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After giving up a lot of time in a super techy climbing stage, Sam Hill went on to win 7 out of the 14 stages of the EWS-E Tweed Valley to secure his first podium spot in the discipline. We don't know if Sam plans to do more of these, or whether it might give us an indication that his struggles in the regular EWS series this year could be due to a physical issue (alleviated by an e-bike, conceivably). Anyway, we just wanted to leave this here...
Vittoria EWS-E Tweed Valley saw the series conclude in savage conditions amongst the rain soaked hills of Scotland. Today’s course was the most challenging in EWS-E history, and it was made even harder still by heavy rain overnight that left the Tweed Valley’s notoriously tight and steep trails slicker than ever. The 14 stage course pushed bikes and bodies to the limit as they tackled 3450 metres of climbing across 56 kilometres.
Nico Vouilloz’s consecutive wins helped Lapierre Overvolt secure the Team Championship
In the men’s competition it was Reece Wilson who took the early lead after loop one in his debut EWS-E, but it was short lived after a crash on the next stage saw him withdraw from the race. From here on in it was series leader Nico Vouilloz (Lapierre Overvolt Team) who was in control of the race. He led the next two loops to cross the line not only the race winner, but also the 2021 EWS-E Champion.
Sam Hill won 7 of the 14 stages
Behind Vouilloz an intense battle was playing out between his Lapierre Overvolt teammates Kevin Marry and Antoine Rogge for second place. But it was a resurgent Sam Hill (Team Chain Reaction Cycles) that caused the biggest upset of the day in his first EWS-E race - winning seven stages on loops two and three. A time penalty for Rogge resulted in Hill’s efforts being rewarded with a third place finish, just behind Kevin Marry in second.
Tracy Moseley won every stage of the race
In the women’s race Tracy Moseley was out for revenge - schooling the winner of rounds one and two Laura Charles (Orbea Fox Enduro Team) in the art of mastering mud. Moseley was ruthless in her efficiency, winning every stage convincingly to finish the race with an impressive four minute lead. However it was Laura Charles’ domination at rounds one and two that sealed her fate, as she was crowned the Series Champion in her first season racing the discipline.
Lapierre Overvolt were crowned both Team of the Day and Series Champions after impressive performances all year, with all three of their riders featuring on podiums throughout the season.
The EWS-E returns to the Tweed Valley next year as the opening round of the 2022 season.
Vittoria EWS-E Tweed Valley saw the series conclude in savage conditions amongst the rain soaked hills of Scotland. Today’s course was the most challenging in EWS-E history, and it was made even harder still by heavy rain overnight that left the Tweed Valley’s notoriously tight and steep trails slicker than ever. The 14 stage course pushed bikes and bodies to the limit as they tackled 3450 metres of climbing across 56 kilometres.
Nico Vouilloz’s consecutive wins helped Lapierre Overvolt secure the Team Championship
In the men’s competition it was Reece Wilson who took the early lead after loop one in his debut EWS-E, but it was short lived after a crash on the next stage saw him withdraw from the race. From here on in it was series leader Nico Vouilloz (Lapierre Overvolt Team) who was in control of the race. He led the next two loops to cross the line not only the race winner, but also the 2021 EWS-E Champion.
Sam Hill won 7 of the 14 stages
Behind Vouilloz an intense battle was playing out between his Lapierre Overvolt teammates Kevin Marry and Antoine Rogge for second place. But it was a resurgent Sam Hill (Team Chain Reaction Cycles) that caused the biggest upset of the day in his first EWS-E race - winning seven stages on loops two and three. A time penalty for Rogge resulted in Hill’s efforts being rewarded with a third place finish, just behind Kevin Marry in second.
Tracy Moseley won every stage of the race
In the women’s race Tracy Moseley was out for revenge - schooling the winner of rounds one and two Laura Charles (Orbea Fox Enduro Team) in the art of mastering mud. Moseley was ruthless in her efficiency, winning every stage convincingly to finish the race with an impressive four minute lead. However it was Laura Charles’ domination at rounds one and two that sealed her fate, as she was crowned the Series Champion in her first season racing the discipline.
Lapierre Overvolt were crowned both Team of the Day and Series Champions after impressive performances all year, with all three of their riders featuring on podiums throughout the season.
The EWS-E returns to the Tweed Valley next year as the opening round of the 2022 season.
From my experience with ebike riding and racing it's not really "easier" physically. Although the transfers in an EWS style event would be much less significant on an ebike. So I don't know if the statement made in the opening post regarding Sam potentially racing EWS-e due to physical limitations is plausible. I bet he is doing it because it's fun :-)
will attest to, they can be a workout but they don’t savagely destroy your legs like a regular bike can do on a grueling alpine climb. All pure speculation on my part, just looking for a possible explanation to his sharp drop-off in performance this year after dominating for 3 seasons prior. His wife posted about “everybody can have an off-year” so that might just be it too.
Regarding his results this season on the regular bike, it seems clear he's not pushing to that wicked edge that winning racers must push to, and that's fine: He won three consecutive titles, let the man chill.
Wether that's true or not I do think an EWS E is no joke with it being three loops and 14 stages of racing.
In the end I think it just shows what ebikes excel at compared to mtbs: you can go harder uphill (power stage) and you can simply go longer and farther.
Saying ebike racing is bs is like saying you hate motor racing because flintstone racing is better.
People who hate on ebikes A: cant afford it, B: jealous, C: already fit and just being arrogant, D: ride lift access and the biggest one E: Refuse to admit ebikers have far more fun when they do 3 x the laps your "analog" bike does, ebikers will also tend to ride their bikes more often.
from someone who sold his ebike to focus on normal biking - im a huge fan of people just wanting to have fun without having to slog themselves.
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