Mountain biking

The Enduro World Series Kicks-off the 2015 Season in New Zealand

It’s just a few months since Tracy Moseley and Jared Graves were crowned the 2014 Enduro World Champions in Italy - and now the search to find their successors begins on the other side of the world in New Zealand. Round one of the Enduro World Series has landed in Rotorua and the action at Giant Toa Enduro looks set to be as explosive as its start line at the Pohutu Geyser - with no less than 15 World Champions from across cycling taking part. The stacked field of 400 pro and amateur riders will take to the trails of the Whakarewarewa Forest this Saturday March 28th, including also the biggest women’s race to date. Over eighty women will compete - a new record for the Enduro World Series. There’s also a healthy number of entrants in the new under 21 category, a great sign for the year to come.
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Saturday’s race will feature insane amount of the World’s best bike riders, including; Jerome Clementz, Fabien Barel, Damien Oton, Justin Leov, Tracy Moseley, Anne Caroline Chausson and Cecile Ravanel. But there’s also going to be a few big name downhillers thrown into the mix to keep things interesting; Sam Hill, Wyn Masters, Brook Macdonald, Sam Blenkinsop and Greg Minnaar to name just a few. However, one notable absentee will be reigning World Champion Jared Graves. The Aussie picked up a shoulder injury in training a couple of weeks ago and so will now start his season in Ireland in May. 


Defending champion, Tracy Moseley, collecting her 2015 number one plate for the first time


the pits are ready



Rotorua is famous for its trails and there’s a really passionate cycling community here. The whole place is buzzing with excitement about Saturday’s race and you should too - to catch all of Saturday’s action as it happens, including a live webcast of the final stage of the day, tune into the live race feed on www.enduroworldseries.com on Saturday, March 28th from 7am NZDT or 6pm UTC on Friday, March 27th. This is going to be a classic.

Photos: © Matt Wragg

Source: http://www.enduroworldseries.com

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