HERE WE GO! 2020 Enduro World Series Gets Underway

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We've been waiting for months and now it's here, the 2020 Enduro World Series kicks off with training in Zermatt. A day earlier, the Matterhorn was visible in all its glory, but as riders hit the course today, it was nothing but cold, clouds and wet. Sven Martin and @maddogboris share the awesome!

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Mark Maurissen with a new trademarked cockpit accessory for Martin Maes. When the fork heats up, it powers the body heater. Welcome to the start of the 2020 Enduro World Series. -Sven Martin

Can't get away from the mighty Matterhorn here in Zermatt -Sven Martin

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Wyn after a big wet day. -Sven Martin

We'd say don't try getting this shot at home, but unless you live in a glacier, you won't be able to. Sven getting Sven shots. -Sven Martin

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Eddie getting rid of the some Morzine blisters. -Sven Martin

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Mark Scott feeling like he’s back home in Peebles. -Sven Martin

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Maddog taking lessons from Wyn Masters, shot here last year. -Sven Martin

Craig Evans out here to wrench not, race. A bit of window shopping, too. -Sven Martin

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What a difference a day makes. -Sven Martin

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Nic Bean letting it hang out. -Sven Martin

No views from the gondolas today. -Sven Martin

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Noga on the flow part of stage two. The only smooth bit of track in the whole race. -Sven Martin

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All sorts of last-minute bandaids against the cold. -Sven Martin

Moody Mark Scott -Sven Martin

Heaters on full in the GT pits. -Sven Martin

Spot the rider, -Sven Martin

Race director, Nik Wiki, on stage three two days ago. Unrecognizable today. -Sven Martin

A big day out in the rain today, but still smiles a-plenty. -Sven Martin

Sketchy glacier crossing and 3000m descent to town. -Sven Martin

#MTBbidet -Sven Martin

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Greg Callaghan itching to get racing with his new team. -Sven Martin

Jesse Melamed was one of the first riders who dropped in. @maddogboris

Chris Ball has had a hell of a year juggling schedules. Happy and relieved to finally be able to kick off the season, albeit under strict protocols and guidelines. Thank you. -Sven Martin

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Put a heli drop on your Zermatt bucket list. Surprisingly, cheaper than a three-course meal here. -Sven Martin

Swiss steeze. -Sven Martin

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Cecile with a new career in big mountain freeride -Sven Martin

Squids 2020 reunion. Media Recce yeow!!! -Sven Martin

ALN takes the prize for first on the injured list before training even gets started. A massive crash resulting in stitches, bruises and lacerations. With the damp, humid and muddy conditions, infection is a big risk. -Sven Martin

If you’ve watched The Horn, you know how these pilots operate. Quite the experience. -Sven Martin

Iago Garay with a special Anka Martin designed Squid DYED Bro frame protector for the media squids to kick off the season. -Sven Martin

Classic Iago style during shakedown day here in Zermatt. -Sven Martin

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Not nearly as fun as vlogging. Eddie loving it! (Probably dreaming of McDonald's) @maddogboris

Martin Maes with the huck at Shake Down. @maddogboris

Antoine Vidal with the steeze. @maddogboris

Today must have felt like home for the Scotsman, Joe Barnes. @maddogboris

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World Cup racers are not used to long rides in the wet and cold. @maddogboris

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Wyn Masters at the EWS Shakedown on Wednesday with clear sight on the Matterhorn. @maddogboris

Muddy, off-camber corners for breakfast. @maddogboris

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Isabeau skidding corners in front of the Matterhorn. @maddogboris

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Bernard Kerr sending it at EWS Shake Down. Pretty cool, but also no big surprise. @maddogboris

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Greg Callaghan made it hard for his team to follow in the dust. @maddogboris

Isabeau Courdurier on Stage 3 followed by Nico Vouilloz. @maddogboris

Team Kona ready to roll. @maddogboris

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With a changed Training Stage order, the day started on Stage 3. @maddogboris

Usually riding pants look like that in the back, not in the front. @maddogboris

"YO Bru, at home in Australia, my hands don't get that cold." @maddogboris

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On our way from Morzine to Zermatt, Kike Abelleira and I found a skatepark spot in the middle of nowhere. Really tried hard to impress Sven with my footplant. @maddogboris