PIT BITS - Pietra Ligure EDR World Cup 2025 4

After a long off-season filled with team rumors and tech talk, it's finally time to go racing again. The enduro boys and girls are first at bat this year, and they are up against a formidable challenge in the form of a massive, two-day race set in the legendary mountains above Pietra Ligure, Italy. With two long days of practice before the race and no shuttle assistance allowed, the riders have been making the most out of the available time which left us with less opportunity for shooting pit bits. Nevertheless, here's a little glimpse of the tech and the vibes as the EDR circus reconvened to get 2025 underway.

Pictures by Rick Schubert

This area of Italy is as renowned for its dolce vita as its trails - looks like the YT MOB is getting settled into the pasta, pizza, and gelato life with ease.

Christian ("Texi") Textor has what appears to be a prototype alloy Capra of some description.

Fox's new USD fork is getting plenty of racing action already, which probably means it won't be too long now until us mere mortals can lay our hands on it too. Meanwhile, Richie Rude is busy making sure it's up to snuff.

Electronic suspension is another fairly recent development that has been finding its way into enduro racing recently as well. For this discipline, having your shock work with you to provide maximum efficiency on the pedals while still remaining ready for action within fractions of a second seems like it would provide a significant advantage indeed.

Dan Booker has a dialed rig, ready to take whatever punishment this weekend has in store. Spare a thought for the unsung heroes of elite level racing, the mechanics, always ready to do what it takes to provide their athletes with the best tools for the job.

Tire choice will be crucial as ever this week, especially with mother nature being her usual, unpredictable self in these parts of the world. 

Good to see the enduro family back together again - time to get ready for some racing!