220triathlon.com are reporting Off-roading triathletes are some of the toughest characters in multisport, naming Bermuda Olympian Flora Duffy as one of 6 of the all-time best, and their ultimate tips for conquering all things trail tri.
On her way to winning her first Xterra worlds in 2014, Duffy had a nasty crash that sent her flying into the bushes and ripped holes in her racing kit. “I crashed so hard, I literally don’t know how I got back on my bike,” she says. “I hit a root and flew into the trees head first with the bike on top of me. Five minutes later I had a mechanical. It was a hard day out there!” She finished 2015 by winning the Xterra World Championships and started 2016 the same winning way, with a third Xterra South African Championships to her name.
Duffy’s top Xterra tip, “Treat every race like an adventure and it’s so different from traditional ‘road tri’. When racing, tyre selection is key! You want to make sure you have tyres that suit the conditions of the course. There’s nothing worse than racing on a muddy course with tyres suited for dry conditions.”
