Big Mountain Enduro 1: Angel Fire/Taos

Jun 20, 2013

by Big Mountain Enduro

BME #1, Angel Fire/Taos shuttled racers into the backcountry and up the longest lift in the U.S. for two days, five stages, and countless rock gardens at Angel Fire Bike Park, throwing every kind of riding at racers. A true test of all-around skill and all-day riding ability set the true Enduro racers a part from those who just showed up for the ride.

Ross Schnell (Trek) and Kelli Emmet (Giant) took a commanding lead from Stage 1 on the South Boundary Trail putting several seconds into their competitors. Day 2 of BME #1, Angel Fire/Taos kept racers of the edge of their seats with near-instantaneous results popping up after every stage. Some say it came down to tire selection and keeping it upright for the weekend, but everyone knows it came down to who wanted it the most.

Check out the action on the culminating day at Angel Fire Bike Park in Big Mountain Enduro's HD Video: Big Mountain Enduro #1 Angel Fire/Taos, The Ultimate Enduro Experience

Balancing speed, technical prowess and fitness is the name of the game for excelling in the world of enduro racing. The stages ranged from pedal-heavy fast singletrack to bonafide downhill course, challenging riders gear and skills.

Nate Hills riding for SRAM Mavic and Yeti is no stranger to the Enduro circuit and came in fifth for the weekend. Expect to see Hills at all of the BME s this season

Nate Hills (SRAM/Mavic/Yeti) is no stranger to the enduro circuit and exemplifies enduro racing with a background in both pro downhill and cross country racing. Expect to see Hills at all Big Mountain Enduro events and North American Enduro Tour stops.

Riders enjoyed getting air throughout the weekend. Day 2 is where the gravity folk made up some ground.

Irmiger s smile says it all on how she feels about her recent transition into enduro racing.

Heather Irmiger's smile says it all... when she talks about transitioning into enduro racing, the real mountain biker inside comes to life. Irmiger has an accomplished background in racing World Cup cross country for many years, and is finally enjoying the finer points of mountain biking racing enduros this season.

Stage 2 for the weekend started at the top of the Chile Pepper Express. Riders has a fast sprint into the first corner of Ziggy before their 10 minute descent.

Stage 2 shot riders straight out of the gate at the top of the Chile Pepper Express. A short sprint into Ziggy followed by 10 minutes of holding on for dear life.

Check out these images from the event:

BME Angel Fire/Taos 2013-Day 1, South Boundary

BME Angel Fire/Taos 2013-Day 2, Angel Fire Bike Park

NEXT RACE: JUNE 29 & 30 IN CRESTED BUTTE!

Get all the details at www.bigmountainenduro.com

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28 Comments

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mtnfox37 (Jun 20, 2013 at 11:50)

I didn't even know this was going down. Pinkbike needs to have an events calendar on their site so we can know ahead of time and show up to these events. Can't be that hard to program.

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basecampnorthwest (Jun 20, 2013 at 11:59)

I second the events calendar.

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taletotell (Jun 20, 2013 at 12:04)

Let's put the motion to a vote. Aye

CoachSB (Jun 20, 2013 at 12:19)

Aye. Even though I knew about it.

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PHeller (Jun 20, 2013 at 12:41)

Have the calender be a part of the profile. Sort event by region, display regional events on dashboard.

scrotes (Jun 20, 2013 at 13:14)

aye dammit!

odo96 (Jun 20, 2013 at 13:55)

Aye as well, you all deserve a medal!

BenLovesIdaho (Jun 20, 2013 at 14:09)

Aye, just aye

jumpman2334 (Jun 20, 2013 at 14:10)

decline has something like this on their site.. looked at it a couple of months ago, give it a shot! (not entirely sure if its all dh or if other types of riding are in there too.)

with that said, it still would be a great idea to have a calender with ALL the events (XC, 'enduro', gravity games, world cups, other races like sea utter, etc etc), even if xc is boring

epsteinisalive (Jun 20, 2013 at 15:53)

aye. Just a little tab on the homepage and you hit it and a full calendar of events big and small come up! woohoo

panzer103 (Jun 20, 2013 at 16:14)

Aye

timkoerber (Jun 20, 2013 at 16:18)

I have made that suggestion several times but have never seen nor heard of any such developments. It would be the best addition/improvement to the site possible. Similar to the USA cycling calendar but with both grassroot and sanctioned events listed.. With the possibility of either event organisers or those in the know to update/create events. Come on pb, let's create the most comprehensive racing database there is.

MtMedic31 (Jun 20, 2013 at 16:25)

EVENTS CALENDAR......YES PLEASE!

richwantsout (Jun 20, 2013 at 19:10)

www.rootsandrain.com/calendar/#!/2013
Bam!
Don't think this event was on there but this calender is pretty good. You can't check the boxes and narrow down the events to region and some other categories too.

danus (Jun 20, 2013 at 20:40)

Yeah a tab on the main page with an events calendar would be sweet.

lelandjt (Jun 20, 2013 at 21:24)

I got a clip! #25 jumping the tabletop at :40. Congrats to the fast guys, I got 15th. DHest enduro courses you'll ever see. Fast, rocky, very little climbing. I chose my DH bike over my enduro bike to avoid flats and crashes.

Jhou (Jun 20, 2013 at 21:35)

I think on Vital they were talking about you. They said one of the guys showed up in a full DH bike and killed it. Grats.

Proskiemt (Jun 21, 2013 at 14:59)

I gotta give you kudos for riding that V10 all weekend, but dude get some protective gear and a new helmet, you are
WAY to fast to not have good protection! Watch out for the FOG (Fast old guys! ) at BME ! good work again, c ya in the Butte!

venturavin (Jun 20, 2013 at 12:25)

Damn looks so fun, I think I personally just need to do a better job in the winter of figuring out when races are happening so I can plan trips...

lelandjt (Jun 20, 2013 at 23:10)

A lot of these races fill up quickly so around March you gotta start making your summer plans and then get on their websites right when registration opens. I just buckle down and spend an evening researching and planning out my summer race schedule.

Iamwarthog FL (Jun 20, 2013 at 13:10)

Don't know if the BME series is listed but, this is a good site to find upcoming races.
www.mtbcalendar.com

Proskiemt (Jun 21, 2013 at 15:03)

That Was FUN AS HELL , even though I triple flatted and ran 3 miles on stage 1 !!! Sick format and great people! Can't wait for CB!

Mountainrider64 (Jun 20, 2013 at 13:17)

Love that this is in my backyard!

andhebus (Jun 28, 2013 at 20:29)

Nothing to say, just to give a non american comment...

casums (Jun 20, 2013 at 12:56)

damn thats a funky throwndown in the vid.

richwantsout (Jun 20, 2013 at 19:54)

Yeah, looks like an awesome time!!

finn2898 (Jun 20, 2013 at 17:57)

Aye!

prestonDH (Jun 20, 2013 at 11:48)

looks like fun