Introducing Cross Triathlon

Cross triathlon, or X-tri, is an off-road triathlon discipline that typically takes place over a 1km swim, 20-30km mountain bike and 6-10km trail run.
The discipline first emerged in 1996 at a race in Maui, Hawaii, before evolving into the world-renowned XTERRA series.

After four years of continental championships, ITU held its first Cross Triathlon World Championship in April 2011 in Extremadura, Spain, at the ‘Ring’ complex. Since then, champions have included Bermuda’s Flora Duffy and Mexico’s Francisco Serrano, who won the title at the inaugural World Multisport Championships Festival in Penticton, Canada in 2017.

At the Pontevedra 2019 World Multisport Championships, Arthur Forrisier of France and Italy’s Eleanora Peroncini were crowned champions, and you can find the full results here.

Latest Cross Triathlon News

• Rwanda hosts new multisport event as NF looks to grow domestic triathlon

  Rwanda Triathlon Federation President Alexis Mbaraga’s took another step towards realising his dream of...

  May 30, 2019
• Arthur Forissier and Eleonora Peroncini crowned World Champions in Pontevedra

  Elite men’s race Pontevedra, Spain, set the scene for the 2019 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships....

  Apr 30, 2019
• Athletes to hit the tracks for the Cross Triathlon World Championships

  Cross triathlon is an off-road triathlon discipline that typically features a 1km swim, 20-30km mountain bike...

  Apr 29, 2019
• Pontevedra welcomes the best in multisport for the World Championships

  Worldclass fields of multisport athletes are inbound to the north-west of Spain to contest across five ITU...

  Apr 24, 2019
• TriathlonLIVE to stream ten huge days of ITU racing from around the world

  The 2019 ITU season may already be well up and running, but ten days are set to provide race fans with an...

  Apr 23, 2019
• Best of 2018: Multisport Superstar

  With the new year now in full swing and anticipation for the 2019 Triathlon season building, it is time to...

  Jan 28, 2019
• World Triathletes Racing Cross Triathlon in #Fyn2018 as Told by Photos!

  World Triathletes from all across the globe came together for the Cross Triathlon event staged in Svendborg, a...

  Jul 12, 2018
• Ruzafa and Paterson crowned Cross Triathlon World Champions

  The 2018 Cross Triathlon World Championships boasted strong fields of elite contenders, across both men’s...

  Jul 10, 2018