Eight races for the globe-trotting Enduro World Series in 2018.
The Enduro World Series announces their 2018 calendar which features 8 races that bounce across the globe. There's a nice mix of familiar and new venues. The first two races hit South America with back-to-back weekend events in Chile and Colombia. A six-week break gives everyone a rest before the series lands in Europe for three contests that are spread out from May through July before romping back to Canada for Crankworx Whistler. Back-to-back weekends close out the season back in Europe after another sustained break. We've heard that there were talks with two new U.S.-based venues (East and West coast) that may materialize in 2019.
wally 333
8/10/2017 10:42 PM
World Series my ass
How bout south of the equator......
adrennan
8/10/2017 8:11 AM
NoahColorado
8/10/2017 1:43 PM
Pedal4life
8/9/2017 11:16 PM
odin
8/9/2017 2:35 PM
jason.west.750
8/9/2017 10:53 AM
jeff.brines
8/9/2017 10:23 AM
Sven Martin
8/9/2017 12:46 PM
jeff.brines
8/9/2017 2:37 PM
MPH24
8/9/2017 3:08 PM
Good to know Sven... However, its kind of sad that between DH and Enduro there isn't a US stop... North America should have 2-3 stops per series. Arguably the best two riders in both disciplines the past couple years are American (maybe less so for richie than gwin). It's a shame that their success isn't being taken advantage of in the US.
Scheduling is a real issue, but there has to be more to this than that and it would be great if someone actually came out told it how it really is. I've heard whispers that most US spots are simply not down with the financial fleecing the UCI does, but I got to think enduro is a bit different.
Sven Martin
8/9/2017 3:20 PM
MPH24
8/9/2017 3:39 PM
Good points and I really appreciate your thoughts Sven so you are at all of these events.
I came off more on the side of blaming UCI and EWS and there certainly is the organizer side as well. I'm with you that it's kind of mind blowing. There should be plenty of venue opportunities in NA
erik saunders
8/10/2017 8:39 AM
mrpowerjd
8/11/2017 1:36 PM
Sven and erik are both right. It takes a tremendous amount of time, effort, organization, love, and MONEY to stage an EWS event. Most promoters or--even more so--most venues are solely focused on the bottom line as defined by "How much profit can we make off of this event?" The answer, absent something like Crankwork for EWS Whistler, stops the decision making process in its tracks. And it's critically important to keep in mind that Crankworx has all the organization, time, money, love, and whatnot--but it has taken how many years of grinding work and success to get to where it is today?
But hell, what do I know? I'm just an attorney who builds and remodels houses for a living...