2020 Enduro World Series

[cokeonspecialtwodollars]

I don’t recall him ever flatting on 27.5...

I'll bet he's never flatted while riding clipless either.

 

[moorey]

I'll bet he's never flatted while riding clipless either.

Damn straight!
(Fuck knows why I’m appearing to condone 27.5, BTW )

 

[hifiandmtb]

Dailly @ 16m2s is still the most effortlessly flowy guy in the field:

He rides so light!

 

[Asininedrivel]

One of the better things about the Privateer series is that it shows that support isn't the difference between being good locally and competitive on the world stage.

How many times do you hear of people saying 'if I had the support the pros do, I could be that fast'

And I think that will be where the series will be the most interesting - watching Adam improve in his fitness and skills and (presumably) slowly work his way up the ranks. Then seeing just how much fucking effort it takes to get incrementally higher still - where will he be at the end of 2020 for example? What kind of progression will we see?

From memory he's in his late 20s so he should still have enough in the tank to go as far as his determination and skills allow. If nothing else it'll amply demonstrate just how hard the EWS elite ladies and dudes really have to work to be where they are.

 

[oliosky]

And I think that will be where the series will be the most interesting - watching Adam improve in his fitness and skills and (presumably) slowly work his way up the ranks. Then seeing just how much fucking effort it takes to get incrementally higher still - where will he be at the end of 2020 for example? What kind of progression will we see?

From memory he's in his late 20s so he should still have enough in the tank to go as far as his determination and skills allow. If nothing else it'll amply demonstrate just how hard the EWS elite ladies and dudes really have to work to be where they are.

FFS really? Late 20s? He looks and has the personality of a slightly bitter British 45 year old mid tier accountant living on Sydney's northern beaches...

 

[caad9]

And I think that will be where the series will be the most interesting - watching Adam improve in his fitness and skills and (presumably) slowly work his way up the ranks. Then seeing just how much fucking effort it takes to get incrementally higher still - where will he be at the end of 2020 for example? What kind of progression will we see?

From memory he's in his late 20s so he should still have enough in the tank to go as far as his determination and skills allow. If nothing else it'll amply demonstrate just how hard the EWS elite ladies and dudes really have to work to be where they are.

There's a hell of a long way to go on the mental side too. Takes very special athletes to be able to train at the level required and then get results

 

[hifiandmtb]

Here because no WC XC thread I could find:

Watch this video. You won’t be disappointed.

 

[Zaf]

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[discofrank]

I don’t recall him ever flatting on 27.5...

I do remember seeing a vid of him fixing a flat last year on the 2nd last round

 

[moorey]

I do remember seeing a vid of him fixing a flat last year on the 2nd last round

#fakenews

 

[gillyske]

No EWS in Oceania for 2020, looks like we need to build another world class trail system to bring em back... preferably in VIC, 20 mins from my house.

"2020 Enduro World Series Calendar

Round 1: Manizales, Colombia - 28 March
Round 2: Lo Barnechea, Chile - 4 April
Round 3: Montagnes du Caroux (Orlargues), France - 23 May
Round 4: Val Di Fassa, Italy - 4 July
Round 5: Petzen/Jamnica, Slovenia - 11 July
Round 6: Whistler, Canada - 8 August
Round 7: Zermatt, Switzerland - 29 August
Trophy of Nations: Finale Ligure, Italy - 26 September "

 

[hifiandmtb]

They're building one near Gosford. It'll have a chairlift & be frothingly awesome.

 

[rstim]

No EWS in Oceania for 2020, looks like we need to build another world class trail system to bring em back... preferably in VIC, 20 mins from my house.

"2020 Enduro World Series Calendar

Round 1: Manizales, Colombia - 28 March
Round 2: Lo Barnechea, Chile - 4 April
Round 3: Montagnes du Caroux (Orlargues), France - 23 May
Round 4: Val Di Fassa, Italy - 4 July
Round 5: Petzen/Jamnica, Slovenia - 11 July
Round 6: Whistler, Canada - 8 August
Round 7: Zermatt, Switzerland - 29 August
Trophy of Nations: Finale Ligure, Italy - 26 September "

They only do AUS NZ every second year it swaps with South America to share it about and lower travel. It should be back in 2021 hopefully back to Derby but I reckon it will go somewhere else in AUS.

 

[moorey]

Maydena. Word.

 

[caad9]

Somewhere like Warburton hopefully

 

[moorey]

Somewhere like Warburton hopefully

Any real ‘official’ trails there?

 

[caad9]

Completion by XMAS 2020 is the word on the street.

There's a few trails about, but not 'official'.
Hell of a lot of up to get to them though

 

[hifiandmtb]

Holy hell Adam needs to step up his enthusiasm or else he’ll get booted to the kerb:

YT comments are unified.

 

[frenchman]

Holy hell Adam needs to step up his enthusiasm or else he’ll get booted to the kerb:

YT comments are unified.

I hope the next series they pick pinkbike or YouTube commenters and we get to watch them squid their way through the races whilst telling us that their “fun and excitement” of getting new bike parts justifies their mid pack race results.
Yt and pb commenters are on par with the SMH or daily mail.

 

[hifiandmtb]

Could get similar results to Adam plus be entertaining.

What's not to like?