Round 4 of the 2015 California Enduro Series was another epic enduro with 300 riders coming to take on the Ashland Mountain Challenge. Ashland is a rider dream location for riding, but the week leading up to the race was looking like crazy conditions for a race - the weekend before the race saw temperature reaching 105 deg, concerning enough that race organizers changed the race start to get the Sport and Beginner riders through the tough climbs early in the day to avoid the heat. The week before the race the sky opened up and was dumping rain in Ashland - riders were riding rivers of water down the trails and climbing in downpours - everyone was expecting a sloppy wet race. But come Saturday the sun came out, the trails dried up, and we had hero dirt for race day - and the race was on!
Taking the podium for the Pro Men:
1 - Nate Riddle - Santa Cruz (24min 38.096sec)
2 - Mark Weir - WTB Cannondale (25min 07.626sec)
3 - Kyle Warner - Marin SR Suntour (25min 18.737sec)
4 - Cory Sullivan (25min 20.879sec)
5 - Ryan Gardner - Gardner Racing (25min 22.540sec)
Taking the podium for the Pro Women:
1 - Adele Mery - Coalition Kona (28min 13.372sec)
2 - Caroline Romaine - Pivot (28min 54.011sec)
3 - Amy Morrison (28min 59.017sec)
4 - Andrea Napoli (29min 03.221sec)
5 - Kim Russell - Yeti, Chris King, Easton (29min 33.652sec)
Congrats to all!
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