We Noticed: XTERRA North American Champs, American Bicycle Group Partners with CAF, SuperTri Final Finalized and More

XTERRA North American Championship

It was a big weekend at Oak Mountain State Park in Alabama this weekend for the XTERRA North American Championship. Reed Legg (USA) and Isla Hedley took Friday’s Short Track titles, while Maxim Chané (FRA) and Marta Menditto (ITA) won the long-course races on Sunday. On Saturday the USA Triathlon Youth and Junior Cross National Championship took place. Americans Lucas Wright and Abigail Wales took the Junior titles, Dylan Thompson, and Elletta Aardema-Gagnon also earned Youth A wins, while Joren Aardema-Gagnon and Canada’s Dahlia Fillion took the Youth B honors. As the North American Championship, it was Legg who would earn the men’s title after finishing second in Sunday’s race (the only American in the top-10), while Amanda Felder followed up her win at XTERRA Puerto Rico earlier this year after finishing sixth. 

Here are the top-10 results from the long-course race:

You can find the full results from the weekend’s racing here.

Supertri Pro Series Final

They’re billing it as “triathlon’s richest day of the year,” and with US$800,000 on the line it’s hard not to concur. Supertri has announced its Pro Series Final will take place on Sept. 6 in Jersey, Channel Islands.

“The confirmed start list reads like a who’s who of short-course triathlon,” today’s press release states. “Olympic gold medallists Alex Yee (GBR) and Cassandre Beaugrand (FRA) headline a field that also includes Matt Hauser (AUS), Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR), Tim Hellwig (GER), Csongor Lehmann (HUN), Jeanne Lehair (LUX) and Jolien Vermeylen (BEL), with more big names to be announced. Together they represent some of the fastest and most decorated athletes in the sport, and all will be racing for their share of 2026’s biggest single-day triathlon prize purse.”

This will be the one and only race in the Supertri series this year utilizing the Supertri format of three back-to-back rounds of swim, bike and run. With an emphasis on age-group racing this year – you can read about the new approach in the story we posted earlier this year – there will be three pro qualifying races in the Supertri series. The top three male and female finishers from the qualifiers, which take place in Austin, Blenheim Palace and Toronto, will qualify for the Jersey race and compete against the big names Supertri is bringing in.

“This is a huge year for Supertri as we truly unify professional and amateur racing,” said Michael D’hulst, CEO and Co-Founder of Supertri. “Our new Pro Series is the very pinnacle of short-course racing, and we cannot think of a better stage for the Final than Supertri’s spiritual home ofJersey. The stakes have never been higher, and the field reflects that.”

American Bicycle Group Partners with Challenged Athletes Foundation

A new partnership will connect Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) grant recipients with American Bicycle Group (ABG) – the parent company of Quintana Roo, Obed and Litespeed bicycles. ABG will “serve as the preferred bicycle supplier partner for the non-profit organization,” according to a press release.

“CAF provides grants for adaptive sports equipment, training, competition expenses and mentorship,” the release continues. “The cost of specialized equipment can be a significant obstacle to participation, and this partnership aims to address that need by connecting athletes with a bicycle manufacturer equipped to support a wide range of disciplines, such as triathlon, road riding, gravel and mountain biking.”

“At American Bicycle Group, we believe every athlete deserves equipment that meets them where they are and helps take them where they want to go,” says Chris Pascarella, President and CEO of American Bicycle Group. “Sometimes very little needs to be changed. Our goal is always to get athletes on equipment that enables them to compete at parity. But when customization is needed, we have the facilities, expertise, and passion to support this community. We are proud to partner with CAF and help more athletes experience what is possible on a bike.”

An example of how the partnership is working comes in the form of a custom Quintana Roo V-PRi triathlon bike that’s being made for Michael Andreasen, who will be racing at this year’s IRONMAN World Championship in Kona.

“Fitting an athlete of Michael’s stature on the same high-performance frame our top pros are competing on ensures a level playing field where one did not exist before,” says Pascarella.

Since 1994 CAF has “fulfilled 60,000 funding requests from people across 73 countries, while impacting another 60,000 individuals annually through outreach, clinics and mentorship.”

Challenge Championship Live Stream

There’s a lot going on this weekend on the race front. Saturday there’s IRONMAN Lanzarote and T100 Spain, while on Sunday The Championship returns to Samorin, Slovakia. You can watch the live coverage of the race here of the race that has a 100,000 euro prize purse. Stay tuned for our race preview and post-race coverage.

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