maui 2009 press guide - Xterra

2009 XTERRA WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
An athletes’ journey to Maui is forged in dirt and determination. Their rite of passage calls for swimming, mountain
biking, and trail running in mystic environments from the picturesque Blue Lake in Rotorua to the Mediterranean
waters and silver sand beaches of Italy, straight up the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and into the “Samurai Country”
of rural Japan. Discovering new places, experiencing unknown cultures and gathering with kindred spirits across
the GlobeIT’S THE XTERRA WAY. Here are the championship races from around the world in 2009:
Date Race, Location (Pro Winners)
April 18 XTERRA South Africa Championship, Grabouw, Western Cape
Lieuwe Boonstra and Felix Schumann co-champs/Carina Wasle
April 18 XTERRA Saipan Championship, CNMI
Sam Gardner/Renata Bucher
April 18 XTERRA New Zealand Championship, Rotorua
Richard Ussher/Nicola Leary
May 31 XTERRA Italy Championship*, Orosei, Sardinia
Franky Batelier/Renata Bucher
June 7 XTERRA Malaysia Championship, Kuantan
Mike Vine/Renata Bucher
June 27 XTERRA Czech Championship*, Hluboka Nad Vltavou
Franky Batelier/Carina Wasle
August 1-2 XTERRA Mexico Championship, Valle de Bravo
Seth Wealing/Shonny Vanlandingham
August 15 XTERRA Germany Championship*, Zittau
Franky Batelier/Renata Bucher
August 22 XTERRA European Championship
XTERRA Austria Championship*, Klopeinersee
Franky Batelier/Renata Bucher
August 29 XTERRA Japan Championship, Marunuma
Sam Gardner/Mieko Carey
August 29 XTERRA Brazil Championship, Angra dos Reis
Rom Akerson/Maria Omar
Sept. 26 XTERRA USA Championship, Ogden/Snowbasin, UT
Nicolas Lebrun/Melanie McQuaid
October 25 XTERRA World Championship, Maui
* XTERRA European Tour
Note: Does not include in-country series such as the XTERRA America Tour, XTERRA South Africa Series, Czech Tour,
German Tour, Japan Tour, Brazil Tour, and French Tour.
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