Three Enduro World Series events down and four more to go. At this time last year people wondered if the series would really fly, but now we’re all wondering how we existed this long without it. Thanks to some very motivated visionaries at the EWS, athletes and fans have a race series that embodies the soul of Enduro racing without any meddling from silly governing bodies. The incredibly stacked fields at the first three events and huge global interest certainly point to a bright future for the sport of Enduro.
One of the sport’s biggest names, Jerome Clementz is one of the many who welcomed the EWS with open arms. A former downhill racer, Clementz has been racing and winning enduros longer than many have even been aware of the sport. Having won all of the big races at least once, Jerome set a goal for 2013 of winning at least one EWS event. At the first race in Punta Ala, Italy, he took a close second to three time World DH Champion, Fabian Barel. At the second race in Val d’Allos, he flatted in an early stage, but stormed back winning the rest of the stages to finish an impressive 7th. Impressive, but still not the win he was looking for, so the hunt would continue at round 3 at Crankworx, Les Deux Alpes.
Jerome’s teammate on the Cannondale OverMountain team, Ben Cruz rode to 6th place at Punta Ala, the highest placing by a North American to date. A massive crash (see the video!) at Val d’Allos ended his race early, so he too was looking for redemption at Crankworx.
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And if you dont know you the only f*cking one and shame on you for it. You non-Gaywheelknowingmutherf*cker........No offence.
he's 11 years older. I think people expect Nico to be a little older than he is because of how long ago he retired from DH, but forget he was only 26 (Jerome's age coincidentally) when he did. Still, he probably is the oldest guy at the front of the field.
good one! :-)
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