2023 XTERRA World Cup

Taiwan

April

15

06:00

Full Distance

1.5K

32K

9K

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A brutal course that will test strength and resilience in every way as the world’s best in off-road tri take on the heat, height, and humidity of Taiwan’s southern mountains. Beginning in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean, the race heads from the shore of Little Bay Beach into the rocky trails of Kenting National Park where almost 40K of crushing climbs and fast technical descents on bike and foot will decide who lays claim to first stop of the XTERRA World Cup series.

Full Distance Start List

FRA

0

FRA

0

DNK

0

FRA

0

NZL

0

FRA

0

ITA

0

BEL

0

CHE

0

ESP

0

AUT

0

LUX

0

CZE

0

ESP

0

TWN

0

JPN

0

CHE

0

FRA

0

ITA

0

FRA

0

ITA

0

USA

0

AUT

0

AUS

0

NZL

0

ZAF

0

ZAF

0

AUS

0

USA

0

TWN

0

Full Distance Results

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

Forissier and Paties Take the Series Opener

In a showdown for the ages that was full of surprises, mechanicals, and epic early season performances, it was the French who took the tape but perhaps not the French you expected.

Arthur Forissier passed seven-time world champion Ruben Ruzafa at the top of the grueling climb on the run to secure the top place on the men’s leaderboard, while Alizee Paties outran the XTERRA World Champion, Solenne Billouin, to claim her biggest XTERRA win yet and put her name at the top of the pile after stop #1. Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen had a brilliant day out to complete the men’s podium and Loanne Duvoisin came in close behind Billouin to complete the top three women.

Full results below and more details to come as we find out more from the athletes who are still recovering from a battle that will not soon be forgotten.

Men's Full Distance Results (Top 10)

1

2:36:39

Swim:

20:08

Bike:

1:30:47

Run:

42:18

$3,000

Points:

110

Total:

110

Rank:

1

2

2:37:45

Swim:

21:19

Bike:

1:29:03

Run:

44:06

$2,300

Points:

99

Total:

99

Rank:

2

3

2:41:11

Swim:

21:23

Bike:

1:30:27

Run:

45:34

$1,700

Points:

90

Total:

90

Rank:

3

4

2:41:29

Swim:

21:12

Bike:

1:34:14

Run:

42:44

$1,400

Points:

83

Total:

83

Rank:

4

5

2:42:18

Swim:

25:12

Bike:

1:28:38

Run:

44:05

$1,100

Points:

76

Total:

76

Rank:

5

6

2:44:04

Swim:

19:55

Bike:

1:35:22

Run:

45:44

$900

Points:

69

Total:

69

Rank:

6

7

2:46:13

Swim:

20:03

Bike:

1:33:00

Run:

49:20

$750

Points:

64

Total:

64

Rank:

7

8

2:46:52

Swim:

20:01

Bike:

1:37:32

Run:

45:51

$600

Points:

58

Total:

58

Rank:

8

9

2:48:41

Swim:

19:57

Bike:

1:43:33

Run:

42:06

$450

Points:

54

Total:

54

Rank:

9

10

2:53:33

Swim:

20:06

Bike:

1:42:40

Run:

46:54

$300

Points:

50

Total:

50

Rank:

10

Women's Full Distance Results (Top 10)

1

3:06:30

Swim:

23:05

Bike:

1:47:43

Run:

52:01

$3,000

Points:

110

Total:

110

Rank:

1

2

3:08:42

Swim:

23:05

Bike:

1:47:17

Run:

54:28

$2,300

Points:

99

Total:

99

Rank:

2

3

3:09:04

Swim:

23:06

Bike:

1:48:50

Run:

52:37

$1,700

Points:

90

Total:

90

Rank:

3

4

3:15:35

Swim:

23:03

Bike:

1:52:31

Run:

55:27

$1,400

Points:

83

Total:

83

Rank:

4

5

3:18:02

Swim:

23:02

Bike:

1:57:03

Run:

54:29

$1,100

Points:

76

Total:

76

Rank:

5

6

3:22:32

Swim:

23:04

Bike:

1:56:25

Run:

58:51

$900

Points:

69

Total:

69

Rank:

6

7

3:25:27

Swim:

23:57

Bike:

1:58:04

Run:

59:28

$750

Points:

64

Total:

64

Rank:

7

8

3:28:31

Swim:

25:30

Bike:

2:01:38

Run:

56:30

$600

Points:

58

Total:

58

Rank:

8

9

3:36:10

Swim:

24:26

Bike:

2:10:11

Run:

56:37

$450

Points:

54

Total:

54

Rank:

9

10

3:38:00

Swim:

24:29

Bike:

2:03:09

Run:

1:05:24

$300

Points:

50

Total:

50

Rank:

10

Leaderboard after Stop 1

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.