Sea Otter Enduro 2016 - Race Report
Under clear skies and sunshine after a night of rain, conditions were perfect for a spin in the Norcal hills.The 4 stage Enduro here in Monterey was a fairly 'classic' affair, with the first stage running on the infamous Otter DH track and the final stage on the Dual Slalom course in what must have been the shortest Enduro stage of all time. Stages 2 and 3 cruised through forests of Poison Oak, so an excursion off track was definitely not recommended.
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 Even with a crash, no one could touch Jared Graves today. Not a big surprise when 2 of the 4 stages are on courses that the Australian has won events on here at Otter in the past. 18 second lead in the overall with just over 10 minutes in race time. Pinned. |
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| Whistler local and Juliana EWS racer Sarah Leishman looked strong at the top of stage one, but crashed on stage one and unfortunately wouldn't finish the day. |
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| Hannah Barnes capitalizing on Kristine Contento-Angell's tossed chain on stage one. |
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| Red, white and blue pan on stage one. |
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| Marcello Guttierez made the trip here between World Cup rounds with his Giant teammates and looked comfortable on the upper jumps. |
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| Kelli Emmett laser with laser focus on stage one. |
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| The American Dream looking to avoid the poison oak on stage 2 of the Sea Otter enduro. |
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| Enduro Jesus Marshall Eames throwing shapes on one of the "features" on stage one of the Enduro. |
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| A long time ago Graves learned that the tuck is key on the Otter DH track, no matter what bike you are on. |
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| Anneke Beerten rode her way into second place here today, 11 seconds behind eventual winner Teal Stetson-Lee. |
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| Not a bad view on the transfer stage as riders pedalled their way out into the backcountry. |
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| Rachel Throop sprints down the first stretch on stage 2. A slight uphill meant that it was a great way to get cross-eyed as you start your second run of the day. |
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| Hannah Barnes, lit on stage two. |
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| Teal Stetson Lea's XC fitness was a fine balance to her handling skills and was enough to power her to victory. |
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| Canadian Micayla Gatto finished a very respectable eighth for the day. |
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| Grubby Graves on target. |
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| Marco Osborne pushing hard. Not as good a showing as last weekend at TDS, but just outside of the top ten was the tale of the tape today. |
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| Sunshine and green grass means smiles for miles between stages. |
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| Trump was here. |
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| Curtis Keene's ride face is all smiles all the time. |
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| Josh Carlson frothing on stage 3. |
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| Kelli Emmett charging hard on stage 3-hard enough to claim third place overall. |
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| The Colombian DH machine, Marcelo Gutierrez pinning it. |
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| Graves en route to the podium on stage one. |
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| Dillon Santos is a Salinas local and rode his way to a 5th place podium finish. |
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| Anneke Beerten looking to make up time on the DS course in her search for gold. |
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| Teammate Rachel Throop looking composed on the final stage. |
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| Josh Carlson doubling his way down the Dual Slalom course for stage 4; quite possibly the shortest enduro stage ever run. |
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| When is Yoann Barelli not having a good time? |
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| Men's Pro Podium left to right: Yoann Barelli, 4th, Josh Carlson 2nd, Jared Graves 1st, Curtis Keene, 3rd, Dillon Santos 5th. |
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| Women's Pro Podium left to right: Essence Barton 4th, Anneke Beerten 2nd, Teal Stetson-Lee 1st, Kelli Emmett 3rd, Rachel Throop 5th. |
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