Video: The Team Behind Martin Maes' EWS Win in Whistler
Words by Stan's NoTubes
After years of consistency and weathering bad luck, Martin Maes takes the win at EWS Whistler
Well Deserved: After years of bad luck, Martin Maes and GT Factory Team Manager Mark Maurissen take a moment to appreciate Martin's big win at the Whistler EWS
The Stan's NoTubes Flow MK3, the wheels that Martin rode to victory
Martin's win and a 3rd for Noga Korem complete a great weekend for Team GT
Video: Peter Jamison
Photos: Peter Jamison and Fraser Britton
MENTIONS: @GTBicycles @StansNoTubes @EnduroWorldSeries
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17 Comments
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leufu
(Aug 13, 2018 at 18:19)
Well than Martin Maes and the GT team, well deserve!!!
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Xc2dh1
(Aug 13, 2018 at 19:14)
Stans ad ?
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jimeg
(Aug 13, 2018 at 22:09)
And a good one. Well composed team.
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yfrnaks
(Aug 13, 2018 at 19:53)
It's been a long time coming for Maes to be on top step! It's been a great battle for top step!
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eugen-fried
(Aug 14, 2018 at 1:14)
I'm kind of interested, where do Martin and Aneke spend most of their riding time? Something tells me that they don't really live in the flat Belgium/Holland...
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michodb
(Aug 14, 2018 at 1:59)
Martin does stay in Belgium a lot. We have small hills (100-300m of vertical descent) with tracks up to 4minutes...
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lost99
(Aug 14, 2018 at 4:20)
Aneke isn't with GT anymore, it's Noga Korem from not so mountainous Israel.
It is mostly hills in the Northern part where she lives and trains most of the year. So no big mountains or wet weather training here in Israel. But I guess talent, dedication and lots of hard work pays in the end.
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kusanagi72
(Aug 14, 2018 at 14:27)
Anneke lives and rides in California most of the year. (For Alchemy nowadays)
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eugen-fried
(Aug 15, 2018 at 4:52)
@lost99: I know Noga in person, and all the trails we used to have in IL. They really tame if you compare them to real mountains. I guess what really bumped her level is trying to get as much time in the French Alps as possible.
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eugen-fried
(Aug 15, 2018 at 4:53)
@michodb: This is really impressive... To be such a beast just by training on 4-minute hills.
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philousousou
(Aug 19, 2018 at 10:37)
Martin simply past the most of the time here in Belgium, Liège. he lives in Neupré. near from me. of course he spend time in finale or malaga but he want and he loves to ride here. near of his Family. it's important for him. Martin is a guys who don't need to ultra-train his skills, he's simply a... ultra talented athlete, using lines that no one takes, he's very adaptative and very fit too.
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Carapau
(Aug 14, 2018 at 5:30)
Yeah! GT bicycles is back to the business! Well done Martin, deserve it. Enduro is charging!
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kcurd
(Aug 14, 2018 at 17:07)
Sweet looking bike. Too bad it doesn't look anything like the GT force on GT's website
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si-paton
(Aug 14, 2018 at 1:38)
Congratulation guys, a well-deserved win!
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pigman65
(Aug 14, 2018 at 4:55)
Nice bike, good spec for £4k
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Lagr1980
(Aug 13, 2018 at 18:47)
dirty cutdan
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colincolin
(Aug 14, 2018 at 2:12)
interesting to see magic front and cut dan back.
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