Xterra returns to UK in 2017

March 15, 2021 | News | No Comments

After a hiatus in 2016, the premier off-road triathlon series Xterra is to return to Britain in June 2017. Xterra UK will be taking place on June 4 at UWC Atlantic College in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

The race will be contained to the college’s campus, with a two-lap sea swim starting from their slipway, while the four-lap bike leg will take in all of the 166 acres of the campus, including prime woodlands, open spaces and costal fields.

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The bike trail has been designed by Dafydd Davis, who is a MTB Hall of Famer, with the international off-road series returning to Wales for the first time since 2008 (Vachery in Surrey, pictured, had been the recent host of Xterra UK).

The trail run will be a brutal three lap course that takes you up the steep steps through the formal gardens and through the castle, around the campus and through a small section of woods. Confirmed athletes competing so far include 2015 Xterra European Champion Lesley Paterson, Ben Allen and Jacqui Slack.

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All the proceeds from the event will go towards funding two student scholarships at Atlantic college, one for a youngster from Wales and the second for a Syrian refugee.

http://www.atlanticcollege.org/scholarships/

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