Words: Ian Fitzpatrick
Photos: David Meadows
The new Idaho Enduro Series made its second stop at Jug Mountain Ranch near McCall, Idaho. Over 120 riders from Idaho and the Northwest traveled to this new enduro venue to compete in various race categories from Beginner to Pro. Depending on category, riders carved their way down four or five stages.
Wyatt Lisk won the award for style points.
Local Pro Daniel Reed putting the power down on one of the more pedal intensive stages.
Red Tent Timing provided racers with accurate race times for each stage as soon as they crossed the finish line.
Riders were eager to see how their results stacked up against the competition.
Jug Mountain Ranch has some great trails that rip through Idaho forest.
Pro rider Ian Fitzpatrick trying to stay low and fast over the rocks.
Chris Bondurant earned a 2nd place finish in the Men's 40+ category.
Eventual Pro winner, Phil Vega, made short work of the course. Racing on Father's Day, he was eager to get back down to his two kids who were there to root him on.
The race had a great mix of single track, berms and jumps.
Freeride's not dead! One stage even had a log jump feature mixed in with some doubles.
Jason Boeckmann took home 2nd place in the Men's Pro category.
Men's 40+ expert first place finisher Jason McFarland had a great weekend.
Bright orange in a sea of green.
This photo sums up the race for most riders. Good times with good people!
The next stop of this three race series is at Brundage Mountain in McCall, Idaho for a three day mountain bike festival on August 14th-16th. Events will include a chainless race, XC race and an enduro race. Information for this upcoming event can be
found here.
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