Mendez gets his first XTERRA world title. Photo: Jesse Peters
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Lots of good luck aheads going around ahead of a tough day of racing.
Braden Currie gets his bike ready.
Not a bad transition spot! The Ritz-Carlton in Kapaulua hosts the race activities.
Pro Lizzie Orchard gets her transition area before the race.
Miguel Lacerda of Brazil is ready to race.
A pre-race blessing
The chopper always had to the excitement of the race start.
The men’s age-group field dives into the rough waters.
Aussies Ben Allen and Courtney Atkinson surfing their way into the beach on the first of two exits of the M-style course.
Roger Serrano coming out the water.
It was a wild day on the swim (and the bike and the run).
Flying!
Mauricio Mendez coming out of the water.
Leonardo Chacon out of the water.
France’s Loic Doubey leads Brazil’s Ricardo Alvim out of the water.
Pro Helena Erbenova in transition.
The tunnel is the entrance to the jungle.
The bike course was a little bit about surviving (by foot or by bike).
American Ben Hoffman won the Outrigger Bonus for the fastest combined time at the Ironman and XTERRA world championships.
Sebastian Kienle takes a corner.
France’s Pierre Alain Nicole
Spain’s Ruben Ruzafa on the run.
Chacon on the run.
Duffy won both the ITU World Championship and XTERRA World Championship last year. Photo: XTERRA
Lesley Paterson on the run at the 2016 XTERRA World Championship.
Michelle Flipo
Mendez gets his first XTERRA world title.
Hoffman wins the Outrigger Resorts Double
Duffy was dominant on Sunday, turning in the fastest swim, bike and run for the women.
Duffy won both the ITU World Championship and XTERRA World Championship last year. Photo: XTERRA
Will Ross makes it to the finish line.
Hayden Wilde wins the 15-19 XTERRA World Championship again.
Anthony Celeste on his way to a second-place finish in the 25-29 age group.
Athletes compete on the beach portion of the 2016 XTERRA World Championship. Photo: XTERRA
Brazil’s Guilherme Goncalves on hi sway to a third-place finish in the 25-29 age group.
Smiles afte ra tough day of racing!
Italy’s Werner Broz
It was one of the toughest days ever at the XTERRA World Championships
Athletes will no doubt be spending a lot of time trying to clean off their gear after the race.
Athletes will no doubt be spending a lot of time trying to clean off their gear after the race.
Athletes will no doubt be spending a lot of time trying to clean off their gear after the race.
Athletes had to work extra hard to earn one of these on Sunday.
Photos: Georgia S. Photography/XTERRA
Mauricio Mendez, 21, from Mexico City, Mexico and Flora Duffy, 29, from Devonshire, Bermuda captured the XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon elite titles on a wild, windy and muddy day in Kapalua, Maui on Sunday. Read the recap here
