With the recent addition of the 2011 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships to the multisport world championship schedule, USA Triathlon has announced the Team USA qualifying races for this off-road triathlon event.
The inaugural ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships, slated for April 30, 2011, in Extremadura, Spain, will give both age-group and elite athletes the chance to compete for off-road world titles. Much like XTERRA events, cross triathlon features hilly and technical off-road legs on both the bike and run.
The four qualifying events for the 2011 cross triathlon world championships are:
- 2010 XTERRA South Central Championship, May 23, 2010, Waco, Texas
- 2010 XTERRA East Championship, June 20, 2010, Richmond, Virginia
- 2010 XTERRA Mountain Championship, July 17, 2010, Avon, Colorado
- 2010 Scott Tinley's Adventures (Off-road Extreme Triathlon), October 3, 2010,
San Luis Obispo, California
The top five spots per age group (with roll down to 10th place after the age-up rule) at each race will earn a spot on Team USA.
More information on the Team USA qualification process is available on usatriathlon.org.
Questions can be emailed to USA Triathlon's Team USA department at teamusa@usatriathlon.org.
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