When we first wrote a Riders to Watch piece in 2014, we gave you a breakdown of the riders we thought would be at the sharp end of the racing. For 2016, this piece is a little different. If you're reading this today, we hope we don't need to tell you who Richie Rude, Jerome Clementz or Jared Graves are. So this year our list is slightly different... For the men's race, we are going to assume you know who most of the top ten are, instead we will take a look outside there for riders we think might be moving forwards in the standings. For the women's competition, we are going to look a bit farther forwards as it is going to be an exciting year to watch as Tracy Moseley steps aside and Anne-Caroline Chausson remains on the sidelines through illness. That means this year should bring a crop of fresh faces onto the podium and hopefully we will see more women than ever in the mix each weekend.
watch out for me yinz guys, i'll be lightin' up mid-pack in the amateur division, actively seeking out spoke tensioners, actin' like i know what i'm doin with my b screw, and pensively starin' (but not really sayin' anything) to that one dude who always decides to sly-dog his way right in front of me in the stage line. i hope you try to fart mid-run and shit yourself.
I'm a big fan of the gender neutrality of this article. Obviously the riders are still segregated into alternating groups, but it makes for a much more engaging read than if grouped all together in succession.
@PinkBike, the formatting is really messed up on the mobile version (iPhone) and and I can't see a fair portion of the left side. As a result, I have to switch to desktop view.
I assure you, there are other ways... you just need to drop your standards dramatically and get public with it. You can catch anyone's attention by being creative with getting grouse. But be sure that if Bas de Bever is around he'll go Bas Rutten on you...
Marco is a home town hero for Novato CA. Really excited to be able to ride with him again this year at the TDS Enduro coming up in a few weeks! The guys at Soulid.me will be filming again to make another sick video where Marco's skills will shine.
10th, 7th and 8th overall in the 3 years of EWS. I think it's safe to say he's covered by "we are going to assume you know who most of the top ten are, instead we will take a look outside there".
whatch this one too pt-pt.facebook.com/zemanel.borges a friend of mine who i try too keep up with ahah got a ride With BH gravity racing and is going to race the all EWS
I thought Marco Osborne was only racing North American races and the EWS when it came state-side. Is he going to be racing the full EWS calendar this year?
Callaghan is already competing at the sharp end, no need to include him, it's up and coming riders/riders who will break into the top ten this year that this list was focusing on, Callaghan is looking good for great results already.
Even though he missed a race or two with injury his earlier stellar results coupled with a reasonable finish to the season kept him top ten.
Saw him ride the Munster Enduro last week. Looked incredibly strong. If i was a betting man I'd be putting a few bob on him for the overall.
Surprised not to see Cody Kelley on the list. He is now on a full EWS factory team with the overall champ as his team mate. The kid has some of the most insane bike handling skills ever and just needs that boost of riding with someone like Rude to take it to the next level.
I was told Redbull and EWS could not come to an agreement and so Redbull will not be televising the event. It seems like such a logistical nightmare to try and film...
@PinkBike, the formatting is really messed up on the mobile version (iPhone) and and I can't see a fair portion of the left side. As a result, I have to switch to desktop view.
a friend of mine who i try too keep up with ahah
got a ride With BH gravity racing and is going to race the all EWS