Marin Wildside National Enduro Series Announces 2018 Schedule
PRESS RELEASE: Marin Wildside National Enduro Series
The team from the Marin Wildside National Enduro Series presented by Camelbak is very excited to launch the Official 2018 Calendar. Reaching avid riders from Western, Central and Eastern Canada, these events are held in a total of eight locations across the country. The competitors will accumulate series points at every race aiming for the ultimate goal - the Series Championship. Bonus points can be earned if you venture out from your home turf to challenge fellow riders in other provinces.
Anyone who meets the following criteria will gain a bonus of up to 200 points.
o Anyone living in Ontario or east of Ontario participating in either one of the two BC races.
o Anyone living in Manitoba or west of Manitoba participating in one of the 6 races held in Quebec
As much as the enduro scene can sometimes be perceived as very technical, somewhat extreme and physically demanding, the Marin Enduro Wildside Series has chosen an inclusive approach. We believe that this booming discipline should be accessible to all levels of riders. Don’t be mistaken, the Elite/Pro riders will have to face demanding events challenging their competitive abilities on highly technical stages. Yet the Marin Wildside Enduro Series is also very keen to encourage amateur riders as they are the next generation of athletes. Youth competitors and rookie riders are given specifically designed stages allowing them to compete safely in a professionally managed event. The Marin Wildside Enduro Series offers a friendly atmosphere, great ambiance, enthusiastic crowds, genuine fun and cold craft beer!
Depending on your category, you should expect to ride a maximum of 35 kilometers on the trails and compete in about thirty minutes of timed race stages total during the day. The total distance ridden for the day depends on the topography of the area we are riding on in each event location.
All of our events are clocked using a state of the art touchless and fly-by timing system. Our professional timing system guarantees highly accurate and very reliable results which are precise to the hundredth of a second.
We are very proud to announce that the season finale will once again be taking place in Sutton, QC on September 23. This event will landmark the first-ever official Enduro Quebec Championship sanctioned by the Cycling Federation.
Registration fees per event will be $65/race (Elite categories) and $60 (all other categories).
In addition, there will be cash prizing for the 2018 Season Cumulative Series winners.
Elite Mens Elite Womens
1= $3000 1= $1000
2= $1000 2= $500
3= $500 3= $200
Expert Mens Expert Womens
1= $500 1= $300
2= $300 2= $200
3= $200 3= $100
Junior Mens Junior Womens
1= $300 1= $300
2= $200 2= $200
3= $100 3= $100
1= $3000 1= $1000
2= $1000 2= $500
3= $500 3= $200
Expert Mens Expert Womens
1= $500 1= $300
2= $300 2= $200
3= $200 3= $100
Junior Mens Junior Womens
1= $300 1= $300
2= $200 2= $200
3= $100 3= $100
Sport Mens Sport Womens
1= $300 1= $300
2= $200 2= $200
3= $100 3= $100
Master Mens
1= $300
2= $200
3= $100
1= $300 1= $300
2= $200 2= $200
3= $100 3= $100
Master Mens
1= $300
2= $200
3= $100
Note:
• The difference in the amount of the cash prizes for genders differs only because of the very different ratio of female to male registrations quantity and surely does not reflect any judgment over the importance of the men vs women category.
• Amounts are based on 2017 entries per gender.
Prizes will also be offered to each individual event podium winner. We also hold a draw at the end of the event where all participants can win equipment and apparel provided by our generous sponsors.
The Marin Wildside Enduro Series exists in part because of our extraordinary sponsors & partners: Marin Bikes, Camelbak, Levio, Six Six One, S4 Suspension, Glutenberg Craft Brewery, Bike Shield.
Like our Facebook page to get all information during the season!
Official registration will be opened mid-February. See you on the trail this summer or come see us at the FFVMQ party on March 29th.
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That being said we are going to modify the cash allocated to the Pro Categories to be equal for Men and Women with a minimum registration of 125 racers for the 2018 Series in each category. This is the minimum entries required to offer the cash prizes listed below:
3000$ for 1st
1000$ for 2nd
500$ for 3rd
If entries do not meet the above goal of 125 racers per category we are still committed to offering a prorated cash prize not less than 33% of the above
Thanks to everyone who participated in this topic!
Top women work just as hard as their male counter parts. The main difference is they don't have large numbers of pack fill, who don't really train, to "compete" against.
Races that can't do matching prize money don't get my entry.
You want to grow the womens field? Treat them with respect.
Years and years of undervaluing women's racing has created the situation where women aren't racing. You can either be part of solution or part of the problem. You stated a simple solution, implement it.
Do you really think your sponsors want to be known as companies that don't value women in todays day and age?
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Const/page-15.html
section 15 and 28.
Also bud, you are supposed to be an ambassador for Swagman Racks. You're not doing a very good job of supporting what could be a growing demographic in the cycling community.
You guys are crazy. There is nothing wrong with structuring cash prizes on registration.
Maybe the men and women should just compete together?
Hey how about this. We have a women’s red bull joyride and see how many people stay to watch them bobble down the course. And we pay them the same as the men. Sound fair?
I don't see anything about the sharing of the prize money but I did see the points below.
2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
(a) freedom of conscience and religion;
(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
The pendulum has swung.
I think people need to take a step back and look at this objectively instead of just looking at the cash prize posted. What if instead, Marin Enduro posted the cash prize in a $/rider format instead of a straight $ format (i.e divide the total entry fees by the number of riders in each category). I think you would be surprised to notice that they would come out very close to one another. It's unfortunate because it means that there is less women registration which I would love to see increase.
All I am saying is there should be a healthy discussion.
Two provinces is not really reaching all the country. Discrimination?
Elite Men - $100/entry
Elite Women - $100/entry
Ignoring the rest of the arguments said, would this make more sense or cause less issue for you?
Sure the woman might train just as hard, however if there is half the number of women entered as men (let's assume every racer trained the same amount in all classes), then can you not assume that the competition is twice as difficult to win in the men's division as there's twice the number of competitors.
If this was a situation where there were more women registered than men, but the men were receiving more money, then I would be agreeing with you; but giving the women the same cash prize based on less people registered actually makes the men's division less appealing.
On a side note, let's be honest and say that the primary reason people go to these races is to gain points and have fun. Money is just an extra; no one goes to a race planning to make a living off of $3000 in a series.