Israel Hosts First EWS Qualifier Event
Press Release: Israel Enduro Series
Photos: Eliran Kadosh and Lior Sabo
Video: Loi Zachor
The Israel Enduro Series held Israel's first-ever EWS Qualifier event, with 300 riders from ages 9 to 55. The six-stage race took place in Misgav, one of Israel's most popular mountain biking destinations.
Two of the race stages were built specifically for the race, and the long day of 30 km and 1100 meters of climbing made for a hard race. The 34+ degree (celsius) weather didn't make things any easier, either.
The Full Enduro category winners are:
19+ Women- Yulia Repkin 21:45:68
19+ Men- Yonatan Yatom 16:24:88
19+ Ebike- Oren Hasson 16:38:78
The Enduro category (amateurs) raced four stages, and the Mini Enduro category ( ages 9-14) raced two or three short stages.
The race resulted in no serious injuries and lots of smiles. Festivities and fun ensued after the race, with a jump session and best trick contest, won by Ori Shamban with a backflip.
The Israeli summer is a bit hot for riding with a full-face helmet, but the Israel Enduro Series will be back this October with two more races. More photos are available here.
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Now can we get back to bikes? OKTY
Also, great to see no masks in a fully vaccinated crowd.
I have Arab friends that ride MTB and race Enduro with us.
haters will hate.
terrorist should be dead, under the ground!
if some native Indians was shutting rocket at the City near, USA would probably bomb them. with all women and children and all. so.... this terrorists should be lucky that Israel are not just wiping them all off the ground!
there is no land called Palestine. but if you check, all the Arabs that call them self Palestinians, can live and work and do anything they want. but Hamas and other Terror groups are holding them as human shields....
FREE ISRAEL FROM ARAB TERROR!!!
You woke leftists crack me up
And to put my money where my mouth is- if you REALLY wanna learn a tiny bit of what's going on here, or even just get some context, you can PM me..
If you come to Israel give me a msg you can look on our YouTube channel
BennyHop.
Do you know any Palestinian YouTube channel?
@bonfire:
I'm not trying to take sides, but there has to be compromise all round.
Looking at this current skirmish as a birthright arguement or a claim for land is overly simplistic and eventually leads you (and us) nowhere. As an example, and I dont mean to condescend, imagine I said i understand the entire conflict between Ireland and England because i thoroughly watched Braveheart (yes yes, i know it's Scottish, not all analogies are airtight)
Im all about having a well informed and educated opinion. That said, i wouldn't presume to know better than a local who experienced a certain reality his entire life. At the very least, I'd form my opinion after hearing him out. I invite you to PM me if you like to continue this elsewhere. Happy rides.
Much respect and love to BennyHop crew you guys ride so well and got the good vibes
I also going to upload it to Pinkbike so you also could watch it here
The EWS Qualifier in Misgav last week was such a fun event! Big Thanks to NOGA KOREM !
Your local reality of course is partisan, I'm aware I shouldn't make assumptions, but I imagine your Palestinian mtber friends are hardly a representative cross-section of society, in the same way mtbers in general aren't.
Actually, f*ck it, it's clear why the situation is described as "intractable", and it's not really any of my business. Other than an interest in humanity, both with and without a capital letter.
I hereby declare a unilateral ceasefire,
something someone should have the balls to do, although peace rarely wins elections.
Enjoy bikes
( Almost anything is better than relying just on the media. )
Dont mean to diss u personally, im just enjoying the slight irony. If anything, maybe it shows how paradigms can shift given enough time.
I am against all violence, but in terms of legality, the Geneva Conventions allow a colonized population to fight against a brutal and illegal occupier, especially if that occupier is constantly breaking international law and treating the captive people like shit. Cheers.
It is not the 1948 war either. It is the basic concept that Jewish country in the middle east is not an acceptable idea. Many of them have like zero tolerance.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929_Palestine_riots
And a question: In 1967 Israel fought against Jordan over Judea and Samaria area. And Israel have peace treaty with Jordan. Is that the case described in the Geneva Conventions?
Zero chance you are aware of Palestine Tenor
.
Either way, colonialism has touched almost every part of our (American) lives.
Amnesty are woke snowflake libtards obviously (/s). Random civilian casualties from rocket/mortar strikes (something like 30/40 in the last 10 yrs) aren't excusable, but the Palestinians do have a legitimate grievance
I know I'd rather chose to support a people who have suffered from a holocaust than radical terrorists responsible for 9/11
1.we can argue about who threw the first stone all day. Israel has an aggressive expansion policy, I'll leave that there.
