XTERRA: Flora Duffy Is A “Dominant Force”
Bermuda’s Flora Duffy is scheduled to compete in the XTERRA World Championship in Maui on October 27th, with the organisers noting that the “Bermudian legend is a dominant force to be reckoned with and the favourite on paper for sure.”
The report on the official site of XTERRA said, “In the women’s elite race four-time winner Flora Duffy from Bermuda strives for five, but reigning and 3x Champ Lesley Paterson has plans of her own.
“The ‘Scottish Rocket’ outran the women’s field by four-minutes last month at the XTERRA Pan Am Championship and has been champing at the bit to get to Maui ever since.
2019 XTERRA World Championship Elite Women Preview, featuring Ms Duffy
“Those two will be up against Europe’s best with Morgane Riou from France who won four races including the European Championship, Helena Karaskova from the Czech Republic who won her fifth Euro Tour title, the young gun Loanne Duvoisin from Switzerland who won the overall amateur title just a few years back, and Carina Wasle from Austria who won the Asia-Pacific Tour this year.
“And the contenders list just rolls from there with Jacqui Allen from the UK and Penny Slater from Australia who had big wins, the XTERRA Pan Am Tour Champ Samantha Kingsford and the speedy Lizzie Orchard from New Zealand who are real threats, and American aces Suzie Snyder and Julie Baker who are always in the mix.
“Here’s who will toe the line come October 27, 2019:
“XTERRA Worlds Elite Women”
- Bib#/Position at 2018 Worlds – Name NAT
- 51/1 – Lesley Paterson GBR
- 52/3 – Lizzie Orchard NZL
- 53/4 – Suzie Snyder USA
- 54/6 – Carina Wasle AUT
- 55/7 – Julie Baker USA
- 56/9 – Penny Slater AUS
- 57/14 – Katie Button CAN
- 58 – Jacqui Allen GBR
- 59 – Maria Calleja ESP
- 60 – Valentina Carvallo CHI
- 61 – Jamie Chapoteau USA
- 62 – Flora Duffy BER
- 63 – Loanne Duvoisin SUI
- 64 – Amanda Felder USA
- 65 – Isabelle Ferrer FRA
- 66 – Maia Ignatz USA
- 67 – Helena Karaskova CZE
- 68 – Samantha Kingsford NZL
- 69 – Adriana Klimkova CZE
- 70 – Kara LaPoint USA
- 71 – Brittany Oliver USA
- 72 – Alizee Paties FRA
- 73 – Morgane Riou FRA
- 74 – Erika Simon ARG
- 75 – Janni Spangsberg DEN
- 76 – Pavlina Vargova CZE
