Corner Carnage, Enduro World Series Rotorua 44

Make it or don't. Depending on who you watch, this corner is incredibly tricky or a walk in the park. Amazing the difference a little skill makes.

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Credit: Steel City Media
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Enduro
UCI Enduro World Cup (EDR)
Rotorua, New Zealand
Crash
Trail / All-Mountain
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zulkifly
9 years ago
I think that's Rachel Atherton from the voice. And she's just so relax and able to comment for the rider infront of him. That's hard to do in a corner like that. That's a world class rider.
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pavlov0032
9 years ago
Last guy nailed it .. All the "experts" LOL should have taken it with a bigger radius
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Count Desmondo
9 years ago
Awesome little video!..... But why oh why oh why are those limbs still across the trail like that? Is this about protecting the natural habitat etc? What about the riders? Obviously there are dangers involved in any race...but what about having a limb blatantly blocking the trail like that?
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DukeDuken
9 years ago
The second cuberider was Gusti Wildhaber not Nico, he did the corner so smart!!!
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Minerve
9 years ago
Yeah ! Nico Lau, Alex Cure and Remy Absalon... the ultimate enduro french touch !!!
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mkb5150
9 years ago
we need more videos like this. watching a dozen riders all attempt the same challenge, some failing and some succeeding, is extremely educational!
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Bristecom
9 years ago
EWS is the first sport I've been interested in for a while. It reminds me of the old WRC days when you had many manufacturers with extremely talented drivers competing on the toughest roads around the world! So I do hope they start offering more coverage of it. I think it could become very popular if it were more out there because it's not as niche as Downhill and more exciting to watch than Tour De France.
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BetterRide.net
9 years ago
Body position, body position, body position! Those that made stayed above their bike and those that failed were below their bike. A challenging corner for sure but if you understand how to corner you will be able to make it consistently.
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Bristecom
9 years ago
I would say also it had to do a lot with line choice. The pros went out wide and avoided most of the really slippy stuff. Amazing how they can instantly adapt.
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kidwoo
9 years ago
Say BetterRide.net, you seem to really know your stuff!! Is there perhaps a more in-depth resource where I could learn more about these fascinating techniques?
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andy_n
9 years ago
Sarsha Huntington giving the live commentary of Nico making the nose wheeling around the corner. Reckons she is pretty Sic too. And she is.

The Polar bear stopping on the tree and calling "that was nice" was pretty funny too.
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arnoldtm2
9 years ago
I think it was actually Gusti Wildhaber with the nose wheelie! Nico was the flat out foot out cube rider.
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andy_n
9 years ago
Hey Karate,
It was Sarsha. Good friend of mine. You should see her face now, she went down in the pumptrack practice today.
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Catch22
9 years ago
Is the corner that bad or is this just a result of everyone running semi-slick "enduro" tires? Believe the last ridre was Rachel Atherton.
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Bigburd
9 years ago
looked like either works from the guys and girls who made it , though that dudes stoppie into the corner was off the charts.
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zulkifly
9 years ago
I think that's Rachel Atherton from the voice. And she's just so relax and able to comment for the rider infront of him. That's hard to do in a corner like that. That's a world class rider.
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Cougar797
9 years ago
This vid is perfect evidence of how "commitment" is the most important riding skill you can posses.
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arnoldtm2
9 years ago
Nico was flat out into that corner! The course sound very good for him. Gusti (the other cube rider) with the sick stoppie!
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NoahColorado
9 years ago
Nico, the Scott rider, and the Rocky dude slayed it. I was expecting someone to get clotheslined by that tree!
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Acadian
9 years ago
dude....I mean...DUDE!

yeah - Nico and Florian (I'm assuming it was him) completely owned that corner. Wow...
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xyian
9 years ago
Wow. Those euro turns are bad axe! The last girl is a hoot!
The Rocky Mountain rider cleared that beautifully as well.