Enduro World Series, Emerald Enduro Recon, Wicklow, Ireland

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<b>Course marshals will be armed and dangerous, policing both Guiness-swirling spectators and racers alike. We are watching you.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>As always, it's awesome being back in Europe where you are surrounded by centuries of culture. This is one of the best things about the Enduro World Series; the new places it takes us each year.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Media Recon day is not spent entirely on the trails.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Chris Ball top of Stage 6, leaning with all the traction in the world.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Enduro is all about being self-sufficient as Nial Davis, the race organizer, demonstrates.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Guinness sits waiting to be topped up. This weaker variety is known for its "drive on 5" strength.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>The last EWS was won with this front tire in New Zealand. Jerome Clementz will begin practice with the same tire tomorrow.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Cannonade going green for 2016. Just in time for Ireland.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Departing the industrial port at Liverpool with an ominous, stormy sunset to seek the green pastures of the Emerald Island.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>It ain't smooth and flowy like Rotorua was. A bit of monster trucking here and there and awkward tech combined with hero dirt will make for an awesome week. D-Pott when he wasn't falling asleep dreaming about fashion work today.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>All the lads. Look forward to the video from these guys while Bowman is away on a stag duty. Sorry no Vital RAWs this week. Cunny and Seager kind of like the blind leading the deaf.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Good to see Matti out here in this CRC-presented event.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>For Nigel Page it's only Enduro if there's an engine strapped to the two wheels, however after some packing education from Junior, Elliot Heap, he'll be set to test his legs this weekend!</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>It may look like a nice cruise through a picnic area some of the time, but you will be sorely mistaken as there are plenty of snipers, blind rollers, off-cambers, rocks and roots that can take you out.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Although no rain is expected for this weekend's race, don't expect dry, dusty conditions. Lee Trumpore, Stage 1.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>The Hoff doesn't mess around with small, mirrorless cameras for Media Recon day. Zee German master lensman never cuts corners and never takes the easy path. Top of Stage 2 overlooking the Atlantic. #fromthebzone</b> -Sven Martin
<b>All eyes on the Hoff! 16kgs is probably heavier than any race bike out there. #doubleshot</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Warming up for the EWS' first stop in Ireland. I thought I'd get in the spirit on the flight over. Thanks Aer Lingus.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>They call Wicklow the garden of Ireland. I'd agree. Simply stunning all the little details you can spot trackside.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>When you don't have the tallest mountains in Europe or even the Atlantic Isles, you bloody-well make sure you start from the top of the hills you have! It wouldn't be Enduro if there wasn't and bit of #hikemag to the top. Stage 2 liaison.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Spot the odd one out. #notatruckteam</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Take two corners or huck a log? Chris Ball gives the huck option a go, laying down the gauntlet to aspiring racers.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Stage 1 has a lot of flat-out straights where any cheeky cut lines will be punished with fists full of splinters.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>"The kids" got the Shropshire Shuttle Service from Cunny to get as much video content as possible.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Ireland has shredders. Eyes will be on the likes of Greg Callaghan this weekend.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>There are plenty of natural undulations on the trails which lend themselves to a playful attitude! #silverbacksliding</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>Mark Maurissen is here and so is Duvel.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>The start of the beautiful weather here in Ireland, racers and staff from all over the globe have been exchanging stories of how bad the weather is at home.</b> -Duncan Philpott
<b>#prayforduncan</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Stages, trail names and elevation changes. Get ready to rumble!</b> -EWS
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Returning from a two month hiatus, the Enduro World Series lands at a brand new venue in Wicklow, Ireland. This 7 stage race features 47km of total riding with 1763m of climbing and 1756m of descending over 3 days. The riders are amped, the country is green and the media got to know the lay of the land. Sven Martin and Duncan Philpott report from Ireland with the pot of visual gold.
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