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Race Report | Round #3 Enduro French Cup iDP, Millau

Having a reasonable doubt about the quality of a product may not be great when buying your first parachute, but going into an enduro series knowing nothing of the level of the trails your about to ride can either be absolutely thrilling, or an absolute disaster. Luckily for the riders taking part in Aveyron, their doubts were quelled.

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The Big Picture | Cream o’the Croft Mountain Bike Festival

How do you make an enduro a funduro? Wrap it in a great festival, add some unique stages and hold it in a venue with a cracking selection of trails, that’s how! Perthshire based event organisers Muckmedden have always championed fun and we love their events, so as soon as they announced the Cream o’the Croft, a three day mountain bike festival in the heart of Scotland, we knew we had to head...

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The Interview | Ibis racer Gary Forrest is down but not out

It was supposed to be a fairy tale year for Gary Forrest, after 10 years of self supported competition at the highest level on both the World Cup Downhill circuit and EWS Enduro Circuit Gary finally got his deal. His consistent top 20 stage times in the EWS had caught the attention of Ibis owner Scot Nicol, a deal was drawn up and Gary signed up to the new Ibis Factory Racing Team.

Ibis Enduro Team rider Gary Forrest has had a roller coaster of a year
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Race Report | Les Arcs Enduro2 the New ‘Social Enduro’

The area of Les Arcs, France has just hosted an enduro race with a difference – pairs racing! Prior to taking part in the event I pondered those common definitions of enduro racing such as “its like riding with your mates” or “a social bike ride”, I wondered whether enduro as we know was actually that social? Riding trails on your own 30 seconds apart, when does that ever happen at home? I...

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Aiming High | Part 4: James Shirley’s European Enduro Champs

RADON Factory rider James Shirley has a bit of a traveler’s life…his van is pimped to the max with double bed, worktops and all other basic requirements for a EWS rider on the road. This time, he was at the European Enduro Champs and tore up, gaining an impressive fourth place, alongside his teammate Raphaela Richter who gained a third place in the Elite Women’s category despite being classed as a Junior!

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