XTERRA SAIPAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (USA), 05-04-14
Cross Triathlon (1.5-30-12K)
www.saipansports.com

CRONACA

L’australiano Ben Allen e l’austriaca Carina Wasle vincono il 13° XTERRA Saipan. Per Allen è la terza vittoria di fila a Saipan, la seconda nel World Tour 2014 dopo quella in Australia di settimana scorsa e la 14^ della sua carriera. Con lui sul podio anche i due sudafricani Dan Hugo e Brad Weiss. L’ultimo successo di Wasle era datato 2011, per lei è l’8^ vittoria nell’XTERRA World Tour. Battute la svizzera Renata Bucher, 7 successi a Saipan, e la britannica Jacqui Slack, campionessa in carica.
Ulteriori informazioni nelle TRINEWS.

CLASSIFICA
(completa qui)

UOMINI
1 Ben Allen AUS 2:34:29 20:18 1:22:20 50:35
2 Dan Hugo RSA 2:39:01 20:33 1:22:26 54:41
3 Brad Weiss RSA 2:44:11 21:18 1:26:45 54:25
4 Olly Shaw NZ 2:45:54 22:34 1:25:59 55:33
5 Olivier Marceau SUI 2:49:48 22:45 1:28:35 56:50
6 Nico Sterk RSA 2:52:56 22:41 1:28:46 59:46
7 Takahiro Ogasawara JPN 2:54:48 25:31 1:29:45 57:39
8 Markus Benesch AUT 3:00:33 22:47 1:33:29 1:02:26
9 Aleksandr Dorovskikh RUS 3:01:24 26:15 1:33:46 59:27
10 Mark Leishman NZL 3:02:51 26:41 1:34:16 1:00:16

DONNE
1 Carina Wasle AUT 3:06:31 26:23 1:40:29 57:58
2 Renata Bucher SUI 3:07:41 25:35 1:38:54 1:01:24
3 Jacqui Slack GBR 3:12:21 24:18 1:42:36 1:03:50
4 Mieko Carey JPN 3:16:32 24:43 1:44:21 1:05:56
5 Yasuko Miyazaki JPN 4:08:42 27:19 2:31:06 1:07:36

XTERRA SAIPAN ALL-TIME PRO WINNERS
Year	Men	Women
2002	Mike Vine	Jamie Whitmore
2003	Jason Chalker	Jamie Whitmore
2004	Olivier Marceau	Jamie Whitmore
2005	Olivier Marceau	Renata Bucher
2006	Olivier Marceau	Renata Bucher
2007	Olivier Marceau	Renata Bucher
2008	Andrew Noble	Renata Bucher
2009	Sam Gardner	Renata Bucher
2010	Sam Gardner	Renata Bucher
2011	Sam Gardner	Shonny Vanlandingham
2012	Ben Allen	Renata Bucher
2013	Ben Allen	Jacqui Slack
2014	Ben Allen	Carina Wasle

 

2014 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING EVENTS

XTERRA Saipan was the seventh of 37 events where the fastest amateur athletes from around the globe could qualify to race at the 19th annual XTERRA World Championship at Kapalua, Maui on October 26, 2014.  Up next, the XTERRA New Zealand Championship on April 12th and the start of the U.S. Pro Series with the XTERRA West Championship in Nevada on April 13.

Date	Race	Location / Pro Winners
23-Feb	XTERRA South Africa	Dan Hugo / Flora Duffy
8-Mar	XTERRA Motatapu	Braden Currie / Nicky Samuels
15-Mar	XTERRA Philippines Championship	Dan Hugo / Renata Bucher
29-Mar	XTERRA Guam Championship	Dan Hugo / Renata Bucher
29-Mar	XTERRA Costa Rica	Leonardo Chacon / Shonny Vanlandingham
30-Mar	XTERRA Great Ocean Road	Ben Allen / Jacqui Slack
5-Apr	XTERRA Saipan Championship	Ben Allen / Carina Wasle
12-Apr	XTERRA New Zealand Championship	Rotorua
13-Apr	XTERRA West Championship	Lake Las Vegas, Nevada
26-Apr	XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship	Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia
3-May	XTERRA Malaysia	Putrajaya
17-May	XTERRA Southeast Championship	Pelham, Alabama
24-May	XTERRA Mauritius	Bois Cheri
25-May	XTERRA Spain Championship	Cieza, Murcia
1-Jun	XTERRA Portugal	Golega
8-Jun	XTERRA Brazil Championship	Ilhabela, Sao Paulo
15-Jun	XTERRA East Championship	Richmond, Virginia
21-Jun	XTERRA Greece	Lake Plastira
28-Jun	XTERRA Switzerland Championship	Vallee de Joux
29-Jun	XTERRA Norway	Horten
5-Jul	XTERRA Ontario – Canadian Cross Tri Championship	Milton, Ontario, Canada
6-Jul	XTERRA France Championship	Xonrupt, Gerardmer
6-Jul	XTERRA Victoria	British Columbia, Canada
6-Jul	XTERRA Freedom Fest	Kualoa Ranch, Oahu, Hawaii
13-Jul	XTERRA Sweden	Hellasgaarten
19-Jul	XTERRA Mountain Championship	Beaver Creek Resort, Avon, Colorado
20-Jul	XTERRA Ireland	Killaloe, County Clare
26-Jul	XTERRA Italy Championship	Abruzzo, Scanno
2-Aug	XTERRA Mexico Championship	Tapalpa, Jalisco
9-Aug	XTERRA Czech Championship	Prachatice
16-Aug	XTERRA Germany Championship	Zittau
17-Aug	XTERRA Canmore	Alberta, Canada
24-Aug	XTERRA England	Cranleigh, Surrey
31-Aug	XTERRA Denmark	Tisvilde
31-Aug	XTERRA Quebec	Lac Delage, Quebec, Canada
7-Sep	XTERRA Sleeping Giant	Thundery Bay, Ontario, Canada
20-Sep	XTERRA USA Championship	Ogden/Snowbasin, UT
26-Oct	XTERRA World Championship	Maui, Hawaii

About TEAM Unlimited/XTERRA
TEAM Unlimited is a Hawaii-based television events and marketing company, founded in 1988.  It owns and produces XTERRA and in 2014 will offer more than 300 XTERRA off-road triathlon and trail running races in 25+ countries worldwide. In addition, TEAM TV has produced more than 300 adventure television shows resulting in three Emmy’s and 42 Telly Awards for production excellence since 1990.  View samples at www.xterra.tv, and learn more at xterraplanet.com and xterratrailrun.com.