Europe

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Step 1: Identify your Age Group – How old you are on December 31, 2020 determines your age group. We have divisions for men and women 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79 (m), 80+ (m), and Physically Challenged. At the discretion of the race director athletes with an XTERRA
age under 15 may participate, but they will not earn points. 

Step 2: Race and Score – Enter as many races as you want and score points by finishing in the top 15 of your age group. There are five 100-point scale “Gold” races and the remainder are 75-point scale “Silver” races.
The season is from April to September. 

Gold:  Croatia, France-Xonrupt, Italy-Scanno, Germany
Silver:  Malta, Greece, Portugal, Italy-Garda, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France-Espiet, Netherlands .

Step 3: Must Race Two – Must Race Two – You must race and place in at least two (2) XTERRA events during the season to be named the XTERRA European Tour Champion. There is no limit to how many races you can count. 

Step 4: Most Points Win - Every race counts. The athlete with the most points at the end of the season - by gender and age group - earns the title of XTERRA European Tour Champion, a custom racing jersey, and a qualifying spot into the 2020 or 2021 XTERRA World Championship race. 

Step 5: Tie Breaker - If there is a tie in points, the tie-breaker will be the person with the most wins. If still tied after counting wins, the person finishing highest in the most recent race where both competed. If no head-to-head exists, tiebreaker goes to the person finishing highest in most recent race. 

Step 6: Qualifying for XTERRA Worlds in Maui -  Maui slots will be awarded to XTERRA European Tour Champions at the end of the season, and at every XTERRA European Tour Gold and Silver Event.

Gold events will award 51 Maui slots:

- Slots will roll down among the top 8 until filled. 

Silver events will award 26 Maui slots as follows:
- One to the first-place person in each age group noted above.
- Slot will roll down among the top 5 if the first-place person declines. 

Note: Races held on and after September 1 qualify athletes for their choice of 2020 or 2021 World Championship slot.

XTERRA Benelux Challenge:Age group athletes in each division with the most combined points from XTERRA Belgium, XTERRA Luxembourg, and XTERRA Netherlands will be recognized as the XTERRA Benelux Challenge champions and earn a qualifying spot into their choice of the 2020 or 2021 XTERRA World Championship. These slots will roll down to 2nd and 3rd place in each division. 

2020 XTERRA European Championship:

 It is not necessary to qualify, nor be European, to race at the XTERRA European Championship on August 15 in Zittau. This is a one-day award as opposed to the Tour Championship which counts all races.

In Germany, the top three finishers in each age group, regardless of nationality, will be given medals on the podium at the XTERRA European Championship awards ceremony. We will also recognize the top three Europeans in each division in situations where a non-European athlete earned a podium spot. 

Physically Challenged Athletes: 

- Physically Challenged athletes may choose to compete in the XTERRA Physically Challenged male/female division or in XTERRA age group divisions.  PC athletes must choose whether to race in the PC or age group division at their first race of the season and remain in that category for the entire year.  
- There are no PC age group divisions (15-19, 20-24, etc…) or disability categories (PT1, PT2, etc…)
- PC athletes who race at least one XTERRA will earn a World Championship slot.
- The male and female PC athletes with the most points at the end of the season earns the title of XTERRA European Tour Champion.  PC Athletes must race at least two events to become the European Tour Champion.

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Step 1: Race and Score – Race and Score – Enter as many races as you want and score points by finishing in the top 15 of the elite field.
There are five 100-point scale “Gold” races and the remainder are 75-point scale “Silver” races.
The season is from April to September.

Gold: Croatia, France-Xonrupt, Czech, Italy-Scanno, Germany
Silver: Malta, Greece, Portugal, Italy-Garda, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France-Espiet, Netherlands

Step 2:  Your best eight scores count and the XTERRA European Championship must count as one of your eight scoring events, regardless if you race in Germany or not. 

Step 3: Most Points Win - Most Points Win - The male and female elite athlete with the most points at the end of the season earns the title of XTERRA European Tour Champion. If there is a tie in points, the tie-breaker will be the person with the most wins. If still tied after counting wins, the person finishing highest in the most recent race where both competed. If no head-to-head exists, tie-breaker goes to the person finishing highest in the most recent race. 

2020 XTERRA European Championship: It is not necessary to qualify, nor be European, to race at the XTERRA European Championship on August 15 in Zittau. This is a one-day award as opposed to the Tour Championship which counts an elites’ best eight scores as noted above in step two.

In Germany, the top three elite men and women, regardless of nationality, will be given medals on the podium at the XTERRA European Championship awards ceremony. We will also recognize the top three Europeans in situations where a non-European athlete earned a podium spot. The top European man/woman will be declared the XTERRA European Champion. If a non-European wins the race, he/she is honored as the XTERRA European Championship race winner. 

Top 10 Free Entry Rule: Elite men and women ranked in the top 10 of the final 2019 XTERRA European Tour standings are eligible for free entry into the first six races of 2020 events and must declare their races and register prior to the start of the season. Athletes ranked in the top 10 in Tour standings after XTERRA Belgium will be eligible for free race entries for the remainder of the 2020 season and must declare their races and register prior to June 21, 2020.

Prize Money: Silver races offer the equivalent of $7,500 USD in prize money to the top five men/women. Gold events offer the equivalent of $15,000 USD to the top seven men/women. The European Championship race in Germany will offer $25,000 USD for the race. An additional $30,000 USD will be distributed to the top 10 men/women in the final XTERRA European Tour rankings. The exact amount of Euros will be based on currency exchange on Feb. 1, 2020.