Enduro World Series Race Action from Corral, Chile

View as: Slideshow | One Page

Richie Rude blowing dust on Stage 2. Two stage wins and a 5th, almost 8 seconds ahead of the pack. -Sven Martin

Even though Anne and Tracy are not here to push her, Cecile was still pushing hard today. 18 seconds ahead of the pack with two stage wins. -Sven Martin

Early morning before the sun rose, the town of Corral looked liked this. The race was almost canceled but the fire department got it all under control before the event kicked off. -Sven Martin

Martin Maes 2nd on the day with a 4th, 8th, and a 2nd. Solid start for the Belgian who could still be riding in the U21 category. -Sven Martin

The long, fun, fast Stage 1. One of the favorite for sure. Won by Jerome Clementz. -Sven Martin

Anneke Beerten had a mixed day. A crash and stage win and a 3rd. Looking down the line on Stage 2. -Sven Martin

Nico Vouilloz never fails to amaze me. Always in the mix when he's on. 2nd, 3rd and 8th today for 3rd overall. Experience pays. -Sven Martin

Early amateur category on Stage 2. Three riders all struggling on the loose steeps. Tape constantly being repaired. The track changes so much by the time the pros come down. -Sven Martin

Curtis Keene racing flats out here. It's steep and loose with back-to-back tight switchbacks on a few of the key stages. -Sven Martin

Toni Ferreiro was the surprise result of the day. The Spanish National DH champ finished in 12th place aboard the Evil. -Sven Martin<br />

Jerome's mechanic Matteo knows whats best for perfect hydration. -Sven Martin

Yoann Barelli with a solid start to his year finishing 4th once the timing got all figured out. -Sven Martin

Jerome won the first stage of the year much like he did in Rotorua last year. He's sitting in 5th. Sweat-caked mud batch in my near future. -Sven Martin

SvEnduro. -Duncan Philpott

Mark Scott having his front wheel tuck in the worst place possible. I counted out 18 seconds by the time he got up and rolling again. -Sven Martin

Video is processing. Try again soon.

#carnage by Max Berkowitz

Course builder extraordinaire, Pierre, buzzing after sweeping Stage 3. -Sven Martin

Jared Graves right in the mix with a 3rd and a 4th. A crash in Stage 1 set him back a bit and he is sitting in 8th overall. -Sven Martin

Some RAD love in the Rocky pits. -Sven Martin

Iago Garay putting his drift skills to good use, flicking through the chicane on Stage 2. -Sven Martin

John Dawson passing out the Quark GPS trackers, a new feature soon to be brought to you on the EWS live feed page. Lots of interesting comparisons with overlays can be made with these units. -Sven Martin

Damien Oton on Stage 2 where he finished 2nd. -Sven Martin

Anita Gehrig monster trucks down Stage 2. Unofficial 7th for today. -Sven Martin

Some new prototype casings and compounds on Curtis Keene's bike. A super soft, grippy, foldable "DH" tire. Note Curtis runs a 29" despite what these tires say. -Sven Martin

The U21 category is breeding some fast talent and the racing is super tight. Sebastien Claquin sits 12 seconds ahead of Chile's Pedro Burns. -Sven Martin<br />

Rae Morrison with an unofficial 4th place thanks to some consistent racing today. -Sven Martin

Pure control and perfect form on the rowdy, rough ending of Stage 1 from Remy Absalon. -Sven Martin

Another one bites the dust. Stage 2. -Sven Martin

Tighten your stem bolts kids. -Sven Martin

Theo Galy with one of his better results sitting in 11th. -Sven Martin

Josh Carlson on the anchors before a fade-away final turn on Stage 3. -Sven Martin

Isabeau Courdurier only a fraction of a second off of Anneke for 3rd. Losing time in the pedally Stage 3. **Note results for women's not final with Ines Thoma not having her time yet. -Sven Martin

Richie Rude winning on Stage 3. Sighting his lines and feeling the speed. Stay tuned for action from the final three stages! -Sven Martin

They say that when everything seems to be conspiring against you it’s because you’re onto something big, and the universe is resisting you. After 6 months of no racing, 40+ hour travel nightmares of missed connections and lost luggage, over-booked ferries and even a forest fire that threatened the race village, we were pretty close to not getting any racing done at all at the first round of the 2016 Enduro World Series in Corral, Chile. But just as everything seems hopeless, there’s always a sliver of hope, and the road ahead opens up again. And so it was that the racers took to the hills and the forests of Patagonia to duke it out for the first win of the season. With Richie Rude and Martin Maes leading after the first of two grueling days on the bike, you’d be tempted to call it a young man’s game but that would be ignoring the looming threat of the eternally fast living legend that is Nicolas Vouilloz lurking in third. With only 30 seconds separating the Top 10, anything could and most probably will still happen – so without further ado, dig into the day 1 action, and get ready for more fireworks as the race concludes today Sunday.