The XTERRA USA championship off-road triathlon will relocation to Colorado for the very first time to be held with new family-friendly as well as community-focused events in Avon.
The event will be staged July 15–17, 2022. The relocation marks the very first time the race will be held in the Colorado Rockies, complying with 12 seasons at Snowbasin resort in Utah (2009–2021) as well as eight years in Incline Village, Nevada (2001–2008).
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There will be $25,000 in prize money awarded similarly to the top 10 elite guy as well as women, plus XTERRA USA championship crowns to age group division winners. There will likewise be 51 qualifying areas made offered into the 2022 XTERRA world championship to be held in Trentino, Italy, on October 1.
In addition to the primary event, XTERRA plans to hold sprint as well as relay races together with other endurance events including kid’s races, lawn games, vendor booths, food trucks, beer gardens, as well as online music at Nottingham Park pavilion in the heart of Avon.
“We’re thrilled to bring the XTERRA USA championship to Colorado, it’s long been a mecca for XTERRA athletes as well as outside recreation,” stated Steve Andrus, XTERRA’s new U.S. trip manager.
The relocation to Colorado marks a new method for the organization, which has a worldwide effort to rotate its championship venues every couple years, or even yearly, to offer new experiences as well as difficulties for participants.
“We are reinventing ourselves in a great deal of ways, one is by turning championship venues, as well as even much more essential is our renewed focus on providing outstanding event experiences for both the participants as well as the regional community,” stated Andrus. “To that end, we’ve reached out to our partners in Avon as well as Beaver Creek to source regional musicians, restaurants, sustainability partners as well as charitable organizations in purchase to really make this a community celebration.”
The XTERRA USA championship is one of 11 events on this year’s XTERRA America Tour, each awarding qualifying areas to Camiseta SSC Napoli XTERRA Worlds for both amateurs as well as Camiseta Atletico Madrid professionals. XTERRA Utah is not on the routine in 2022; however, there are plans to return.
“Utah is my home, it’s an Camiseta Tottenham Hotspur amazing location for endurance sports as well as XTERRA specifically, as well as the regional support we’ve got with the years from the Utah sports Commission, Mayor Caldwell, the goal Foundation, Snowbasin, as well as the volunteers has been incredible,” stated Andrus, who was the event coordinator at Snowbasin for 20 years. “We truly can’t say thanks to all our good friends in Utah of what they’ve done for XTERRA, for being fantastic hosts, as well as even much better people, as well as we’ll work on getting back there soon.”
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