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Race Report: Irish Enduro Champs, Djouce Woods Wicklow

Not even the heaviest rainfall in 5 years could dampen the spirits of the 350 field of excited riders who turned up to race in the Irish National Champs yesterday. To the enduro mad locals, this was more important than the Football World Cup, more prestigious than the commonwealth games, and it was all going to play out in the emerald woodland of Djouce, just west of Wicklow. The challenging...

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Race Report: Grass Roots Racing Queen Elizabeth Country Park

All keen Mountain Bikers, all volunteers and track builders Queen Elizabeth Country Park is a quiet little part of Hertfordshire, one of those posh scenic English southern village type places. It’s absolutely ages since Iv ventured right down south to do a race, the last time being the Southern Area Mountain Bike Series DH races back in 98, which I subsequently got banned from, but that’s another story!! With the south not exactly being known for it’s mountains, it was a real unknown type of race I was heading to during the three-hour trip from the shire. With the hill topping out at 100 meters the track builders had to make the most of what they’d got for sure, but could they get four stages amidst the beautiful coniferous and broad leafed woodland of Petersfield?

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Race Preview: The three final events of the Bluegrass Tour

Coming soon: Dublin – 16/17 August. Yet another round of the Bluegrass Enduro Tour which will go down in history! A girls-only race on Saturday and a men-only race on Sunday.

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Race Report: Final Round of Big Ride Championship – Cercedilla

Big Ride powered by Cannondale Spanish Enduro Open MTB finished on a high. Victory went to the Catalan Rider Roger Gonzalez, his second position in the Cercedilla race, deep in the Madrid mountains, ensured his overall victory.

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Photo Report: Enduro World Series Round 5, Winter Park

With the extreme high elevations, dry and loose tracks, and more pedaling than racers are accustomed to, Winter Park, Colorado was yet another different installment on the international enduro racing scene. Testing racers on many different levels, the tracks in Colorado were steep and rugged, tight and pedally, full of trees, and containing huge bike park jumps, at times on the same run. Some loved it, some did not. The weather held for most of the weekend of racing, being hot and sunny. The new bike rollout train continued, with new rides being seen under many racers. In the end, we saw familiar faces at the very top, but new faces on the podium. Read through to find out more.

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