2016 Superenduro Canazei, Round Three - Saturday Practice
It’s the day before the race here in Canazei for the Superenduro, Italian Enduro Series. The final changes have now been made to the trails and riders are scoping them out one last time and for some the first time. The trails took a hammering from the rain in the night, but everything dried out pretty well… almost everything. The bottom of stage three turned into a bit of a stream, but apart from that, everything was pretty dry. The weather just about held off all day today, but there were a few reports of very localised rain on different parts of the stages.
The afternoon finished with the riders briefing which was followed by a stage five track walk through town, with so many people on the track it was pretty hard to see any hazards but everyone got a feel for the track.
The ridge line to stage one which sets the tone for the rest of the race.
Bellissimo.
The most decorated house in town.
Riders signed on first thing this morning.
A couple of final checks to Alex Lupato's bike.
The start of stage one is pretty incredible.
The trail to the start of stage one is pretty special, technical, steep, picturesque and very exposed.
Up to the top!
If at first you don't succeed... This was a pretty insane off-camber root section and it caught a lot of people out.
Sweet snaking singletrack on stage two.
Stage four is high speed and tough, super long with some pretty hard hits.
Stage one had it all, a braaap corner rounds off any stage.
Manuel Ducci holding it wide open.
Back onto long sweeping ski piste corners of stage four.
Riders briefing.
Stage five track walk.
A double arm break and hiding from the rain... still all in high spirits!
See you tomorrow. Let's hope the weather stays clear.
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The term 'Braaap' comes from mimicking the sound a 2-stroke(mx bike) makes when being throttled.
The rider you mis-applied that term to was breaaaaaaking to the point of locking up his rear.
On a side note, when I see somebody with two fricken broken arms, the first thing that pops into my head is,
how the heck does dude wipe his a$$?
I broke my ass-wiping arm earlier in the year and THAT was a major PITA for me.
I feel horrible for that dude.
And am I seeing things, or is he sporting 1970s-vintage plaster of paris casts?