All-time in Aspen - Enduro World Series Recon

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While the tracks are not as steep as two weeks ago in Italy, they do have some freshly cut steep chutes to mix it up for those already familiar with the established trails here. Jerome (not pictured) in audio -Sven Martin
Chris "EWS Media Squid stunt rider, who will try anything for a free Instagram photo" Seager. -Sven Martin
Event director and and proper shredder, Brandon Ontiveros, taking the proper inside line on long stage three as Francois Bailly-Maitre speaks. -Sven Martin
A bit past their peak, wildflowers still cover many of the open-slope traverses, of which there are plenty. -Lee Trumpore
An Aspen grove in Utah is the largest single living organism on the planet. Duncan Philpott is the second in line. -Lee Trumpore
3208 meters is the top of stage three and it's still 35 degrees C. Trump would claim that to be like 58,000 feet and 297 degrees F or really, really high and really, really, really hot. Believe me. Graves in audio. -Sven Martin
Apparently this part of the mountain was the soucre of much of Aspen's silver mining. It seems all that's left is brown gold. -Lee Trumpore
We thought we would be seeing lots of cougars in Aspen but all I've seen are deer and foxes. -Sven Martin
The big wheels for Cody Kelley this weekend. -Sven Martin
I bet he works out. -Lee Trumpore
78% of EWS racers surveyed voted for a USA race stop just so they could eat at Chipotle. -Sven Martin
Martin Maes is healthy again. -Sven Martin
Wyn Masters is back. -Sven Martin
Loosedog Lewis sees riding "spots" where others just see problems. #EEAE - Expressional Enduro Art Extravaganza to soon be marketed as "a new bike park" by the local city council. -Sven Martin
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Chris Seager - dog pisser with enduro lid and goggles. #blendingin -Sven Martin
Drones and big video cameras don't slow down the EWS video crew. The other half of Aspect Media, Jacob Gibbons. -Sven Martin
Your American contingent on today's Media Reece. -Sven Martin
Altitude does not affect this Pokemon Go hunter. Top of stage three. -Sven Martin
Aspen's famous X-Games super pipe still has plenty of the white stuff in it. Does the end of stage two go right through here? The riders are finding out right about now. Chris Ball from the @knuckldragrz tests it out for everyone. -Sven Martin
Lee Trumpore, leaning in on stage three with tons more vert to drop. Literally. -Sven Martin
Mark Scott blowing corners and dandelions. -Sven Martin
Riders aren't allowed on the stages that have been closed since Sunday, but everyone is keen to spin their legs and kick the Jet lag from Europe. Anka Martin on Rim trail. -Sven Martin
Eagle from SRAM making it on to a few more teams bikes this weekend. While the climbing is not too bad here this year, the bigger chainring the system allows will be great for the long, fast descents. -Sven Martin
Legal in CO. -Sven Martin
Some bits of pedaling between the fast, flowy descents on stage two the riders will see tomorrow. -Sven Martin
Kelli Emmett, B.C. Bike Race Winner, USA National Enduro Champ and moto enduro shredder, is happy to see the EWS back in her Colorado backyard. -Sven Martin
Top of Independence Pass, 12,095 feet. -Sven Martin
The sights on the drive up to Aspen from Denver area quite different to the sights and establishments in Aspen. -Sven Martin
The band is back together again. From no riders at La Thuile to the full team racing here in Colorado. GT Good Times. -Sven Martin
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Mass start for the CowDuro race. Grabbing the grips is the hardest part. -Lee Trumpore
Wednesday night is Rodeo night in Aspen. This was unlikely to be the last rider bucked from their steed this weekend. -Lee Trumpore
Somehow Mongo managed to lose a glove before dropping into an elevator-shaft-grade chute on Stage 1. -Lee Trumpore
With a new venue, and multiple mountains to link together, the long gondola rides left plenty of time for some light reading of the course map. -Lee Trumpore
EWS director, Chris Ball, led the way threading the needle through the aspens. -Lee Trumpore
How many squid-squaders does it take to get a shot for a John Denver reference? -Lee Trumpore
Lofty heights but rideable mountains. Not super steep, but super long, fast, ripping stages in and out of the aspens and pines. Stay tuned for the lung-busting action! -Sven Martin
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Queue the Dumb and Dumber jokes and references to Donald Trump as the Enduro World Series lands in the high-altitude community of Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado for the 5th stop of the 2016 season. Long descents, dusty conditions and little oxygen pose a challenge to the competitors this weekend. Get the lay of the land with Sven Martin and Lee Trumpore.

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