NOBLE, BUCHER WIN XTERRA SAIPAN Andrew Noble and Renata Bucher won the 7th edition of the XTERRA Saipan Championship in the Northern Mariana Islands on Saturday.

OLYMPIAN TO RACE IN XTERRA WINTER WORLDS Rebecca Dussault, an 8-time U.S. National Cross Country Ski Champion and 2006 Winter Olympian, highlights an all-star cast of multisport pros vying for the first-ever XTERRA Winter World Championship crown on Saturday.

THIS WEEK: XTERRA World Champion Hamish Carter is looking for teammates; camping and XTERRA Duathlon fun in SoCal, honors for the Nevada Passage and XTERRA Saipan, New Zealand and USA Championship television productions, a preview to the first pair of XTERRA Points Series races in the continental U.S. – one in the East and one in the West – and the Tahoe Show debuts in New York City.

THIS WEEK: The Saipan Sports Fest rages on and part two of the PIC Double in Saipan – The Tagaman triathlon – is set for Saturday. We’ll preview the tight competition for the Double crown, take a look at Saipan photos, talk Sports Fest, uncover the new Gatorade Endurance Formula, preview the next XTERRA Trail Run, and glance at the XTERRA TV schedule. UPCOMING RACES:

SAIPAN, CNMI (March 17, 2007) – Perfect weather, an epic course, and brilliant performances by Swiss triathletes Olivier Marceau and Renata Bucher defined this year’s XTERRA Saipan Championship in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

THIS WEEK: An international field of adventurers and rock solid group of female pros gather in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for the sixth annual XTERRA Saipan Championship on Saturday. The race – appropriately dubbed the Crown Jewel of the XTERRA Global Tour – pits man vs. Mother Nature in a voyage through the Islands pristine tropical jungle. UPCOMING RACES: