Specialized Announces 2013 Enduro Racing Team

Jan 31, 2013 at 0:06

Jan 31, 2013

by Tyler Maine

Specialized is proud to announce its new Enduro team for the 2013 season. The Specialized Racing Enduro Team is comprised of the North American Enduro Tour Champion Curtis Keene, and current 4X World Champion and native of the Netherlands Anneke Beerten. The team will compete in the Enduro World Series, Big Mountain Enduro events (BME), as well as the North American Enduro Tour.

Curtis Keene dominating the Colorado Freeride Festival Enduro

I'm really excited to be part of the Specialized Global Enduro Program for 2013 and beyond, Specialized has put an amazing program together along with SRAM and Troy Lee Designs to give me the best equipment and support possible. I'm very grateful for the opportunity and looking forward to racing. The season can't get here fast enough - let's do this! - Curtis Keene

Defending 4X World Champion Anneke Beerten is also excited about the 2013 Enduro season stating:

After a couple of successful seasons in 4-cross and winning the World Championships back-to-back I'm looking forward to defending my rainbow jersey and to change my focus to enduro racing. I am really excited to join the Specialized Racing Factory Enduro team, a team and brand that share the same passion as I do for racing and riding bikes. With Specialized on my side, and the best bikes to ride, I am convinced that it is going to be a great new season!

Anneke Beerten going over the tire product line with Chris Wyatt and Kevin Drake

Curtis and Anneke have a very diverse skillset which makes them super fun to watch. We feel very lucky to have such great athletes on the team and are really pumped to see so much growth and awareness around the enduro racing scene! - Sports Marketing Manager Geoff Rogers

For 2013, Curtis and Anneke will be racing on S-Works Enduro, and S-Works Stumpjumper FSR bicycles. Both riders will also be outfitted with the Specialized Command Post BlackLite, S-Works MTB shoes, saddles and tires as well as Roval wheels,

For more information please visit www.iamspecialized.com

About Specialized: Specialized Bicycle Components was founded in 1974 by riders for riders. Based in Northern California, we focus on the rider's need for functional and technically advanced products that provide a performance benefit.

Must Read This Week

1. Video Game - Downhill Supreme 50401 reads
2. A $5 Custom Intense M9 - Cancer Fundraiser 42275 reads
3. Bikes of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park - Opening Weekend 37247 reads
4. Video: Whistler Mountain Bike Park Opening Weekend 28746 reads
5. Specialized Enduro Expert EVO - Tested 27969 reads
6. Dan Atherton's Prototype GT Enduro Bike 24735 reads
7. Video: Fourtitude - Four Riders + Rocky Mountain Altitude 22830 reads
8. Brett Rheeder Wins 2013 Red Bull Berg Line at iXS Dirt Masters 22822 reads

29 Comments

Score Time Who Faved

+ 63

stinky-deluxe-smith (Jan 31, 2013 at 15:11)

would love to have a girl to tell me about tyres .. id have so many questions about rubber and rings

+ 15

mfbeast12 (Feb 1, 2013 at 15:29)

wonder what her policy on rubber is. wonder if she likes it wider (29) or narrower (24), because you have to make sure it fits. wonder whether she'll take the plunge and go tubeless.

dpfeiff12 (Feb 4, 2013 at 16:28)

I love how whenever a pretty cute girl shows up in a pinkbike article and is interested in bikes, guys go crazy.

[Reply]

straussal (Jan 31, 2013 at 18:24)

Specialized tires rule!! This kid don't know what he's talking about

Emack (Jan 31, 2013 at 23:34)

the chunder!!!! haha i agree man.. i have had a spec chunder as a front and it refuses to die

[Reply]

jayriley (Feb 1, 2013 at 17:27)

Check out the road bike in the background. Single leg on the fork and the brake hose/housing. Prototype / Future? Neat.

mfbeast12 (Feb 4, 2013 at 19:44)

Yeah looks pretty sick for a road bike. But they may not release it because Cannondale might get pissed.

[Reply]

tone-biclas (Feb 3, 2013 at 12:05)

really happy the way things are turning out to become for enduro racing this year... definitely the better way to ride a bike!!!! Enduro rules....

[Reply]

phillywa (Jan 31, 2013 at 14:50)

But will we see it on redbull tv?

abzillah (Jan 31, 2013 at 15:53)

I think if we all write an email to RedBull, they will see how much interest there is, maybe they will show it live.

energydrink.redbull.com/contact

Calicopter (Jan 31, 2013 at 17:11)

Yeah and they could get Tippie to host that feed.

nason222 (Jan 31, 2013 at 22:28)

Done!

WAKIdesigns (Feb 1, 2013 at 0:30)

Yea Brett Tippie commenting Enduro would be ace! I just love that guy!

[Reply]

vic690 (Feb 1, 2013 at 1:05)

Damn .... Anneke is so hot ..... Smile

!!!!

Xfighter (Feb 3, 2013 at 7:43)

Got some Milka chocolate from her at leogang world champs ^^

[Reply]

mwSLUGmtb (Jan 31, 2013 at 21:21)

enduro I feel has reach a big point in its development with all these teams being formed.

[Reply]

a1bike4me (Jan 31, 2013 at 19:53)

Whaaad Up Anneke!! haha

[Reply]

nason222 (Jan 31, 2013 at 14:41)

Awsome stoked for this season of Enduro riding!

[Reply]

hoolydooly (Feb 1, 2013 at 0:06)

Enduro is taking over the MTB scene in a big way this year!

[Reply]

Turqoise (Jan 31, 2013 at 17:06)

Ooooooh. Enduro. How exciting!

samsemtex (Feb 2, 2013 at 2:08)

Fuck man, enduro is sick. Trails arent far off DH and you dont have a DH bike beneath you.

[Reply]

Below threshold threads are hidden

- 10

Robbh47 (Jan 31, 2013 at 14:37)

1st comment wooo
Feel like a true pinkbike user Smile

[Reply]

- 10

Daemongrad (Jan 31, 2013 at 14:40)

damn... wanted to be first!

[Reply]

z05m (Jan 31, 2013 at 18:01)

Well as long as they are not riding on Specialized tires they will be ok. Specialized tires are the worst in the whole industry. I Love the Bikes but the tires are utterly crap. Trust me, I have 3 spesh Bikes and they are all on Maxxis tires because of the reliability.

sizzlegobble (Jan 31, 2013 at 19:06)

Theres nothing wrong with specialized tires because they mostly copy maxxis. Theres a reason almost all DH tires look like DHF's

stumper21 (Jan 31, 2013 at 19:09)

Dude specialized tires are the shit. They are better than. Maxxis

nismo325 (Jan 31, 2013 at 19:17)

yah to be honest i've been pretty impressed with specialized tires.

stumper21 (Feb 2, 2013 at 21:28)

yea they are going head to head with maxxis.

finnrambo (Feb 3, 2013 at 15:29)

the average rider wouldn't feel a huge difference in a blind test maxxis/schwalbe/specialized/continental, they're all good IMO

[Reply]