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The Enduro scene is growing nicely here in Cape Town (and in South Africa) and it’s great to see so many new faces enjoying racing and having fun.

Skipping trough this years Enduro Word Series results, for sure you will be stuck to one name: Jérôme Clementz! No one else has dominated the Enduro World Series 2013 like the friendly Frenchmen. To continue his way of success and speed, Jérôme signed with the bavarian label Bliss Protection for the upcoming season.

Cycles Devinci/Alltricks.com Enduro Racing is catapulting into the 2014 Enduro World Series (EWS) with a fresh squad equipped for results in a fast-growing category with no quit.“The new team comes at an exciting time for Devinci, coinciding with the launch of some amazing products,” says team manager, Gabe Fox. “We’ve assembled a youthful crew and Alltricks.com on board is a big boost. Get ready to go racing.”

Nate Hill is entering the 2014 season as the reigning Big Mountain Enduro series champ. With $50,000 of overall prize money up for grabs in 2014, the BME series is the biggest in America, attracting the fastest US based riders. Racing on what many considered the bike of the year, a Yeti SB-66 carbon, he will again be a very strong contender at every race he enters, with appearances at several EWS races planned. Hills just returned from racing the challenging Andes Pacifico in Chile. What follows is some insight into his training, having fun, and staying fresh on the bike. Like many successful enduro racers, Hills has a multi discipline (XC, downhill, and dirt jumping) background. Bringing specialized weight training into his regimen, with Dee Tidwell and Enduro MTB Training, Hills will be gunning for the top again this year. Find out more on the enduro specific training in Part 1 and Part 2.