Lebrun and Erbenova win XTERRA Switzerland and european tour championship
Press Release / 08.09.2012
Lebrun (pictured), a 39-year-old from Digne, France, was seventh out of the water then posted the fastest bike and run splits for a winning time of 2:17:44, just 27-seconds ahead of runner-up Asa Shaw. With the win Lebrun also secured the Euro Tour Championship with 390 points (wins at Italy, Czech, Swiss, and a 2nd place at Germany). Shaw finished second in the series with 380 points (wins at France and Germany, and 2nd place finishes at Czech and Swiss).
It marks the fourth time Lebrun has won the XTERRA European Tour title, and the first time since 2008. The 2005 XTERRA World Champion now has 26 career XTERRA Championship victories since his first at the 2002 XTERRA East Championship in Richmond, VA.
“Today he beat them in their heads,” explained XTERRA managing director Dave Nicholas. “There were four guys within 20-feet of each other coming off the bike. That’s why he’s the professor.”
Aussie Ben Allen had the fastest swim and led the bike early before Shaw, Lebrun, and Olivier Marceau caught up towards the end of the bike. On the run Lebrun took over and Shaw passed Allen for second-place. Allen finished third, followed by Marceau and Francois Carloni in fifth.
“Beautiful day, I had legs and juice,” posted Lebrun to his Facebook page after the race.
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