2.I'm not sure hammas had a lot to do with 9/11, happy to be educated.
3. International law exists, as the most basic fool can read here - www.findlaw.com/hirealawyer/choosing-the-right-lawyer/international-law.html#:~:text=International%20law%20is%20a%20system,falls%20into%20two%20different%20categories.
International Law is a thing, thus the international court in the Haag. It’s also where we try war criminals. Hopefully soon we see Netanyahu on the stand. Beyond constantly avoiding charges in his home country. Guy is as corrupt as they come.
Also suggest you look up what a Semite is. Quick hint, it’s not another word for Jew.
1. Fake news. They are not interested in expanding their territory rather than just defending what they have.
2. Hamas/Al qaeda/ Fatah same difference. Same crappy muslim terrorists.
3. Hiring a lawyer to work on a case in another country is not the same as dictating to another nation what they can and can't do is it? Who enforces it?
The court in The Hague has extremely negligible power in enforcing "international law".
Don't be dumb. I know what a semite is. It is universally accepted that an anti-semite is someone who is prejudiced towards Jewish people.
Tried to evict them legally lol. Ok. Sure. On what grounds? Similar to how the British have tried to evict indigenous peoples all the over world? “We put a flag up, you’re evicted now”
Get outta here.
It’s an awkward time when the oppressed become the oppressor. Seems similar to 1939 and just this time we are calling them “refugee camps”.
Palestinians are left with tried and true guerilla warfare tactics, shitty. But when you have millions not billions it's what you play with.
This is an apartheid turning into a genocide. But its kosher because the Jewish community was once a victim?
2. All the points you mention are false, and have been completely debunked by many journalists on the ground, historians, academics, and human rights organizations. Also, there are very honest and courageous Jewish groups fighting for truth and justice such as Jewish Voice for Peace. They would laugh at your remarks.
The competition was perfect , Me and all my fellow riders here enjoyed it a lot !
That said, you have welcomed people like myself with open arms in mountain biking and I hope someday people can reciprocate that inclusivity you bring to Israel and every where else you travel around the globe.
I posted this earlier. I'll put it here to.
The era of pretending there are two realities, or of compartmentalizing the reality of the world is over! The time has come to stop "just focusing on what we like" and choosing to ignore the realities of what is happening in the world. I will not "just focus on MTB". There is only ONE world, ONE humanity, ONE reality, and it is time for darkness, corruption, and violence to be cleared from this planet! Let it be known.
I know the woke thing on here is to shill for Hamas and Palestine but reality is a lot more nuanced and complicated.
www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territories/report-israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territories
imeu.org/article/what-are-the-occupied-territories
BTW, oh yes, bikes and racing are amazing , and great-looking event.
These organizations are nothing more than woke grifters that take your money to make you feel better about your identity politics. Reality is exponentially more complicated than Israel bad, hamas good (which is comical at best).
And as for your (and others) repeated accusations of "woke" as a perjorative term, I really don't understand. According to Wikipedia, "A term that refers to awareness of issues that concern social justice and racial justice" Would you call yourself "anti-woke"? Anti social and racial justice? That is a sad place to be.
I (and I don't think anyone on this thread) have never stated "Israel bad, Hamas good", that is patently bollocks. But there are historical facts that you can choose to ignore if you wish. Shame
You truly are barking at the wrong tree this time.
You wouldn’t defend yourself if someone wanted you gone?
..... guess that info wasn’t in the “free Palestine” clickbait title on Reddit where you got your “information”. Ha.
The nationalist gov in Israel doesn't help also on trying to deflate the more pro-war Hamas crowd.
Palestinian people/nation is also a pretty new concept "created" adhoc after their arab brothers quit fighting Israel, it then changed from Israel-Arab conflict to Palestinian-Israel. All that area as always been a pool of tribes much more group wise than a nation itself, of course that was exploited with the creation of the state of Israel, but in the previous decades it could have been pretty much anything and Palestine would be nothing more than just a name in a map of a country like Pan Jordanian, Pan Syria. (just read TE Lawrence)
It's a shame, but I'm hopeful that the new generations from both sides ill turn this around, but yeah, there's got to be compromise! Something that it has been neglected in previous agreements and negotiations.
Israeli riders, Jewish, Druze, Christian and Muslims alike, racing shoulder to shoulder without anyone so much as blinking. Sharing a passion, equally and so naturally.
