The ‘mountain bike capital of the Philippines’ will host the first major XTERRA showdown of 2018 as the fifth annual XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship unfolds at the Coco Palm Beach Resort in the northern Cebu city of Danao on Sunday.
This is the second year of XTERRA racing in Danao, but the first-time it has hosted the Asia-Pacific Championship race featuring US$25,000 in elite prize money, 51 qualifying spots to XTERRA Worlds for amateur racers, and a 100-point scale scoring structure for both amateurs and elites vying for the APAC Tour title.
The marquee event has attracted a star-studded international elite field, highlighted by reigning XTERRA World Champion Bradley Weiss from South Africa, 2017 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour Champion Sam Osborne of New Zealand, reigning XTERRA Argentina Champ Kieran McPherson from New Zealand, reigning women’s XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour Champion Carina Wasle from Austria, current 2018 XTERRA APAC Tour leader Jacqui Allen from Great Britain, and 2016 XTERRA Costa Rica winner Myriam Guillot-Boisset.
