Flora Duffy centra la tripletta all'XTERRA East Championship (Foto: Jesse Peters/backlight.zenfolio.com)

Flora Duffy centra la tripletta all’XTERRA East Championship (Foto: Jesse Peters/backlight.zenfolio.com)

XTERRA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Richmond, Virginia (USA), 15-06-14
Cross Triathlon (1-32-10K)
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CRONACA
Doppietta sudafricana, con Dan Hugo che batte il suo maestro, Conrad Stoltz, di soli 35″. Al terzo posto, lo statunitense Josiah Middaugh, vincitore delle prime due tappe dell’XTERRA U.S. Pro Series e saldamente in testa al circuito; ai piedi del podio ancora Sudafica con Bradley Weiss. Continua il dominio al femminile di Flora Duffy (Bermuda), che infligge quasi 10′ di distacco ad Emma Garrard; terza Suzie Snyder che relega al quarto posto l’ex iridata di specialità Shonny Vanlandingham (44 ani!).
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CLASSIFICA
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UOMINI
1 Dan Hugo 28 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:17:57 100
2 Conrad Stoltz 40 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:18:32 90
3 Josiah Middaugh 35 Vail, Colorado 2:20:55 82
4 Bradley Weiss 25 Cape Town, South Africa 2:22:01 75
5 Craig Evans 36 Hendersonville, Tennessee 2:22:43 69
6 Mauricio Mendez 18 Mexico City, Mexico 2:23:35 63
7 Branden Rakita 33 Colorado Springs, Colorado 2:27:46 58
8 Chris Ganter 35 Boise, Idaho 2:28:57 53
9 Karsten Madsen 23 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 2:29:44 49
10 Ryan DeCook 33 Rochester, Michigan 2:31:14 45

DONNE
1 Flora Duffy 26 Boulder, Colorado 2:35:36 100
2 Emma Garrard 32 Park City, Utah 2:44:23 90
3 Suzie Snyder 32 Fredericksburg, Virginia 2:45:52 82
4 Shonny Vanlandingham 44 Durango, Colorado 2:48:53 75
5 Christine Jeffrey 41 Tucson, Arizona 2:55:08 69
6 Catherine Sterling 37 W. Boylston, Massachussetts 3:01:07 63
7 Debby Sullivan 32 Rocklin, California 3:05:49 58
8 Mieko Carey 36 Tumon, Guam (Japan) 3:06:48 53
9 Amelia McCracken 30 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3:08:59 49
10 Caroline Colonna 50 Taos, New Mexico 3:16:47 45

2014 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Standings (After 3)
PRO MEN
1 Josiah Middaugh 100 100 82 282
2 Bradley Weiss 90 82 75 247
3 Craig Evans 69 90 69 228
4 Dan Hugo 58 63 100 221
5 Mauricio Mendez 82 75 63 220
PRO WOMEN
1 Flora Duffy 100 100 100 300
2 Emma Garrard 90 90 90 270
3 Suzie Snyder 75 82 82 239
4 Shonny Vanlandingham 82 DNF 75 157
5 Kara LaPoint 58 58 41 157

2014 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING EVENTS

XTERRA East Champs was the 17th of 36 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, XTERRA Greece at Lake Plastira next weekend.

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 Conrad Stoltz / Barbara Riveros
13-Apr XTERRA West Championship Josiah Middaugh / Flora Duffy
26-Apr XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship Dan Hugo / Flora Duffy
3-May XTERRA Malaysia Dan Hugo / Jacqui Slack
17-May XTERRA Southeast Championship Josiah Middaugh / Flora Duffy
24-May XTERRA Mauritius Sam Gardner / Karyn Southgate
24-May XTERRA Spain Championship Ruben Ruzafa / Helena Erbenova
1-Jun XTERRA Portugal Ruben Ruzafa / Coralie Redelsperger
8-Jun XTERRA Brazil Championship Felipe Moletta / Sabrina Gobbo
15-Jun XTERRA East Championship Dan Hugo / Flora Duffy
21-Jun XTERRA Greece Lake Plastira
28-Jun XTERRA Switzerland Championship Vallee de Joux
29-Jun XTERRA Norway Horten
5-Jul XTERRA Ontario – 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
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 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
20-Sep XTERRA USA Championship Ogden/Snowbasin, UT
26-Oct XTERRA World Championship Maui, Hawaii