Nickname(s) Jimbo Weight 64 kg Height 1.80 m | Name Jim Thijs Country Belgium | |
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Born 13 June 1980 (age 44) ( 1980-06-13 ) Leuven, Belgium Other interests extreme sports, bike technology | ||
Jim thijs tv season 3 episode 4 lanza life day 3
Jim Thijs (born 13 June 1980 in Leuven) is a Belgian pro triathlete. At the 2010 Xterra Triathlon World Championships, he finished 10th.
Contents
- Jim thijs tv season 3 episode 4 lanza life day 3
- Conrad stoltz and jim thijs at itu cross world championships
- Xterra
- Main results
- Results 2010
- References
In 1995 Thijs raced his first triathlon in Aarschot. He had a very hard time to finish the 750m in freestyle, the breaststroke swimmers exited the water with him. From 1996 he started focusing on triathlon, leaving the other sports behind him.
In 2003, 2004 and 2005 Thijs' main goal was doing Ironman races. He won Ironman Malaysia and Ironman Lanzarote in the 18-24 age group. He qualified for Ironman Hawaii twice. Finishing 87th was his best result.
After 3 years of Ironman training Thijs decided to stop practicing triathlon and start doing mountainbiking instead. In his first Xterra races, Thijs was able to place himself amongst the best of Europe. He evolved from a European top level racer to a world class racer, finishing 10th at the 2010 Xterra World Championships in Maui, Hawaii.
Conrad stoltz and jim thijs at itu cross world championships
Xterra
Thijs competes in cross triathlon: like triathlon there is swimming, biking and running involved but it's mountainbiking and trail running on mountains, hills and in rivers instead of racing with a racing bike and running on the road. Xterra triathlon is the name of the series of offroad races around the world.