It’s Xterra fever in Cape Town (and South Africa) this weekend. The race just seems to grow and grow, and is now split over two days. I’m not sure why the Shongweni Dam leg in KZN never worked, because they probably have the most extensive off-road multisport calendar (maybe that’s the answer!). Totalsports have taken this over from sister store Due South and have the store footprint to leverage it further.

Reigning 2011 XTERRA Grabouw Champions Dan Hugo (Stellenbosch, South Africa) and Carina Wasle (Austria) will have to keep their wits about them on Sunday, 26 February 2012 when they return to Grabouw Country Club to defend their titles at the 2012 Totalsports XTERRA South African Championship presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT.

Reigning individual men’s and women’s champions, Conrad Stoltz and Carla Van Huyssteen expected nothing less than a battle when they returned to Buffelspoort Dam on Saturday, 28 January 2012 to defend their titles at the gruelling TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Buffelspoort Full presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT.

A new venue served as a fitting place to crown new XTERRA world champions.

The 16th XTERRA World Championship turned into a sweet celebration for Michael Weiss, Lesley Paterson and Kapalua, Maui.

Weiss and Paterson earned their first XTERRA world titles on a new course that was described as both beautiful and brutal. After 15 previous years at Makena, the XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon moved to the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua this year.

South African Dan Hugo finished a close second, a mere 33 seconds behind Weiss.

“Steve Hofmeyer!” exclaims Conrad Stoltz with a grin after opening up a copy of Alexander Parker’s book, “50 People Who Stuffed Up South Africa”.

“Zapiro is my favourite satirist” he explains, noting the hilarious illustrations of the complexities of everyday South Africa found in this amusing read, which I had bought just prior to our meeting at a Knysna coffee shop.

The Caveman, as he is known, had just finished taking part in the Waterfront Rush, a waterborne obstacle course-cum-adventure race with his fiancé and SA Netball captain, Liezel Wium, and was eager to get warm after a dip in the icy waters of the Knysna Waterfront.

Xterra legend Conrad Stoltz had spectators on the edge of their seats at the Duesouth Xterra Knysna presented by Rehidrat® Sport on Thursday, 07 July 2011. This four-time Xterra World Champion was seen completing theXterra course at Pezula Field of Dreams in an astonishing time of 01hour38minutes07seconds. Hanlie Booyens walked off with her second consecutive Xterra Knysna win in the individual women’s category.

Four time and currently reigning xterra World Champion, Conrad Stoltz will take part in his very first Duesouth xterra Knysna presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT on Thursday, 07 July 2011.

According to Stoltz this is his first Winter in South Africa since 1992. “I am currently experiencing my very first Winter in the Cape. It is quite a shock, but also very beautiful. Fortunately my early xterra racing season in the USA went so well, with me winning five out of six races, I could take some time out of international racing to visit South Africa.