Three-way fight up in Xterra Albay

Aussies Penny Slater and Leela Hancox and Kristy Jennings of New Zealand gear up for another fierce showdown as they slug it out in the centerpiece women’s pro division of the XTERRA Off-Road Triathlon unfolding Sunday in Albay, Legazpi City.

The troika saw action in XTERRA Danao ruled by absentee Carina Wasle last April with Slater finishing second and Hancox and Jennings placing fourth and fifth, respectively. But a down-to-the-wire battle looms in the upcoming event with a different kind of challenge awaiting the elite field in Albay, particularly in the mountain biking and trail running stages.