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Well, as they say in Hollywood, that’s a wrap! The first season of the Vitus First Tracks Enduro Cup came to a close in Donard Wood, Newcastle on the weekend 19th/20th September. This was Northern Ireland’s first full enduro series and it went down a storm. With an abundance of natural landscapes, mountains and trail centres riders were tested on all types of terrain to see who could best handle...

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The first race of the Triple Crown Enduro Series took place at the Q Burke Resort last weekend. The Kingdom Enduro takes its name from Kingdom Trails – a mountain bike mecca located in East Burke, Vermont. With a vertical drop of over 2000 feet, this mountain is one of the tallest we race on and despite only having 3 stages, it utilizes the trails better than most others.

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Downhill racing is a sport I have put behind me since my dummy-spitting instant quit back in 2002. I had had enough and that was that, my back was turned and I went on to other things, mini-moto, moto-enduro then now competing in our sport of enduro. I had pretty-much no intention of ever doing another DH race, having turned into a bit of a pussy when it comes to big jumps and drops, but far too...

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A new event is to hit the UK next year, in the form of a three day, multi-stage enduro race in the stunning countryside of Exmoor, near Minehead. Our UK Editor Jim Buchanan headed down to the private (media only) unofficial timed ride to see what it was all about. He went there with no expectations, as he had never even considered riding around the South West coast of Britain; what he found was a...

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The combined Oregon Enduro Series / North American Enduro Tour finale took place on and around beautiful Mt Hood, Oregon on September 12-13, A lot was at stake for overall awards and there was a small, yet stacked pro class eager to get the weekend started. The final points were tight for the NAET going into the weekend with 3 Marin Bikes riders, Kyle Warner, Cody Kelley and Craig Harvey filling out the top 3.

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