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The Big Picture | UEC Enduro Championships – Race Day Action
The racing is over in Kirchberg, Austria, and what a day it was! After almost a week of rain the trails were running thick with mud and the rooty sections were looking wild. This did not deter the 198 riders who were keen to make their challenge for the first ever European Enduro Championship title. The days racing would take in some of Kirchbergs most legendary trails, the Gaisbergtrail, Lisi Osl Trail and the 7 km long Fleckalmtrail, dropping 1000m and crowned Tyrol’s longest stretch of singletrack. The clouds had lifted and excited racers enjoyed their first glimpse of the amazingly panoramic backdrop of the Kitzbühler Alpen.
However, this event also marked a potential turning point for enduro, as the racing was carried out with full UCI recognition. This is the first time that such an event has been run and the winners would be honoured with the award of Official UEC European Enduro Champion, a title that would look great in anyones trophy cabinet.
Full results can be found here, and they say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here’s a veritable encyclopedia from yesterday’s action.
With an undecided forecast, the weather looked like it could go either way198 riders from over 18 nations would challenge for the title of UEC European Enduro ChampionAs this was the first championships under UCI rule, the race organisers had to be sure to check everythingStage one was a short and pumpy affair, perfect for warming up the legs and ‘getting one out the way’Rene Wildhaber getting ready to drop into Stage One, he only had a ‘UCI Masters Licence, they are cheaper’ so had to race out of the elite field, he won of courseEndura Bergamont rider Katy Winton raced her way to a solid fourth positionThe top of Stage One was well surfaced until……The dreaded roots at the bottomMore than a few engaged the ‘safety foot’, here Remy keeps it movingMichal Prokop has a tough day, a transponder error would see him seeded with slower riders for the final stageRiders had to pedal under the lift to the top of Stage Two. James Shirley smiling through the tears.Cube Action Team rider Scott Laughland fires out the gateStage Two was the famous Gaisbergtrail, the downhill section of the Austrian Downhill Masters in 2014A big turn in big mountain terrain
Rudolf Biedermann had style for milesTobias Reiser was rocking the new Focus SAM CarbonThe luge at the bottom of Stage Two as a flat out bog fest!The lift company insisted that bikes be washed before heading up on the liftOrganisers saw pity and let the riders use the lift to get to the top of Stage ThreeKirchberg provided an amazing backdrop for the days racingWhatever this guy is putting on his goggles, he should have sprayed on his jacketFully pinned down the Lisi Osl Trail, Named after the overall winner of the MTB Cross Country WorldcupNo corner cutting here, stick to the line!There were a few sizable features at the bottom of Stage ThreeNo fancy electrolytes for the Focus boys, just good old fashioned CokeWe hear that shit brown is the new black, coming to a bike shop near you soonThis is Austria, so there was plenty of cake.Many riders changed their kit between stages Three and Four, nobody likes a claggy jerseyRiders were resorted into ‘fastest last’ and headed back up the 1000m gondola to the top of the infamous FleckalmtrailAnneke smashed it to victory, and brought a lot of the trail down with herStoked to be soaked
The alpine forest was an explosion of greenA racer cuts between the trees near the end of the FleckalmtrailJerome was on fire, taking the win by a good marginCannondale Mechanic Matteo wasted no time in knocking the lumps offThere were casualties too, drivetrains were hammered in the claggy mudAction Team rider Greg Callaghan had to sit this one out, what might have been?James Shirley embraced the new trend of ‘helmets on the podium’….. insert your own polishing his helmet joke here…The event brought a little Austrian flair to enduro racingRene Wildhaber would have come second overall if he were not racing on a Masters LicenceAnneke Beerten, our new UEC European ChampionJerome Clementz, what more needs to be said… He can sure ride a bikeAntje Krammer, Jerome Clementz and Anneke Beerten, all deserving championsOur new enduro champions (left to right), Daniel Schemmel AUT , Antje Kramer GER , Jérôme Clementz FRA , Anneke Beerten NED , Remo Heutschi SUI and René Wildhaber SUI
