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SUPERENDURO 2016: New Website and Registration Open

Superenduro is finally ready to announce it: the entries for the 2016 race calendar are opened. And it will happen in the best way, thanks to the launch of the new website that will then take us on a journey throughout the whole exciting enduro season, now fast approaching. All the information comes directly from the organizers:

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Andalucia Bike Race Day Four

The first of the final three days sees the race based in Córdoba, surrounded by the town’s ancient architecture. With the incredible start rolling over the Roman bridge, the stage was set for another great day’s racing. It was a familiar tale once the riders reached the finish, it was the Topeak pairings of Hynek / Lakata and Bigham / Leumann who once again took the top spots in both men and women. It wasn’t plain sailing however as Sally Bigham suffered a mechanical which cost the pairing valuable time, they managed to recover and cross the line first to reaffirm their dominant and unbeaten status. Hynek and Lakata sopped the clock on 3:38:11 in front of the Spanish pairing of Juan Pedro Trujillo and Victor Manuel Fernandez. Hynek and Lakata move back to the top of the overall with over a minute of advantage after Ilias and Ferreira dropped nearly two and a half minutes and had to settle for fourth.

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Andalucia Bike Race Day Three

Moving away from the base of Jaén, the 2016 Andalucia Bike Race race made a one day stop in the town of Andújar before it moves onto Cordoba for the final three days. The morning began overcast but soon heated up along the action as the riders undertook the 72.3 kilometers of stage and 1852 meters of ascending. Once again it was Sally Bigham and partner Katrin Leumann who took the spoils in the women’s category in a time of 3:43:11, the pairings of Rocio Martin / Maria Diaz and Jamie Dinkins / Laura Terradas followed behind. In the men it was a battle to the line between Alban Lakata / Kristian Hynek and overall leaders Periklis Ilias / Tiago Ferreira. It was the Topeak pairing who came out on top this time with a time of 2:59:31, however Ilias and Ferreira hang onto their lead going into day four.

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Andalucia Bike Race Day Two

The riders started their second day under the shade and coolness of the paddock roof at the IFEJA premises in Jaén, but they were soon feeling the heat as they undertook a mammoth 2,631 metres of climbing and 76.8 kilometres of tough terrain. With arduous climbs and technical descents it was sure to stretch the field. After Topeak Ergon’s clean sweep yesterday it was the turn of Periklis Ilias and Tiago Ferreira of Team Protek by Marconi to take centre stage, they completed the stage in 3:33:03. They were followed home by Matthias Pfrommer and Markus Kaufmann who finished in a time of 3:33:10 for Centurion Vaude. Once again event favorites and Topeak Ergon riders Sally Bigham and Katrin Leumann took the top spot with a time of 4:16:23 and extended their gap out front. In the men’s overall Periklis Ilias and Tiago Ferreira take the lead from Hynek and Lakata who drop to 3rd overall after finishing the stage 4th, nearly 3 minutes back.

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Interview: UK Enduro’s Neil Delafield Talks Pre-Season Preparation

The UK winter is halfway gone already. Riders and racers alike are getting out in the muck and damp honing their skills ready for the upcoming race season. Whilst our preparation as racers involves training, riding and maybe even a diet, we have to think about what the race organisers get up to during the winter to bring us a top series for the upcoming season. We hooked up with UK Enduro’s Neil Delafield for a bit of an insight into the off-season world of a race promoter.

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