SuperEnduro Releases 2019 Calendar
The original enduro series heads into its 11th year. The Italian SuperEnduro series was the first series to showcase the sport in the format that has become the modern EWS style of enduro (the French Enduro series started at the same time, but is based on lift accessed trails that are raced blind). The four-race series is compact and offers races between the 7th April and 28th July, and Rd1 and Rd4 are EWS Qualifier events.
Dates and Venues:
• 7th April - Pietra Ligure, SV
• 19th May - Punta Ala, GR
• 16th June - Lerici, SP
• 28th July - Abetone, PT
Three of four venues in 2019 are fresh to the series, offering a level playing field to the riders. The first event starts from Pietra Ligure, the neighboring town of the legendary Finale. The town previously hosted stages of the EWS event in Finale with the monstrous 'Karma Trail' back in 2016, an adventure from the highest point in the area on Monte Carmo.
Karma trail starts on a bare mountain top, and descends through varied terrains that finish with the heat of the seaside rising up towards you and carrying the fresh smell of Italian Stone Pines – 18 minutes for the best rider in the world!
Being British, I remember race venues being a wet field in the middle of nowhere. The lay of the Italian land means that SuperEnduro always take the races to town, offering history, accommodation, shops, and usually a beach all within a few minutes of the start line.
Round two heads back to the fantastic seaside camping resort of Punta Ala, which held the first ever Enduro World Series way back in 2013. The third round is another newcomer at Lerici near La Spezia, and the final round heads high into the mountains to make use of the ski-lifts of Abetone, nestled at altitude to the north of Pisa and Florence.
Apart from stunning locations and some of the best trails in the world, why else should you think about hitting up one of these races? The chilled out atmosphere, professional organization, expo area, bike washes, and of course the infamous Italian post-race 'pasta party' is a great way to round of the weekend.
Traveling to these races is simple, with plenty of airports and cheap car rental within a couple of hours of each venue: Nice, Genova, Milan, Pisa, and Florence. All of those locations also promise incredible history and culture, so turning a race into a holiday is easier than ever.
For more information, head to superenduromtb.com and get your race season started.
Nobody ever said it would be easy. Don't let the pretty locations fool you, the race tracks can get ugly in an instant.
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With all the beautiful places we have in Italy I'm sorry to see only 4 stages, after all when you have the superenduro brand you are almost likely to sold out in the inscriptions but hell I put myself in the shoes of the local companies that organize and have to pull out a lot of money, without making 30000 € numbers, fainting to put on everything in the hope at least to go up with the expenses! I repeat the beautiful circuit but if they have to make 4 races with full income rather than 6 or 8 scattered throughout Italy reducing the initial investment of those who organize ..
Italians are always ready to make controversy, if you are better and more honest try to organized
This is why in my opinion that investing 30k on a race with this only Italian mentality that is totally different from the Slovenian, Austrian, Swiss, French is a big bet.
Peace and Love brothers I don't want to stab anyone!