XTERRA Southeast Championships Set For Saturday
The 2014 XTERRA Southeast Championships return to Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, Ala. this Saturday, May 17.
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The 2014 XTERRA Southeast Championships return to Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, Ala. this Saturday, May 17. The men’s start list features all top-five finishers from the 2013 race, with defending champion Josiah Middaugh (USA) as the favorite. The women’s race will see a new champion with Lesley Paterson (SCO) not on the start line. It’s hard to pick against Flora Duffy (BER), who has been dominating the XTERRA circuit this year. The Alabama course features some tough mountain biking, which will favor more technical riders like Shonny Vanlandingham (USA).
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See the start lists below, and check back to Triathlete.com for a complete recap and photo gallery from the race.
Men’s Tentative Start List
Rank – Name – Age, Hometown
1 – Josiah Middaugh – 35, Vail-Eagle, CO
2 – Bradley Weiss – 25, Cape Town, South Africa
3 – Mauricio Mendez – 18, Mexico City, Mexico
4 – Branden Rakita – 33, Colorado Springs, CO
5 – Craig Evans – 36, Hendersonville, TN
7 – Dan Hugo – 28, Stellenbosch, South Africa
8 – Chris Ganter – 35, Boise, ID
12 – Jeff Smith – 31, Portland, OR
14 – Ryan DeCook – 33, Rochester, MI
15 – Will Ross – 24, Anchorage, AK
17 – Nick Fisher – 28, Ogden, UT
19 – Andy Lee – 41, Lakeway, TX (Great Britain)
NR – Karsten Madsen – Guelph, Ontario, Canada
NR – Sean Bechtel – 30, Caledon, Ontario, Canada
NR – Charlie Epperson – 37, Tamuning, Guam (TN)
NR – Alex Modestou – 27, Washington, D.C.
NR – Jean-Philippe Thibodeau – 23, Quebec, Canada
NR – Noah Wright – 39, Tasmania, Australia
Women’s Tentative Pro Start List
Rank – Name – Age, Hometown
1 – Flora Duffy – 26, Boulder, CO (Bermuda)
2 – Emma Garrard – 32, Park City, Utah
3 – Shonny Vanlandingham – 44, Durango, Colorado
4 – Suzie Snyder – 32, Fredericksburg, Virginia
5 – Chantell Widney – 34, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
6 – Danelle Kabush – 39, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
7 – Kara LaPoint – 26, Truckee, CA
9 – Jamie Brede – 36, Breckenridge, Colorado
12 – Amelia McCracken – 30, Philadelphia, PA
NR – Caroline Colonna – 50, Taos, NM
NR – Christine Jeffrey – 41, Tucson, AZ (Canada)
NR – Solana Kline – 31, Bend, OR