Video: Sam Hill Dominating the Australia Enduro Tour Champs
Having only recently returned home to Australia, battle wearily, yet dominant, and triumphant as the 2018 Enduro World Series Champion, Sam Hill quickly set his sights on also adding the most prestigious local trophy to his mantlepiece. The Shimano Australian Enduro Tour was introduced this year as a three-round series designed to encapsulate the very best Enduro MTB across Australia. With the first two rounds already won-and-done Sam held the lead heading into the final round which was to be contested in the Australian Alpine town of Mount Buller. Get set to experience a behind the scenes looks at Sam on his journey throughout the weekend on his way to the podium…
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All day affair riding, "stacking the bones" allow you to conserve energy. Riding flats would reinforced that behavior because you really have to pressure those pedals at the right time.
Try riding (not at the speed) like Danny Hart at the bike park all day. You would tire quickly. All the top professional riders do know when to "sink" into the bike or stand "tall". Race and timing specific.
Stand tall beside your bike, tension your quads then release the tension only. You are lining up your bone structure hence "stack the bones". Very efficient and you can ride all day like this. Other things to do with the rest of your body but I'll leave it as that.
Now stand beside your bike, bend your knees, activating the quads, calves and glutes. See how long you can remain in that position with a few ups and down motion. You now have your answer...
Hope that help clarifying a little bit. Cheers
Heard he had faster qualifying at the Aus Open but Reedy protested becaus the nuke proof wasnt race legal.
What a bitch.
It seems legit.
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