2023 XTERRA World Cup

Beaver Creek

August

26

09:00

Full Distance

1.5K

25K

9K

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The penultimate race on the XTERRA World Cup in the thin air of the Colorado Rockies dishes out one of the sports’ toughest challenges. “Can I get some oxygen, please!” is the unofficial motto. The course, dubbed the “Beast at Beaver Creek” starts in an alpine lake located at the highest point of any major on the global circuit, then ramps it up a notch by climbing straight up a ski slope made famous by the FIS World Cup Super G. Forget the competition, this one is pure survival of the fittest.

Full Distance Start List

ESP

285

BEL

266

NZL

239

USA

137

DEU

103

NZL

84

AUS

81

MEX

62

CAN

56

USA

52

USA

37

USA

36

USA

24

USA

21

USA

0

USA

0

USA

0

USA

224

NZL

98

DEU

81

DEU

77

CAN

64

AUT

56

CZE

52

USA

42

USA

37

USA

0

GBR

0

USA

0

Full Distance Results

Times, splits and points from the sixth Full Distance race of the series.

Lesley Paterson and Sullivan Middaugh take the XTERRA USA Champs

The reigning XTERRA USA Championship race champions, Sullivan Middaugh and Lesley Paterson, defended their titles in impressive fashion on a picture-perfect blue sky day at Beaver Creek Resort in Avon, Colorado.

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In the men’s race Sullivan Middaugh and Ruben Ruzafa came out of the water 1:30 down from Sam Osborne, reeled him in early on the bike, then rode wheel-to-wheel on the entire bike course. Once on the run, the 19-year-old turned on the jets at mile one and pulled away for the win in 2:15:33, with Ruzafa in second (2:17:14), and Osborne in third (2:18:44).

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With the second place Ruzafa moves into fourth-place in the XTERRA World Cup standings. Kieran McPherson, who finished fourth, jumps into fifth, Sebastien Carabin (BEL) moves from 8th to 6th, and Middaugh advanced four places into the top 10 at No. 10.

In the women’s race Aneta Grabmuller (AUT) led Amanda Presgraves (USA), Samantha Kingsford (NZL), and Suzie Snyder out of the water. On the bike Kingsford and Snyder rode up front the whole way into the bike-to-run transition, but behind them was the “Scottish Rocket” Lesley Paterson. The 3x XTERRA World Champion was five minutes back after the swim, but just two minutes behind after the bike, and took the lead with a mile to go on the run to secure the win in 2:44:50, with Kingsford in second place just 15-seconds back and Snyder in third in 2:48:21.

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With the third-place finish Snyder jumps back into the top five at No. 5, and Samantha Kingsford moves up eight places into the eighth spot.

As the last full-distance race on the World Cup schedule prior to the XTERRA World Championship in Italy on September 23, the USA Championship was a critical points scoring opportunity for elites competing in off-road triathlon’s premier racing circuit.

To determine XTERRA World Cup Champions, elites count their best four scores from the first six full-distance races with their best three Short Track scores and whatever they get (or don’t get) at the XTERRA World Championship. Read the full race recap here.

Men's Full Distance Results (Top 10)

1

2:15:33

Swim:

18:35

Bike:

1:15:43

Run:

38:52

$3,000

Points:

110

Total:

247

Rank:

10

2

2:17:14

Swim:

18:31

Bike:

1:15:49

Run:

40:36

$2,300

Points:

99

Total:

384

Rank:

4

3

2:18:44

Swim:

17:07

Bike:

1:19:52

Run:

39:38

$1,700

Points:

90

Total:

174

Rank:

14

4

2:23:03

Swim:

19:38

Bike:

1:20:49

Run:

40:16

$1,400

Points:

83

Total:

301

Rank:

5

5

2:24:43

Swim:

23:29

Bike:

1:17:14

Run:

41:18

$1,100

Points:

76

Total:

297

Rank:

6

6

2:25:39

Swim:

19:39

Bike:

1:20:44

Run:

42:18

$900

Points:

69

Total:

172

Rank:

15

7

2:28:37

Swim:

19:40

Bike:

1:26:07

Run:

40:07

$750

Points:

64

Total:

101

Rank:

23

8

2:28:41

Swim:

19:39

Bike:

1:22:05

Run:

44:09

$600

Points:

58

Total:

120

Rank:

19

9

2:30:07

Swim:

18:30

Bike:

1:24:16

Run:

44:59

$450

Points:

54

Total:

110

Rank:

20

10

2:30:30

Swim:

17:08

Bike:

1:24:03

Run:

46:53

$300

Points:

50

Total:

102

Rank:

21

Women's Full Distance Results (Top 10)

1

2:44:50

Swim:

24:06

Bike:

1:30:47

Run:

46:18

$3,000

Points:

110

Total:

110

Rank:

22

2

2:45:05

Swim:

19:56

Bike:

1:34:45

Run:

47:21

$2,300

Points:

99

Total:

197

Rank:

8

3

2:48:21

Swim:

19:59

Bike:

1:34:36

Run:

50:29

$1,700

Points:

90

Total:

314

Rank:

5

4

2:54:03

Swim:

19:53

Bike:

1:37:39

Run:

53:58

$1,400

Points:

83

Total:

135

Rank:

15

5

2:55:17

Swim:

23:18

Bike:

1:35:32

Run:

53:01

$1,100

Points:

76

Total:

157

Rank:

14

6

2:57:27

Swim:

21:58

Bike:

1:39:27

Run:

53:15

$900

Points:

69

Total:

125

Rank:

17

7

3:04:28

Swim:

19:56

Bike:

1:50:24

Run:

51:02

$750

Points:

64

Total:

64

Rank:

31

8

3:10:30

Swim:

27:25

Bike:

1:45:34

Run:

53:12

$600

Points:

58

Total:

95

Rank:

23

9

3:10:45

Swim:

22:02

Bike:

1:45:50

Run:

59:14

$450

Points:

54

Total:

118

Rank:

20

10

3:15:14

Swim:

25:28

Bike:

1:51:56

Run:

54:19

$300

Points:

50

Total:

92

Rank:

25

Leaderboard after Stop 6

Men

Points

WORLD CUP Series Info

The XTERRA World Cup is the world's premier off-road triathlon pro series, where the sport’s top elites go head-to-head in a condensed circuit of Full Distance and Short Track races. A points-based battle where every turn, climb, and descent matters, each race is a fight for a share of the series prize purse and the pursuit of becoming the next XTERRA World Cup Champion.

The 2026 World Cup features seven stops and eleven races across Oceania, Europe, North America, and Asia. The Joker Rule returns, giving each athlete one Full Distance joker and one Short Track joker to help manage the demands of global travel and reduce the impact of mechanicals. Each race awards points to the top 30 finishers, with a standard Full Distance win earning 100 points and Short Track awarding 75. Stakes rise at the biggest events, with Regional Championships offering 1.2x more points and the series finale offering 1.5x.

In 2026, the series finishes on fresh terrain in Suzhou, China, where Pan Men Square becomes a city-centre stage for the final Short Track showdown before the Full Distance battle around Lake Taihu closes out the season and crowns the next XTERRA World Cup Champions.