I know that's not the picture most haters have i their mind. Sorry to burst their bubble. If only they took a second to look at the nuances of reality instead of looking at things in black and white and typing the first inciting slogan that comes into their head.
We ride bikes, have fun that’s what’s unites us. This race was incredible! Great vibes from everyone, awesome riders and the management produced an amazing event. I didn’t expect to enjoy so much from this event.
I’m new to mtb, and usually ride alone and travel by myself, seeing so much riders, so much people who come together to enjoy this sport was really heart warming.
I hope this sport will gain momentum here, and we will see more races and mtb riders coming together!!
Big thank q to Noga Korem, Arik Feldman and Avi Tamil for organising this evenet!! You are the best, and I hope you will keep going!
Rough trails , rough riders and good vibes.
Inaal dinak Aolam - proud to be jew
עם הנצח לא מפחד מדרך ארוכה.
You should come and ride with us here in Israel
You will find that Arabs and Jewish ride together and what you see at the media is not our everyday life
Yes we have conflicts, but at the end of the day Israel is a democratic state how respect all here’s citizens and we all, Jewish and Arabs, are equal
Everyone that share their political views here are welcome to stay away.
Peace ✌️
Am an arab Palestinian muslim woman, I love mtb and I bike with alot of people in the country, muslims christians druz and jewish. we respect each others and want the good for everyone. Noga korem is my friend and we ride together.
The world of mtb has introduced me to more ppl from all over the country and abroad, it made it possible to communicate and know more about each others.
Regarding everything thats happening which am against ofcourse, there are people on both sides that want peace to work out, i think this change can start from the government that should treat people farely and give them their basic human rights, otherwise the chaos will just continue unfortunately and innocent ppl are paying the price.
As an mtb rider, I think this sport makes it possible for people to get to know each others talk understand each others and make a way to make this world to be a better place.
It was fun for me to come to the last competition Noga planned for, it was really good times with my friends .
And as Nelson Mandella once said :
Sports have the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sports can create hope, where there was once only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination. Sports is the game of lovers.
It was so fun and successful!
Thanks to the one of the best EWS riders : NOGA KOREM for making this competition and supporting the Enduro riders here!
Pinkbike Users , Remeber to be positive! No hate! Spread love and share some bike rides beautiful moments
We are all here for talking about riding bikes and enjoy our lovely sport , so I suggest Pinkbike Admins to check here all the comments. #Admins.
Good vibes only!
Keep riding and having fun
Cheers
Haters spread hate , just like we can see here in some comments sadly.
I really hope that the Admins of Pinkbike will come here to check out all the comments and see who cares here from Mountainbiking and who isn't.
Good vibes only man
this is the main goal of the Pinkbike Site am I right?
@radek
@scottsecco
Bro , this was the best Enduro competition in here ! so fun
I guess that all of us here for support mountain biking and Enduro riding\Enduro Competitions.
Can you talk to Pinkbike Admin to check out the comments here please?
All the best . Good vibes only
if you want you can talk about politics in every else media as you wish! (like facebook , Instagram etc..) feel ok to share there whatever you think
Right now, the thing that your are doing is to involve politics with riding.
Admins of Pinkbike and the creators of this site has goal to open this site from the beginning and their goal was biking , not politics ,
@radek
@t3rry
@isaacschmidt
Am I right?
What an amazing event and race!
Keep pushing the bar and the limit, keep making an amazing events like this!
❤️
The political situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories/Palestine is a complicated one. Events like this and organizations like the Israel Enduro Series are part of the many local sporting and cultural gatherings where people can come together in peace and celebration of sport, competition, and the beautiful Land that everyone shares. I encourage everyone to become more familiar with the area and the wonderful people who work tirelessly to organize and manage these incredible gatherings and competitions. Please visit the Israel Enduro Series and join everyone in hoping for a return to peace and cooperation which is felt in abundance by everyone connected with this organization. Peace/Shalom/Salam www.facebook.com/Israelenduroseries
in our case they left in 1948 and the one that stay we expected so go back to the library and learn about israel history
I have bike buds on the far right, left and right down the middle and you know what? We all get along and have a blast on a Saturday because ALL we talk about is bikes and sharing the stoke for the sport. That is what it's about. Escapism from all the rest of the BS in the world for a few hours.
In my mind, anyone who was still buying the ex Orange in chief's BS during the last US election is "Far right"
Cοme on pinkbike !?