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Race Report | Welsh Enduro Series Round 4, Dyfi

After the Indian summer checked out abruptly, a Welsh winter moved in swiftly at the weekend to coincide with the finale of the Welsh Enduro Series in the dramatic Dyfi Valley. The one day event allows for practice Sunday morning, followed by timed racing in the afternoon, which in total equates to a 38.5k (24 miles) day with 1,400 meters of ascent. Throw in a pre-race practice lap on the...

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Racing | Scout Clark’s Snowshoe Epic Enduro Experience

I’ve always loved trail riding. I love the laid back, or sometimes strenuous, climbs to get to that rewarding downhill. I love having to earn the fast, technical single track descent, or the whoops and hollers with friends as we race down the hillside. To me, trail riding is not about fitness or training, but instead it’s about having fun and enjoying riding, something that can be easy to lose touch of in the midst of racing.

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Racing an E-MTB: Taming the Electronic Beast

Is this guilt I feel, or am I overwhelmed by smugness? I can’t quite work out my emotions, as I’m doing a thing that goes truly against the grain of my mountain biking philosophy. I ride from race village to the first stage of an enduro race, alone. My only companion is the gentle, quiet hum from the Bosch motor as it powers me up the hill on this tricked-out Haibike Xduro machine.

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Save The Date | 10th Edition – Urge 1001 Enduro Tour in 2016!

After the world champion title of Loïc Bruni and the appointment of the Enduro des Portes du Mercantour to host the Enduro World Series next September, here is a third indicator that the French Riviera MTB scene is healthy: in 2016, the Urge 1001 Enduro Tour (the first ever regional enduro championship in France) will celebrate its 10th anniversary! So 1001sentiers and its organizers have planned an unique program…

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Aiming High | Part 6: James Shirley – Keepin’ Busy

With the racing season at a close we check in with James after a long and busy year as he heads for home in Scotland. Apparently there is more to James than just riding bikes…

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