In the Shadow of the Matterhorn - 2019 Enduro World Series Zermatt - Recon

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It all comes down to this. The final Enduro World Series of 2019 will determine the overall Men's winner between Sam Hill and Florian Nicolai. The brutally long, physical and technical one-day race drops riders for a total of 15,000 feet of descending among the shadow of the Matterhorn in Switzerland. Survival is key, but taking it easy is not an option. Sven Martin and Boris Beyer deliver the picture-perfect scenery as riders find their lines.


Sam Hill doesn't seem nervous at all. He's just 60 points away from the overall win. @maddogboris
Sam Hill is also not fussed by the amount of rocks he has to ride. @maddogboris
It's no fun and games out here. Shit just got real. Florian Nicolai with the full fork compress off the main line. -Sven Martin
Isabeau Courdurier on her new prototype Intense! She already won the overall title and is racing for the memory of Chad Peterson. RIP. @maddogboris
First pic of our last Media Recce of the 2019 EWS season. #work @maddogboris
The Matterhorn is a lot smaller in person. @maddogboris
Martin Maes is using at least 38 muscles right here to get down Stage 3. @maddogboris
"What you writing there about me in your caption, bro?" @maddogboris
Damien Oton is back. He will be racing but taking it very easy! -Sven Martin
Fabien Barel is having a good time in Zermatt and helping Flo with his experience. @maddogboris
Damien Oton says he's taking it easy, but sometimes it doesn't look like it. -Sven Martin
Zermatt is perfect for lots of alpine activities. -Sven Martin
Some dramatic scenery for a dramatic final EWS. -Sven Martin
Yolo manuals for the gram. -Sven Martin
Ines Thoma has a special guest for the last EWS of the year. #USDH racer and Canyon World Cupper, Anna Newkirk, is giving this enduro thing a try. @maddogboris
Wyn is so famous he has Heli's filming his training. -Sven Martin
Wyn Masters out for a ride on one of the open trails on Wednesday. -Sven Martin
Maxime Chapuis is stoked to race on home soil! @maddogboris
Vital contributor, Lee Trumpore, gets the squid copter evac today. He rolled his ankle and broke his fibula high up on stage three. Swiss efficiency at its finest. -Sven Martin
Iago dropping off the edge of the world. -Sven Martin
Misfit @maddogboris in front of a shy Matterhorn. -Sven Martin
Everybody loves Chris Seager. -Sven Martin
Azure? Emerald? You choose, Duncan Philpott races ahead to catch the next World Enduro photo. -Sven Martin
Antoine Vidal with the #1 plate going into tomorrow. -Sven Martin
Tristan Merrick deals with the stage three chunder. Wheels and tires might be what decides this race. -Sven Martin
There is a lot of flat in the stages. With the horse power this young man throws down, he is going to be hard to beat for the race win. -Sven Martin
Early morning calm before tomorrow's storm of a race. -Sven Martin
The last media recce of the EWS series went down a treat on Thursday. -Sven Martin
7-am sun slivers reveal the 'horn. -Sven Martin
Lewis Buchanan with the enduro tweak off a sketchy "lip." -Sven Martin
Dimitri Tordo full gas on the end of stage three. There is a 900m DESCENT liaison AFTER the stage. More vert than you can handle. -Sven Martin
ALN never afraid and always a threat for a podium. She has it in her to steal the win too. -Sven Martin
Caro Gehrig, although not local, is one of the Swiss favorites. Stop by their pits tomorrow for a free t-shirt. -Sven Martin
Cecile not racing, so she is off free riding. Literally. -Sven Martin
Vid Persak of the Orbea enduro team, gets tweaky on the the top of stage five. -Sven Martin
Joe Connell with last light on stage five. -Sven Martin
One of the shuttle options for this race. Zermatt is unique in every way. -Sven Martin
Morgane Jonnier slides around one of the tight turns on stage five . -Sven Martin
Local touches to Issabeau's bike for the race from Spicy. Brilliant. -Sven Martin
Kevin Miquel, sitting in 3rd position overall. @maddogboris
Not sure if Jesse Melamed is really fully recovered from his injuries, but it definitely doesn't look like he has to hold back on the rocky trails. @maddogboris
Adrien Dailly is sitting in 4th overall and we wouldn't be surprised if he does well here in Switzerland. @maddogboris
Canyon Team Manager and Mechanic, Larry, getting Florian's bike ready for the last race of the EWS season. @maddogboris
Sven taking some notes from Eric Porter circa 2004. @maddogboris
Ella Conolly is back in action after her broken elbow. Not an easy race to come back to racing. @maddogboris
Dimitri Tordo is loving it as usual! @maddogboris
Zermatt has more to offer than hiking and biking. @maddogboris
Specialized Junior, Francescu Camoin, impressing the hikers in Zermatt. @maddogboris
That´s how Pinkbike get's a bit help for their creativity. @maddogboris
Thomas Lapeyrie shows us that Iago is not the only one who can throw some tweaks. @maddogboris
Early morning group ride to the top of stage1. @maddogboris
Josh Carlson over the rocks on Stage 3. @maddogboris
Matterhorn reflections. @maddogboris
Mark Scott has no time to enjoy the views on the top of Stage3. @maddogboris
During media recce on Thursday, we weren't sure if we woulf get any shots with the Matterhorn. @maddogboris
Thumbs up by Florian Nicolai. The pressure is on him. Just stay cool Flo.These trails are built for you. @maddogboris
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