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They’re using the 6-pot again? Thought they decided against it several years ago when they were testing it with the tech3 lever… probably saw that Lewis are selling some 6-pots and decided they want a piece of this pie after all as well…

The "Grassroots Enduro Series" in Ireland does (did? I moved away a few years back) that. The venues are usually relatively compact (as are the Irish mountains) and all stages are open from say 0900 to 1500 and you can race the stages as many times as you like in whatever order you wish. Always a good day out with (for me) the focus on riding fun new (to me) trails with a bunch of mates. Cheap entries too. EDIT: Link to series website: https://grassrootsenduro.com/

I know this needs more staff/volunteers, but especially for the ebike category, I would love to see a format where you get to race the stage as many times as you want, best time counts. Let's say you have 3 stages, first one is open from 9-12, second one from 11-2 and last one from 1-3. That way regular bikes could get 3-5 runs in depending on fitness, ebikes could potentially pump out 6-9 runs. Makes the frustration of catching a rider or crashing less of a problem. As a middle-aged mostly ebiker, spending $X to spend most of the...

When I raced enduro moto the results went like this. The fastest time of the day and anyone who got within 20% of that time got gold medals. Then the time bracket below silver medals. Then all the rest and ALL people that finished the event got a bronze medal. I still have all my medals and having your country’s best rider giving encouragement and handing out the bronze medals as you cross the finish line creates people that return again and again.

I'm making note here that this is +1for less Mini DH. Personally I think that this is an underrated opinion, and that the DHification of Enduro has limited options for what promoters can throw at their racers. That said, as a promoter, I have absolutely contributed to this because it felt like where racers wanted the sport to. Maybe it's time for the pendulum to swing back?

This is a great idea (to connect with WSCL), but combining with XC race weekends will likely not work out: 1. Requires many/most parents to get a hotel ($) 2. Most coaches/parents won't want their kids blowing up their legs by climbing in an Enduro race the day before. Since the XC results matter for the WSCL. 3. Will be the haves and have-nots. The kids whos parents bring their enduro bike as well vs. kids on hardtails. Not every family can haul 8 bikes to a race (parents often bring their bikes + 2 kids in the WSCL). Love...

Grassroots doesn't feel grassroots when a race day ends up costing close to $100+. As a parent, it's also hard to justify an 8 hour day to ride 5k feet with all the waiting around between stages. I'm squarely a mid-pack Expert, but taking away the full course from Expert was a bummer. Enduro isn't downhill, managing fatigue throughout the day is part of the game. In other words, a relatively easy day out for a lot of waiting around and money spent doesn't math.

Practice day on Saturday. Race on Sunday. Having the races on Saturday means you have to take off work at least all of Friday unless you know the course. So if you want to make it more accessible, or encourage people to travel to new places, not having to take days off work is a great place to start.

Liaison times that are awkward but manageable and adhere to any penalties that are incurred. Stages with small climbs or fire road sprints between sections to get away from the dh-lite that (uk) enduro had become

Insane that Madeline Lloyd, who is either 13 or recently 14 had the fastest Women's time of the day, besting Jenna Hastings by 0.6 seconds. Calling it now, Maddie Lloyd for Junior World Champ in Durango 2030 (if the category still exists. If not, then elite world champ).

The staff will be the "chaperone", we have other women is the crew too. Zoé is feeling safe and she is safe. No question about that.

just curious - in this context did "highest selling" mean total number of units sold, or percentage of inventory sold?

The Alrans quietly enter the chat

Wait what? Hardline is UCI sanctioned?

Using seeding results isn’t a given and it’s up to the organization to tell the riders what will happen in case of cancellation. Seems like this wasn’t done. Seeding isn’t the same as qualifying, it’s more like timed training, and you would never use those results as finals

Matters very much and I’m in Canada. Heading over to see Ireland vs Wales in a few weeks.

Her girlfriend is Mathilde Gremaud, a Swiss freeskier (defending Olympic champion). So it makes sense that she is present at the event.

The fact it's on at the same time as the opening ceremony and week one of the Winter Olympics is also quite the joke hhahaha

Not to be a Karen. But WBD and UCI get consistent blame for killing enduro. But here we have some killer news, with world champs at THE iconic enduro venue and it has not made the slightest impact on here, the pink place or social media. Maybe Enduro is just settling into its post birth and boom place?