, with a standard Full Distance win earning 100 points and Short Track awarding 75. Stakes rise at the biggest events, with Regional Championships offering 1.2x more points and the series finale offering 1.5x.

In 2026, the series finishes on fresh terrain in Suzhou, China, where Pan Men Square becomes a city-centre stage for the final Short Track showdown before the Full Distance battle around Lake Taihu closes out the season and crowns the next XTERRA World Cup Champions.