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Race Report: Portuguese Enduro Series - Cadafaz 2018

Sep 4, 2018
by Yaroslav Alpizar  
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Words & Photography by Yaroslav Alpizar

Sun and hot where the keywords in Cadafaz, Portugal, for the 4th race of the Portugal Enduro Series. Even with the intelligent decision to start the race at 8am, riders found themselves struggling to finish the race around 2pm with temperatures rising to almost 40 Celcius (104 F for some). Some riders didn't even finish, a lot of DNF's, from 148 riders just 88 finished. For the ones that made it to the end, it was a real battle with the sun. The girls and the juniors, big applause for them, doing the same race course and finishing all stages almost at 3pm. To add up, the terrain was loose and dusty, it was hard to follow other riders in the middle of the trail.

Results
Elite Men

1st. Jose Borges — 21:23.95
2nd. Joao Rodrigues — 22:05.78
3rd. Joao Reis — 22:16.46
4th. Jose Oliveira — 23:00.79
5th. Fabio Gil — 23:27.89
Elite Women

1st. Aurea Agostinho — 28:21.57
2nd. Maaris Meier — 28:42.65
3rd. Leandra Gomes — 33:59.73
4th. Ana Leite — DNF
5th. Desiree Duarte — DNF


No bike or rider was harmed during this shoot
No bike or rider was harmed during this shoot

Rockgarden on the top section of SP1 jsut to start the day
Rockgarden on the top section of SP1, jsut to start the day

Marcos Silva had a strong performance and came up first on M40 category
Marcos Silva had a strong performance and came up first on M40 category

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The sunny and hot day took some toll on the riders just one from the M50 category managed to finish Amandio Pereira making it to the 66 position on the overall from 85 riders that crossed the finish line
The sunny and hot day took some toll on the riders, just one from the M50 category managed to finish, Amandio Pereira making it to the 66 position on the overall from 85 riders that crossed the finish line

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Joao Reis steady and fast third elite grabbing some points in the process for the overall series
Joao Reis steady and fast, third elite, grabbing some points in the process for the overall series

Nico as we know him in Spain is the Spanish Junior championship 2018 and he confirmed that he is finishing the season really strong he got 1rst on Junior category
Nico as we know him in Spain, is the Spanish Junior championship 2018 and he confirmed that he is finishing the season really strong, he got 1rst on Junior category

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Maaris can be found on any podium on XC marathon and even road races she got second winning some stages on the process
Maaris can be found on any podium on XC, marathon and even road races, she got second winning some stages on the process

Aurea is a local rider that knows each trail like her own house and showed some amazing lines on all technical sections and it paid off as she grabbed top place on the podium.
Aurea is a local rider that knows each trail like her own house and showed some amazing lines on all technical sections and it paid off as she grabbed top place on the podium.

Leandra had an awesome day got 3rd place on elite women making no mistakes during the day
Leandra had an awesome day, got 3rd place on elite women, making no mistakes during the day

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Winner of M30 category Joao Gomes had a good performance grabbing 11th on the overall. Here on the 5th stage
Winner of M30 category Joao Gomes had a good performance, grabbing 11th on the overall. Here on the 5th stage

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Chris celebrating his b-day had a rough day after couple of crashes the day before on trainings he managed to finish but got 4min late to last stage. Many riders didn t even got to 4th stage
Chris, celebrating his birthday, had a rough day after a couple of crashes the day before on training, he managed to finish but got 4min late to the last stage. Many riders didn't even get to 4th stage

Local rider Joao Rodrigues claimed second place on elite category with a good performance on all stages.
Another usual contestant for the podiums on the elite category in Portugal Jose Oliveira had a strong day but lost some precious seconds on 1rst and 4th stages

Top sections of all stages where covered with boulders all sizes and shapes with a terrific grip
Top sections of all stages where covered with boulders, all sizes and shapes, with a terrific grip

On his way to the win Ze Manel Borges from the BH Miranda Bike Part team with a really good performance through all the day
On his way to the win, Ze Manel Borges, from the BH Miranda Bike Part team, with a really good performance through all the day

Jaime sending it on the top section of SP4 it was fast and dangerous
Jaime sending it on the top section of SP4, it was fast and dangerous

After a long hot day on the saddle everything is good to cool off
After a long hot day on the saddle, everything is good to cool off

Trophies waiting to be delivered to lucky ones
Trophies waiting to be delivered to lucky ones

Women elite podium
Women elite podium

Men elite podium
Men elite podium

Teams podium is really important in Portugal to be the winner club at the end of the season as that means the club can opt for some help from local government for their riders
Teams podium, is really important in Portugal to be the winner club at the end of the season as that means the club can opt for some help from local government for their riders


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11 Comments
  • 4 0
 Áurea Agostinho is not a local.
She lives in Lisbon! 3h from there! Trust me i am is brother! Ahah
  • 1 0
 lol
  • 1 0
 thanks Joao!
  • 2 0
 good photographic work ????, thanks for approaching the races ???? ????
  • 1 0
 ¡¡Gracias!! Se intenta mostrar todo lo que pasa y que la gente esté al día la verdad, se agradecen estos comentarios de ánimos
  • 2 0
 Thank you for the coverage. Do you have more photos?
  • 1 0
 yes, will upload to my FB account in between today and tomorrow
  • 1 0
 Great pictures! Very nice! GáspiaTeam charging in photo number 8! YEAH! #gaspiateam
  • 1 0
 any photo of the promotion?
  • 1 0
 Loved the article but the grammar was cringe worthy







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