2015 Crankworx Enduro Preview

Peter Glassford August 8, 2015

Coming up this Sunday at Crankworx Whistler is the Open Enduro . There is a great Canadian presence in the Open Enduro with both 2015 Canadian Downhill National Champions, Matthew Beer and Miranda Miller taking the start. Previous Whistler Enduro winners Jared Graves (Yeti / Fox Shox Factory Race) and Cecile Ravanel (Commençal Vallnord Enduro) are back and expected to deliver some of the fastest times and most exciting lines. Other riders to watch include Justin Leov, Richie Rude, Adam Craig, Cedric Gracia, Nicolas Vouilloz, Fabien Barel. For the women keep your eyes on Anneke Beerten, Tracy Moseley, Kelli Emmet, Miranda Miller and Heather Irmiger.

Anita Gehrig and Innes Thoma on the transfer to stage six. Photo Matt Wragg

The Whistler stop on the Enduro World Series has been mixed up a bit this year with much of the 56km of riding and 4200m of vertical taking place around the main bike park area. Stages will still have the athletes traveling down as far as Creekside and Function Junction but will not utilize trails on the other side of the Sea-To-Sky Highway this year. The Course Descriptions can be found HERE

Catch up on the 2015 World Enduro Series Results here and then be sure to check out the amazing photos from the previous stops on the World Enduro Series.

Enduro has several key rules that are worth knowing. The racers must finish with the bike and wheels they start with and they are responsible for their own maintenance except in designated tech zones. Each racer has pre-determined start times for each of the 5 stages, which requires a certain pace between each Stage to avoid missing the next start time. All racers have 30 second gaps between their start times, except for the top 30 riders who get 1 minute gaps to reduce delays due to over-taking slower riders.

Jared Graves at USA Enduro Race 2015 – photos by Matt Wragg

If you have not been to Crankworx, start planning your trip for 2016 but for this year, enjoy coverage via Canadian Cycling Magazine here on the Website, Twitter and on Instagram. You can also experience the final Enduro Stage Live at Crankworx.com.

In addition to the Enduro race tomorrow, watch for coverage of the Whip-Off next week and the Canada Cup XC Finals and Giant Air DH next Friday August 14th.