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XTERRA World Champs 2010- Race report
I have never felt so emotional at a finish line before.
To understand the significance of this win, you have to walk the last 10 XTERRA Worlds years in my shoes:
My 1st win in 2001 was really a life changing experience– Not only did I discover and win this amazing XTERRA thing on a beautiful Hawaiian island, but I became a real, professional triathlete. Ned Overend liked what he saw during the season and gave me a brand new Specialized dual suspension bike the week before Worlds- FOR FREE ek se^! No more borrowing bikes! Overnight, I actually made money from the sport. Good money. (in my eyes anyway) It was my 10th season as a pro, but I still lived pretty much hand to mouth up until then. (Lived with my parents while in South Africa, drove my dads old Cressida etc) But the day after the race I signed with an agent (Scott Fairchild) and within weeks the space on my kit was sold out. (In fact, they asked me to wear jammers instead of speedos, “because we’ll have more space to sell.” I think they were just relieved to get me out of Speedos…
Stoltzilla
During his 2 day travel Conrad was spotted in New York City.
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.
