Watch: Jesse Melamed’s bronze medal race run from EWS Val di Fassa
featuring one lung-busting mid-stage enduro climb
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Enduro World Series racing seems to get more technically demanding every year, but it’s not all downhill. Stage 3 of the 2021 EWS season opener featured a brutal mid-stage uphill sprint. Jesse Melamed’s shared his on-board footage from Wednesday’s racing, showing just how hard a mid-race climb can be.
Melamed raced to third overall in Val di Fassa, continuing his impressive run of results from 2020.
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Watch the full stage below, or skip to 2:45 for almost 90 seconds of sprinting uphill. That’s in the middle of an eight minute race stage!
Jesse Melamed: What a Real EWS Climb Looks Like! Stage 3 Race Run – Canezei, Italy
Want more on-board footage from EWS #1 in Italy? Check out Jesse Melamed’s practice run from Stage #1 in Canezei.
Jesse Melamed: 2021 EWS Practice
And if that’s still not enough, you can dig into a full half hour of practice footage with second place finisher Jack Moir of Canyon Factory Racing:
