Rubén Ruzafa will be at the XTERRA World Cup Asia-Pacific
This coming Saturday, April 15, the XTERRA World Cup in the Kenting National Park, Taiwán, where some of the best triathletes in the specialty will be at the starting line.
Among them is the Spanish Rubén Ruzafa, seven times world champion, who will seek to take victory in this important sporting event.
With 30 elite athletes from 15 countries the Taiwan test promises to be very interesting.
The presence of Arthur Serrieres y Solemn Billouin, both from France, who will seek to maintain their world titles achieved in 2022.
The race will start at 6:00am in the warm and calm turquoise waters of the South China Sea at Little Bay Beach, the first of seven stops in the new XTERRA World Cup.
Rubén Ruzafa, who had never won a World Cup in mountain biking, is especially excited and motivated to compete in this new series of events.
"This is the most excited I've ever been for a race in AprilRuzafa said. “I have never trained so much so early in the season and I am motivated to win the World Cup. It's something new, and I really want to win the first edition of XTERRA".
In the elite female category, Solemn Billouin y Sandra Mairhofer They are the big favourites. Although Billouin holds the title, Mairhofer (ITA) is number 1 in the current ranking
On the other hand, it will be necessary to take into account Loanne Duvoisin, Alizee paties, Martha Menditto among others.
male star list
| ranking rank | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Arthur Serrieres | FRA |
| 2 | Ruben Ruzafa | ESP |
| 3 | Arthur Forissier | FRA |
| 4 | Felix forissier | FRA |
| 5 | Sebastian Carabin | BEL |
| 6 | Jens Emil Sloth Nielsen | THE |
| 7 | Maxim Chane | FRA |
| 8 | Lukas Kocar | CZE |
| 15 | Xavier Dafflon | SUI |
| 19 | Kieran McPherson | NZL |
| 24 | Michele Bonacina | ITA |
| 38 | Dominic Wychera | TUE |
| 62 | Andres Carnevali del Castillo | ESP |
| 85 | paris fellmann | LUX |
| 119 | taylor charlton | AUS |
female start list
| ranking position | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Sandra Mairhofer | ITA |
| 2 | Solemn Billouin | FRA |
| 3 | Loanne Duvoisin | SUI |
| 4 | Alizee paties | FRA |
| 5 | Martha Menditto | ITA |
| 13 | Carina Wasle | TUE |
| 15 | Suzie Snyder | USA |
| 19 | Maeve kennedy | AUS |
| 21 | Lizzie Orchard | NZL |
| 28 | Georgia Grobler | RSA |
| 46 | Kate Bramley | AUS |
| NR | Jessie Koltz | USA |
| NR | johandri leicester | RSA |
| NR | Chi Wen Chang | TWN |
Schedule
The XTERRA World Cup Taiwan will start at 06:15 AM on Saturday, April 15, 00:15 AM Spanish time
Where to see it live?
The test can be followed live through xterraplanet.com or through this video
