EES Punta Ala - Day One

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GOrtho (Apr 26, 2015 at 6:09)

So if you have only one type of track, you will select for only one type of rider and Enduro will turn into Long Downhill. I like that they have different styles of tracks as it both lets other types of riders into the mix, makes the series winners be masters of all types of riding, and keeps the tech that flows out of the series actually rideable on our home trails rather than just being mini DH bikes (I love descending but I have to ride up to get there, no lifts where I live).

rdb423 (Apr 26, 2015 at 7:08)

cool

salespunk (Apr 26, 2015 at 10:24)

The only thing they have to be careful of is that the gaps are much larger climbing. The entire race could be decided by one stage. Not against climbing in Enduro but it should not be THE defining factor.

LeDuke (Apr 26, 2015 at 10:59)

Uh, unless the course profile wasn't what they rode, the timed sections were either downhill or flat.

europeanenduroseries.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cartina-evento-f.jpg

If you complain about that, please hand over all of your man cards. "Oh, my 160mm bike with Minion DHFs wasn't the perfect bike today. The course was too easy/hard/XC!"

salespunk (Apr 26, 2015 at 11:59)

Looking at the profile I completely agree with LeDuke. No issues with those courses at all.

wsor1337 (Apr 26, 2015 at 10:20)

I have to say the trails look awesome, but the footage is some of the worst I've seen. Whoever recorded this needs to try some different mounts or something.

jfkusa FL (Apr 26, 2015 at 5:16)

My neck hurts from trying to look farther up the trail.

stephDownhiller (Apr 26, 2015 at 1:15)

That trail looks quite boring..

Aqui FL (Apr 26, 2015 at 2:40)

Looks physical and fun to me. Perfect for an enduro race...If they ride it blind !

fssphotography (Apr 26, 2015 at 6:15)

www.pinkbike.com/u/fssphotography/channel/all

the rest of the videos are here....

clauswachsmann (Apr 26, 2015 at 11:15)

That´s the future of ENDURO - EWS as Formula 1, the EES for the European Enduro Riders ...!

torero (Apr 26, 2015 at 3:58)

Does the European Enduro Series is part of the UCI?

kabanosipyvo (Apr 26, 2015 at 13:15)

No, thank God.

mikeygee (Apr 26, 2015 at 8:42)

He's no Claudio is he?

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RedBurn (Apr 26, 2015 at 1:04)

sorry PB but these days... you suck !!!!!! WHILE Vital MTB kills it with RAW edits about Fest round 1, the only video you posted is the course preview everyone saw 10 times... WE NEED MORE! ! !

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Intoxication (Apr 26, 2015 at 1:07)

Go on Vital then

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Clarkeh (Apr 26, 2015 at 1:20)

Yeah it sucks when what you don't pay for doesn't live up to your absurdly high expectations...

bikegreece (Apr 26, 2015 at 1:34)

Sram, Rock Shox, Shimano, Fox, SC, Norco, Specialized etc. pays for you and then ... you pay them back too. You thought it was for free ehhh??

Clarkeh (Apr 26, 2015 at 1:50)

It is free, there is no subscription or account activation fee. Those companies sponsor PB as it is one of the best places to advertise and is part of their marketing budget, not the profits we received from PB users budget.

astonmtb (Apr 26, 2015 at 2:06)

Sorry @RedBurn but we can't go to every single event, so sometimes we rely on PR from event organisers.

chyu (Apr 26, 2015 at 2:21)

Specialized was there. I thought pinkbike loves specialized.