Don't forget, coverage of the 2006 XTERRA World Championship race will be on TV this Saturday, February 3rd on CBS. XTERRA goes national with the hour-long CBS Sports Spectacular presentation at 1pm EST (12 noon CDT, 11am MDT, 10am PST, 8am HST). You'll see a compelling look at some of the best athletes in the world caught in a struggle against Mother Nature and their own physical limits.
Narrated by world-renowned cycling journalist and commentator Phil Liggett and filmed on location in Makena, Maui, the show tracks professional and amateur competitors in their quest for off-road multisports greatest prize - the XTERRA World Title. More than 500 participants ages 15-to-70 representing 24 countries and 36 U.S. states took part in the challenge, which combined a one-mile ocean swim with a 20-mile mountain bike and 7-mile trail run.
The TEAM Unlimited television crew had more than 30 cameras in operation on raceday, including point-of-view cams mounted on motorcycles, mountain bikes and jet skis, under-water cameras, and a camera on top of a helicopter hovering high above the action capturing images ranging from the crystal clear waters of the Pacific to mountain bike riders struggling up and zooming down the sharp lava rock laden trails of Haleakala. It's the seventh year in a row for the show on CBS, and 11th straight year of TV coverage. CBS Sports produced the show in conjunction with TEAM Unlimited, the Honolulu-based television events and marketing company that owns XTERRA.
