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<\/a><\/p>\nReigning Totalsports XTERRA SA Women\u2019s Champion and XTERRA World Champion Flora Duffy of Bermuda will attempt to successfully defend her title the weekend. See here: Duffy in action at the 2014 event. \/\/ Photo Credit: Cherie Vale \/ NEWSPORT MEDIA.<\/span><\/p>\n With reigning champion Dan Hugo announcing his retirement from racing earlier this year, competition will be rife in the men\u2019s race with a number of top XTERRA Warriors toeing the line to take over the reins. Top SA contenders will include four times XTERRA World Champion Conrad Stoltz, Stuart Marais, Bradley Weiss and Theo Blignaut.<\/p>\n According to Stoltz, this just might be his final year of racing at this level. \u201cGrabouw is the birthplace of XTERRA in South Africa. The course is a fantastic all round course – the perfect balance between fun, fitness and adrenaline. It has become an iconic event. Of course I would like to step out with a win on my home ground\u201d.<\/p>\n For Marais, the crowd at XTERRA Grabouw is a huge highlight. \u201cI love racing in Grabouw. The crowd is super amped and the SA competition is unmatched in XTERRA worldwide. I have always said that XTERRA Grabouw should be a world championship. It has climbs, single track, plenty of rocks and sand. Everything an XTERRA should be. I never start a race without wanting to win the XTERRA SA Champs is no different\u201d.<\/p>\n Weiss has had a superb start to the XTERRA Season, snatching the title of Totalsports XTERRA Buffelspoort Champion in January followed by the XTERRA Philippines Championship title earlier this month. \u201cMy passion for XTERRA and Triathlon began at this venue,\u201d says Weiss. \u201cBeing a home race XTERRA Grabouw couldn\u2019t be more special to me. My goal is most definitely to win my first XTERRA SA Championship title\u201d.<\/p>\n Reigning Totalsports XTERRA SA Women\u2019s Champion and XTERRA World Champion Flora Duffy of Bermuda will be seen defending her title in Grabouw on Sunday. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t miss XTERRA Grabouw for the world,\u201d said Duffy. \u201cThere are so many things that make Grabouw a special race. It is the best organized and biggest XTERRA on the circuit. I love that there is a children\u2019s race, a trail run, an XTERRA Lite and an XTERRA Full. The whole community can get involved. My goal is to successfully defend my title\u201d.<\/p>\n Top International XTERRA Warriors to look out for on the day will include: Jan Pyott (Switzerland), Roger Serrano (Spain), Jim Thijs (Belgium), Carina Wasle (Austria), Louise Fox (UK), Daz Parker (UK) and Sandra Koblmuller (Austria).<\/p>\n The 2015 TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Grabouw presented by REHIDRAT\u00ae SPORT boasts with a whopping prize purse increase of R80 000, taking the overall prize purse to an impressive total of R249 000.<\/p>\n EVENT INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n Taking the form of the South African Championship, the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Grabouw presented by REHIDRAT\u00ae SPORT forms part of the XTERRA World Tour. Athletes competing at this event stand the chance to qualify for the world championship final in Hawaii later this year. <\/p>\n Friday, 20 February 2015: Totalsports XTERRA KIDS<\/p>\n Venue: Grabouw Country Club<\/p>\n Format: Swim, Bike and Run<\/p>\n Categories and distances: 6-8 yrs: 50m Swim, 1,5km Cycle, 1km Run; 9-11yrs: 100m Swim, 5km Cycle, 2km Run; 12-14yrs: 200m Swim, 10km Cycle, 3km Run<\/p>\n Start Time: 15:00<\/p>\n Saturday, 21 February 2015: Totalsports XTERRA Lite<\/p>\n Venue: Grabouw Country Club<\/p>\n Format: 400m swim, 12.5km mountain bike and 6km trail run<\/p>\n Start Time: 09:00<\/p>\n Sunday, 22 February 2015: Totalsports XTERRA Full<\/p>\n Venue: Grabouw Country Club<\/p>\n Format: 1.5km swim, 27km mountain bike and 12.5km trail run<\/p>\n Start Time: 08:30<\/p>\n Follow us on Twitter: @xterrasa<\/a><\/p>\n Like our FaceBook page: XTERRA South Africa<\/a><\/p>\n Calling all trail runners! Forming part of the action of South Africa\u2019s largest off road triathlon the PUMA Trail Run incorporates the XTERRA trail run routes and will take place on Saturday, 21 February 2015.<\/p>\n Venue: Grabouw Country Club (Western Cape)<\/p>\n Distances: 6km and 12.5km<\/p>\n Start Time: 07:00 (both events)<\/p>\n For further information on the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA presented by REHIDRAT\u00ae SPORT please contact Stillwater Sports on 082 991 0045, email entries@stillwatersports.com<\/a> or visit www.stillwatersports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Grabouw Country Club will be a hub of excitement this coming weekend when multi-sport athletes young and slightly more senior gather to partake in the largest XTERRA triathlon in the word, the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Grabouw presented by REHIDRAT\u00ae SPORT. 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