Category: XTERRA
I’m XTERRA World Champion again!
Stoltz is First to Win Four XTERRA World Titles
10/24/2010
[from xterraplanet.com]
MAKENA, Maui – Conrad Stoltz of South Africa made history and Shonny Vanlandingham of Colorado started history at the 15th Annual XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon at the Makena Beach & Golf Resort today.
Stoltz, who turned 37 on Oct. 23, dominated the international field of 550 triathletes. He completed the course in 2 hours, 31 minutes, 7 seconds, which was more than five minutes ahead of his closest competition. It was his record fourth victory in the event, which is considered the world championship of off-road triathlons.
Vanlandingham, 41, won her first women’s XTERRA World Championship, completing the course in 2:58:20.
Stoltz and Vanlandingham each received $20,000.
The course consisted of a 1-mile swim off Makena Beach, a 20-mile mountain bike up and down the lower slopes of Haleakala, and a 7-mile trail and beach run.
“I don’t think I could have done a better race today, it was really, really magical,” said Stoltz, whose previous wins came in 2001, 2002 and 2007. “I will treasure this memory forever.”
Franky Batelier of France placed second with a total time of 2:36:14. Michael Weiss of Austria was third, followed by Olivier Marceau of France in fourth, and Nico Lebrun of France in fifth.
Spain’s Eneko Llanos, who won the race last year and was also seeking a fourth XTERRA world title, placed sixth. However, Llanos did win the coveted Hawaiian Airlines Double Award as the best overall performer from the XTERRA World Championship and the Ford Ironman World Championship, which were held two weeks apart.
Vanlandingham took the women’s lead midway through the bike stage, then maintained it during the run.
“Coming into the race, I knew I had to be in the lead after the bike to have a chance,” she said. “I came in about a minute ahead off the bike and I didn’t feel that was very comfortable, but it was enough.”
Great Britain’s Julie Dibens, who was the three-time defending women’s XTERRA World Champion, placed second in 2:59:32. She was the women’s winner of the Hawaiian Airlines Double Award.
TOP 10 PRO MEN
| Pl | Name | Age | Hometown | Final Time | Purse |
| 1 | Conrad Stoltz | 37 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | 2:31:07 | $20,000 |
| 2 | Franky Batelier | 32 | Rouen, France | 2:36:14 | $12,000 |
| 3 | Michael Weiss | 29 | Vienna, Austria | 2:36:45 | $7,000 |
| 4 | Olivier Marceau | 37 | Cannes, France | 2:37:47 | $4,000 |
| 5 | Nicolas Lebrun | 37 | Digne-les-Bains, France | 2:38:50 | $2,500 |
| 6 | Eneko Llanos | 33 | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | 2:40:44 | $1,500 |
| 7 | Richard Ussher | 34 | Nelson, New Zealand | 2:41:03 | $1,000 |
| 8 | Felix Schumann | 27 | Tuebingen, Germany | 2:41:31 | $800 |
| 9 | Mike Vine | 37 | Victoria, B.C., Canada | 2:41:53 | $600 |
| 10 | Jim Thijs | 30 | Huldenberg, Belgium | 2:43:26 | $500 |
TOP 10 PRO WOMEN
| Pl | Name | Age | Hometown | Final Time | Purse |
| 1 | Shonny Vanlandingham | 41 | Durango, Colorado | 2:58:20 | $20,000 |
| 2 | Julie Dibens | 35 | Bath, United Kingdom | 2:59:33 | $12,000 |
| 3 | Marion Lorblanchet | 27 | Clermont Ferrand, France | 3:06:11 | $7,000 |
| 4 | Christine Jeffrey | 37 | Guelph, Ontario, Canada | 3:07:22 | $4,000 |
| 5 | Suzie Snyder | 28 | Stafford, Virginia | 3:08:04 | $2,500 |
| 6 | Carina Wasle | 26 | Kundl, Austria | 3:08:06 | $1,500 |
| 7 | Lesley Paterson | 30 | Sterling, Scotland | 3:11:37 | $1,000 |
| 8 | Sara Tarkington | 29 | Boulder, Colorado | 3:11:45 | $800 |
| 9 | Emma Ruth Smith | 27 | Glos, Great Britain | 3:11:53 | $600 |
| 10 | Emma Garrard | 29 | Park City, Utah | 3:13:38 |
Conrad Stoltz XTERRA World Champion 2010
Conrad Stoltz is XTERRA World Champion 2010!
This is his fourth title!
Bravo Conrad!
Amazing swim, most amazing bike and great run.
XTERRA Whistler, Canada
Conrad Stoltz XTERRA Whistler, by Dustin Derkach, Revolve Photography
I have always been spellbound by the crazy “BC” trails (British Columbia, Canada) one sees in the mountain biking videos and magazines. So when XTERRA Whistler came along, I jumped on the opportunity to experience this magical place, its trails and its people.
Clipping or cutting tires
This is a quick post to explain to John Harrington (facebook discussion on 24 August ) about clipping tires.
(There is more, but I couldnt screen shoot the whole thing- was born in the 70s)
These Specialized Captain 2.00 tires clogged with mud at XTERRA Vermont in 2009 (Read more about the race, rotten foot and tire story here) Not knowing Vermont, I didnt bring real mud tires, so I had to make do, so I used a sharp wire cutter and clipped every 2nd knob out of the center line of knobs. Which would help the mud shed (fling off) the tire easier when speed increase.
Real mud tires are narrow (sinks to the bottom of the mud where the real traction is) with few, but tall knobs. Tall knobs provide more grip (like paddles or spikes) and few because, too many knobs will let the mud pack onto the tire and make a thick sausage like the pic above.
Downhill racers are famous for cutting tires to suit certain courses.
Off course, a rainy pre race taper allows for plenty of cutting time, so here is my product. Cant see on the pic, I clipped every 2nd knob out of the center row of this Specialized Captain for better mud clearing.
Of course, its a tedious job, it takes seemingly hours and 1 slight mishap and you can throw the tire in the garbage.
Before the new fast rolling Specialized Renegade tire the Specialized Factory Team (especially Susi and Burry) used to cut the Fast Trak knobs shorter for less rolling. (and less stopping/cornering 🙂 ) But now they’d cut Fast Trak tires for more grip on somewhat muddy courses. If it gets real muddy, they’ll go with a full on mud tire. Except Burry. He just sticks to low knobs and goes with the sliding- I saw it 1st hand at Sani2C…
Conrad Stoltz profile on XTERRA.TV
Hats off to the XTERRA TV crew and Whit Raymond (commentating)- those guys surely knows how to make one look good.
Thanks for the good times and good memories!
