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Spiritual homecoming for the Enduro World Series

June 20, 2014
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The international Enduro World Series moves to the spiritual home of the sport, in France. Hosted in the town of Valloire, the third round of the EWS takes place this weekend, in the shadow of the legendary Galibier Pass.

The Valloire event has built an incredible reputation over the last decade, and is a “must-do” for any mountain biker.

“For the French enduro community,” explains Fred Glo, organizer of the event, “Valloire is the benchmark for the quality of the tracks and local team organisation.”

The two days of racing will cover excellent lift-accessed alpine terrain. The competition covers approximately 40km, split over four stages, with two stages running twice for a total of six timed runs.

“Our ongoing goal,” says Enduro World Series Managing Director Chris Ball, “is to challenge riders, expose them to the best experiences and keep things fresh. So we leave behind the long liaison climbs and massive practice days of Scotland and the deep soft Chilean dirt in Nevados de Chillan and move to the finest of French alpine racing. Valloire offers the most vertical descent of the series, lots of riding time, chairlift assistance and very limited but focused training runs. It’s a continued test to find the best mountain biker in the world.”

Frenchman Nico Lau enters his home event leading the points standing after victory at round two, in Scotland. A strong field will see many riders challenging Lau for victory, including Remy Absalon, younger brother of World Cup cross country legend Julien.

Two French women – Anne Caroline Chausson and Cecile Ravanel – along with Brit Tracey Moseley are atop the women’s standings coming into the Valloire event.

Josh Carlson is the lone rider from Canada, riding for Giant.

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