The countdown to the 2015 Enduro World Series is gathering pace – and this year a record number of teams will be fighting it out for the title.
Round 1 - March 28 – Rotorua, New Zealand – Crankworx
Round 2 – May 23/24 – County Wicklow, Ireland – Emerald Enduro
Round 3 – May 30/31 – Tweed Valley, Scotland - TweedLove
Round 4 – July 18/19 – Sameons, France – Tribe Events
Round 5 – August 1/2 – Crested Butte, USA – Big Mountain Enduro
Round 6 – August 8/9 – Whistler, Canada - Crankworx
Round 7 – September 26/27 – Zona Zero Ainsa-Sobrarbe, Spain – Enduro Festival Zona Zero
Round 8 – October 3/4 – Finale Ligure, Italy – Superenduro
Twenty nine
official teams have been selected to compete for the coveted team world title – up from 24 last year. With new teams joining the series and some big changes to their rosters, the upcoming series looks set to be the most exciting to date.
For the first time in 2015 there will also be the chance to get up close and personal with our Gold Supporter Teams - as we bring you a series of exclusive behind the scenes films. Dropping throughout the year, these edits will offer a rare insight into some of the sport’s biggest teams including GT Factory, Specialized Racing, Canyon Factory Enduro Team, Cube Action Team and Santa Cruz. The films will form part of a completely new style of coverage for enduro this year– details of which will be released very soon.
Another new addition this season will be the introduction of an Under 21 age category in both the men’s and women’s competition, which will replace the junior men category. This new category is designed to highlight the incredible talent that is emerging in the 17-20 age group and give them a platform to showcase and develop their skills over a four year period, rather than the traditional two. It’s hoped that by creating an Under 21 category for young women, more girls may be encouraged to try their hand at racing enduro. Full details of the new category will be included in the updated 2015 Rulebook, which will be available from January 19th.
With less than two months until the first race, entries open for Crankworx Rotorua on January 22nd, followed by a rolling entry system for the rest of the events. Full details available on
www.enduroworldseries.com. Chris Ball, Managing Director of the Enduro World Series, said:
“This year is going to be amazing – more events featuring more teams means even more exciting racing. We’re blown away by the level of support we’re received from the industry and I’d like to thank all the teams who have committed to the series this year.
“The addition of the U21 category is going to throw the spotlight on to the next generation of racers and hopefully encourage more to try enduro. And the new way we plan to film and cover the races is going to really shake things up – roll on New Zealand!”
Enduro World Series 2015 Official Teams (renewed); BMC Factory Trailcrew - Francois Bailly Maitre, Florian Golay, Kerstin Koegler and Lorraine Truong.
Cannondale Overmountain Team - Jerome Clementz, Benjamin Cruz, Pauline Dieffenthaler, Jason Moeschler, Marco Osborne and Mark Weir.
Canyon Factory Enduro Team - Fabien Barel, Joe Barnes, Ludovic May and Ines Thoma
Cube Action Team - Greg Callaghan, Ludwig Dohl, Nico Lau, Scott Laughland, Andre Wagenknecht and Gustav Wildhaber
Devinci/Alltricks.com Enduro Racing Team - Mason Bond, Theo Galy and Damien Oton
Giant Factory Off-Road Team - Yoann Barelli, Josh Carlson, Adam Craig and Seamus Powell
GT Factory - Dan Atherton and Martin Maes
Ibis Cycles Enduro Race Team - Anne Caroline Chausson, Cody Phillips, Mary Moncorge, Valentina Macheda, Conor Lavelle, Jeff Kendall Weed, Carolin Gehrig, Anita Gehrig, Gary Forrest and Manuel Ducci.
Lapierre Gravity Enduro - Adrien Dailly and Nicolas Vouilloz
MS Mondraker Team - Edgar Carballo and Matthias Stonig
Polygon UR[/B] - Fabien Cousinie, Aurelien Giordanengo, Jamie Nicoll, Michael Hannah, Tracey Hannah, Remy Morton and Andrew Neethling
Rocky Mountain Urge BP Rally Team - Isabeau Courdurier, alexandre Cure, Jesse Melamed, Florian Nicolai and Peter Ostroski.
Santa Cruz - Josh Bryceland, Chris Johnston, Greg Minnaar, Steve Peat, Nico Prudencio and Dylan Wolsky
Scott SR Suntour Enduro Team - Remy Absalon, Rudolf Biedermann and Eliot Trabac.
Specialized Racing - Anneke Beerten, Troy Brosnan, Aaron Gwin, Curtis Keene and Mitch Ropelato.
Trek Factory Racing Enduro Team - Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, Heather Irmiger, Justin Leov, Tracy Moseley and Rene Wildhaber.
Yeti/Fox Shox Factory Racing Team - Jared Graves, Chris Heath, Richie Rude, Josh Snow and Mike West.
Yeti Belgium – Urge BP Enduro Team[/B] - Tom Maes, Johnny Magis, Robin Matot and Quentin Stepien
New Teams for 2015
Chain Reaction Cycles - Elliot Heaps, Sam Hill, Michael Jones, Nigel Page and Joe Smith
Commencal Vallnord Enduro - Gatien Pernet, Nico Quere, Cecile Ravanel, Cedric Ravanel and Mathieu Ruffray.
Dert Down Under Enduro Race Team - Isaac Denny, Ian Harwood, Lindsay Klien, Tim Mccllough and Michael Ronning.
Endura Bergamont Factory Team - Ferdiand Brunold, Rupert Chapman, Eddie Masters, Joseph Nation and Katy Winton
Hope Factory Racing - Joe Flanagan, Sam Flanagan, Sam Sharp and Rachael Walker
Radon Factory Racing - Petrik Brueckner, Raphaela Richter, James Shirley and Joost Wichman
SB Gravity GT - Gareth Brewin, Alex Stock and James Stock
Team 23 Degrees/Trek - Dennis Dertel and Ben Forbes
Lac Blanc-Scott - Pierre-Charles Georges
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