Conrad Stoltz
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Conrad Stoltz (born October 23, 1973) is an athlete from South Africa. He competes in triathlons and was twice crowned World Champion of the XTERRA series of off-road triathlon races.
Born in Lydenburg (in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa) he now calls Stellenbosch (near the city of Cape Town), South Africa his hometown while he is based in Bend, Or., when competing in the USA.
Stoltz started competing in the multi-sport disciplines of duathlon and triathlon through his involvement in cycling. He is most famous for his exploits in the XTERRA series of off-road triathlons where he claimed the World Championship in his rookie season (starting the season without sponsorship) in 2001 and successfully defended it the following year.
It is also in this series that he earned the nickname "Caveman" in all likelihood due to a combination of his large stature - he is 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall and weighs between 176 lb (80 kg) and 180 lb (82 kg) - and his speed on downhill sections of the mountain biking leg.
He recorded the fastest time in the cycling leg of the first ever Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics and usually the mountain biking leg is also his strongest of the three legs (due to his cycling background) that make up an off-road triathlon (the other two being swimming and trail running).
He is currently leading the points standing for the 2005 XTERRA series, the leader of which will be crowned the USA Champion. Stoltz finished 7th in the 2005 World Championship event held on his 32nd birthday on October 23, 2005 in Maui, Hawaii.
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[edit] Sponsors
Specialized Bicycles is currently one of his major sponsors and he rides their S-Works Epic mountain bike during XTERRA events.
Other sponsors include Saucony (he uses their trail running shoes), Oakley Eyeware and SRAM bicycle components.
[edit] Achievements
[edit] XTERRA
- World Champion in 2001 and 2002.
- USA Champion in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
- Winner of the inaugural XTERRA South Africa (April 24, 2005) Grabouw, South Africa.
- 2005 results in US Points Series:
- Nissan Xterra West Championship, Temecula, Ca. (May 15, 2005) - 1st in a time of 2:07:59.
- Nissan Xterra East Championship, Richmond, Vi. (July 3, 2005) - 1st in a time of 1:59:42.
- Nissan Xterra Midwest Championship, Milwaukee, Wi. (July 24, 2005) - 1st in a time of 2:26:57.
- Nissan Xterra Mountain Championship, Keystone, Co. (August 14, 2005) - 2nd in a time of 2:09:42 behind Mike Vine.
- Nissan Xterra USA Championship, Incline Village, Nv. (October 2, 2005) - 2nd in a time of 2:37:15 behind Eneko Llanos (Spain).
[edit] Olympic Games
- 2000 Summer Olympics, 20th place with a total time of 1:50:24.39.
- 2004 Summer Olympics, did not finish the race due to a mechanical failure.
[edit] National Titles and Represention
[edit] As Junior Athlete
- duathlon,
- South African Junior Duathlon Champion in 1990 and 1991.
- Participated in World Duathlon Championship in 1991 and 1992.
- triathlon,
- South African Junior Triathlon Champion in 1991 and 1992.
- Participated in World Triathlon Championship in 1993.
[edit] As Senior Athlete
- triathlon,
- South African Triathlon Champion in 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1999.
- African Triathlon Champion in 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003.
- Participated in World Triathlon Championship in 1996-2000 and 2002.
- Participated in Olympics in;
- 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and
- 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
