XTERRA Albay Off Road Triathlon | February 8, 2015
Credit : www.xterraphil.com | Dante Navarro | Philstar
Majestic Mayon Volcano provides a stunning backdrop to top-notch swim-bike-run action as the XTERRA Off-Road Triathlon Series blasts off in Legazpi City, Albay on Feb. 8.
Held in Bicol for the first time and as part of the CAGSAWA Festival 2015, the XTERRA Albay will take triathletes on a route within the Mayon’s perimeter exclusive zone, testing them in the area’s tough terrains.
The 1.5K swim will be start on the shores of Lidong in Mayon Rivera while the 35K bike stage will be a single loop point to point race passing through fire roads, grass lands, and sand and rocky trails. The finishing 10K run will follow Mayon’s ATV trail featuring sandy and rocky areas, river bed and grass lands.
World-class triathletes headline the upcoming XTERRA event organized and produced by Sunrise Events, Inc. with Swiss ace Renata Bucher, a former XTERRA Mexico champion, out to defend her Female Pro crown against a stellar field led by Bermuda’s Flora Duffy, the 2014 XTERRA world champion, who will be racing in the Philippines for the first time.
South Africa’s Bradley Weiss, runner-up in the 2014 XTERRA Philippines, and Australia’s Ben Allen, third-placer last year, will head the chase for the male pro diadem, which is left vacant with the retirement of 2014 ruler Dan Hugo.
XTERRA protégé Mauricio Mendez, a 19-year-old Mexican who placed 15th in the 2014 XTERRA World Championship on his first year as a pro, will also vie along with Guam’s Charlie Epperson, Italy’s Fabrizio Bartoli and Simone Calamai, who will be making their debut in the Philippines, as well.
Others tipped to crowd the fancied bets in the event, backed by official courier and logistics partner 2Go and supported by Columbia, Department of Tourism, Prudential, Finisher Pix, Garmin, Intercare, Davids, Shotz, Akari and Devant and hydration partner Coca Cola Femsa, are United Kingdom’s Jacqui Slack and Daz Parker, Australia’s Dimity Lee Duke, and Guam’s Mieko Carey.
Joseph Miller, a two-time top Filipino Male Elite winner in XTERRA Philippines, will carry the fight for the local bets in the event backed by media partners ABS CBN Sports+Action and The Philippine Star.
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