Nearly 70 elites from 20 countries including the reigning World Cross Triathlon Champions Arthur Serrieres (FRA) and Sandra Mairhofer (ITA) will line-up for the championship on Saturday, which combines a 1.5-kilometer swim, 30K mountain bike, and 10K trail run and dishes out  €25,000 in prize money.  

The top 20 finishers from that race advance to Sunday's televised showcase XTERRA Short Track event, along with a handful of wildcard selections.

Live coverage starts Sunday, August 14, with the women's race at 8:50am CEST, followed by the men's race at 10:50 CEST.  

Spectators on-site and online will have a front row seat to all the action in a race that combines a two-lap, 400-meter swim with an exciting four-lap, 7.6K mountain bike course requiring skill and strength to master sections such as the Vittoria Rocks, The ElleErre downhill, and the Red Bull jumps, and finishes with a tough two-loop, 2.4K trail run.

The winning effort should take the world's best off-road triathletes about 30 to 40 minutes to complete.

Read the full event preview here, and learn more at xterraplanet.com.

Please find the RTMP links below:

Main: rtmp://rtmp.bohuncak.cz/live/szm
Backup: rtmp://live.avik.cz:11935/live/szm

Broadcast Schedule
August 14th, 2022: The live broadcast starts with the women's race at 8:50am CEST, followed by the men's race at 10:50 CEST. 

 

Tentative Start List Elite Women
*XWR - Name, NAT
2 - Loanne Duvoisin, SUI
3 - Marta Menditto, ITA
4 - Sandra Mairhofer, ITA
5 - Samantha Kingsford, NZL
6 - Alizée Paties, FRA
9 - Solenne Billouin, FRA
11 - Jindřiška Zemanová, CZE
12 - Morgane Riou, FRA
16 - Carina  Wasle, AUT
20 - Ségolène Léberon, FRA
21 - Amanda Felder, USA
31 - Katerina Jezkova, CZE
33 - Hana Odlová, CZE
38 - Elizabeth Orchard, NZL
43 - Maria Doring, GER
50 - Štěpánka Bisová, CZE
73 - Lara Buttigieg, MLT
77 - Pauline Vie, POR
100 - Beatriz Ferreira, POR

 

Tentative Start List Elite Men
*XWR - Name, NAT

2 - Arthur Serrieres, FRA	50 - Petr Soukup, CZE
3 - Ruben Ruzafa, ESP	54 - Tim Van Hemel, BEL
5 - Felix Forissier, FRA	55 - Daniel Niederreiter, AUT
8 - Arthur Forissier, FRA	60 - Arthur De Jaegher, AUT
9 - Maxim Chané, FRA	62 - Wouter Dijkshoorn, NED
10 - Sam Osborne, NZL	74 - Simon Schwarz, GER
11 - Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen, DEN	79 - Koen de Leeuw, NED
12 - Lukáš Kočař, CZE	83 - Dominik Wychera, AUT
17 - Xavier Dafflon, SUI	86 - Gaëtan Vivien, FRA
19 - Kristoffer Visti Graae, DEN	89 - Quinten Dewaele, BEL
21 - Franco Pesanvento, ITA	94 - Michal Francke, CZE
23 - Francois Vie, POR	110 - Daniel Kraviansky, SVK
27 - Kieran McPherson, NZL	111 - Keller Norland, USA
29 - Michele Bonacina, ITA	113 - Felix Schumann, GER
32 - Théo Dupras, FRA	116 - Tiago Maia, POR
33 - Federico Spinazzè, ITA	136 - Morgan Rhodes, GBR
34 - Mathias Cloostermans, BEL	143 - Mathieu Wohlgemuth, FRA
36 - Karel Dusek, CZE	155 - Thomas Sauser, SUI
38 - Andrea Zanenga, ITA	160 - Quirijn Waaijenberg, NED
40 - Scott Anderson, GER	167 - Pâris Fellmann, LUX
41 - Lucas Van Deynze, BEL	193 - Bart Cooymans, NED
43 - Francois Carloni, FRA	269 - Taylor Charlton, AUS
45 - Geert Lauryssen, BEL	353 - Octavio Vicente, POR
47 - Peter Lehmann, GER	NR - Jan Šneberger, CZE

 

All-time XTERRA European Championship Winners      
Year     Location     Men     Women
2021     Zittau, Germany     Arthur Serrieres     Sandra Mairhofer
2019     Prachatice, Czech Republic     Arthur Serrieres     Morgane Riou
2018     Zittau, Germany     Bradley Weiss     Brigitta Poor
2017     Mons Klint, Denmark     Bradley Weiss     Brigitta Poor
2016     Zittau, Germany     Ruben Ruzafa     Michelle Flipo
2015     Cranleigh, England     Ruben Ruzafa     Lesley Paterson
2011     Zittau, Germany     Olivier Marceau     Marion Lorblanchet
2010     Sardinia, Italy     Franky Batelier     Melanie McQuaid
2009     Klopeinersee, Austria     Franky Batelier     Renata Bucher
2008     Sardinia, Italy     Olivier Marceau     Sibylle Matter
2007     Sardinia, Italy     Olivier Marceau     Eszter Erdelyi
2006     Villacidro, Italy     Nicolas Lebrun     Renata Bucher

Learn more on the venues and athletes in the full XTERRA Short Track Series preview here.

Text Credits: XTERRA  
Photo Credits: Carel du Plessis / XTERRA

 

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