2025 XTERRA Youth World Championship Honors Rising Stars in Three Divisions

September 28, 2025

/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – On Sunday, September 28, the second edition of the XTERRA Youth World Championship was hosted in Molveno, Italy, beneath the Brenta Dolomites and the surrounding Paganella Hills, where six new champions were crowned on the final day of championship racing. Siblings Bastien Lambercier (CHE) and Chloé Lambercier (CHE) won Youth A, Ondřej Plič (CZE) and Nadia van Wyk (ZAF) topped Youth B, while Roberto Porcu (ITA) and Mila Lantelme (FRA) earned Junior titles.

The program featured three divisions for athletes between the ages of 14 and 19. Youth A, for athletes aged 14 to 15, raced a Super Sprint course of 0.4K swim, 8K bike, and 2.7K run. Youth B, for athletes aged 16 to 17, and the Junior division, for athletes aged 18 to 19, competed together on the Sprint distance with a 0.75K swim, 16.5K bike, and 5K run.

Participation grew sharply in 2025, with 300 athletes taking part, an increase of over 50 percent compared to the inaugural year. This year’s Youth World Championship brought athletes from 24 countries, including 188 male and 112 female competitors. The largest contingents came from France in Europe, Canada in North America, Colombia in South America, South Africa in Africa, Hong Kong in Asia, Australia in Oceania, and French Polynesia as the sole representative from the Pacific Islands.

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