Canadian Enduro Series Overall & Updates
A little video from the first race of the year, Fraser Valley.
Series Recap: MEC Canadian National Enduro Series presented by Intense Cycles
2018 was an unprecedented year for Enduro racing in Canada, this year saw the largest Canadian representation at EWS events, a massive increase in enduro events across Canada, an up-tick in race participation, more women riders across all categories, and the closest competition to date!
A few of my highlights from this years season are:
- Our CNES Development Team supported by Blueprint, absolutely lighting the podiums up across Canada and the USA.
- More women: our women's categories are growing, and the U21 category is quickly rivalling the pro's!
- Amazing support from the local communities. Volunteers, food vendors and trail clubs, we salute you!
- New racers > we had more than 437 new registrations this year! That's huge! The majority of these were in our 30-39 category and our U21 categories.
- Trail love - we donated more than $10,000 back to local trails this year, I say WE, because that's you (the racer). Whenever you register for an event, I allocate 10% of your entry straight to the local trail club, but it get's better, MEC then matches our donation, and together, we're able to provide a little bit of love for the club!
- Championship > This was the first year we ran a one-day national championship event, my favourite event of the year. Super excited to bring this back to Panorama, and test the limits of what you all are willing to go through!
- Volunteers > with more than 1440 volunteer hours this year, our vollies earn a huge thanks, their selflessness and dedication to ensuring that you all have fun is what reminds me that no matter what, we're riding bikes and having fun!
There are a few people that I need to give special thanks to: Keri Lewis, Kaitlin Lomas, Sue Helly, Michelle Davies, Connor Hamilton, Peter Wojnar, James Cattanach, Sam Egan, Alvaro Leal, Jacob Tooke, Jay Balabas, Jose Letelier, Ryan Cronsberry, Dimitri Kuzmin, Dustin Adams, Jason Moore and Cadence Thadawg.
Lastly, I wanted to give a shout-out to MEC our title partner. Likely at some-point this year, you had your bike serviced by the crew at MEC, this team goes out of their way to help get every rider back in the event, from taking apart other bikes, to staying late to troubleshoot a fork, there support has been irreplaceable. Some other incredible things they do are support the efforts of local trail clubs through our matched donation program, but also through their Community Grant programs they help build capacity, education and relationships across every province. Lots of events have sponsors, I truly see MEC as a partner, we work together to not only bring better events to you, but to also develop athletes, trails and provide support for some truly unique experiences.
This year was a very competitive year for the overall, with a surprising few twists, so check below for the top three in each category!
Check out our 2018 Video Recap's here!
Thanks to the folks at MEC and all the trail clubs throughout Canada who helped us create exceptional experiences for the riders
OVERALL TITLES
You can view the overall series points schedule here.
While you're there, if you have a moment to donate to Roots and Rain, that would be greatly appreciated as the R&R team do an amazing service for the mountain bike industry!
To showcase the overall title holders, we've posted a photo of the first place finisher, followed by second and third in the photo caption.
U15 > Johnathan Helly (pictured), Oliver Cebuliak, Tristan Curran!
U21 > Carter Krasny (pictured), Jacob Tooke, Evan Wall
21-29 Men > Spencer Skerget (pictured), Jacob Larouche-Tremblay, Austin Gray
30-39 Men > Nate Briggs (Centre - old photo), Michael Smith, Charles Diamond
40+ Men > Ryan Hayes (Pictured), Shane Jensen, Frank Helly
U21 Women > Lucy Schick (pictured), Sena Odyakmaz, Julia Long
Open Women > Angeline McKirdy (pictured), Kirsty Stormer, Melanie Edwards
Pro Women > Jennifer McHugh (middle - old photo), Jennifer McTavish, Katie Spittlehouse
Daniel Shaw is your 2018 Canadian National Enduro Series overall champion, he's followed up by Lee Jackson and Max Leyen. Daniel Shaw had this to say about what being the overall title holder is all about "Enduro racing is damn fun! It's crazy how much you get to ride in a day while letting off the brakes and going fast. I'll be back next year for sure."
2019 CANADIAN NATIONAL ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP™
Some interesting news for 2019! We'll be running another one-day championship, in 2019 the Canadian National Enduro Championship™ will be the first UCI sanctioned enduro in Canada, in conjunction with Cycling Canada. The event will take place at Panorama Mountain Resort.
The only sanctioned categories will be the Pro Men (Elite Men) and Pro Women (Elite Women), those will be the only categories requiring UCI licenses to compete. All other categories will be unaffected by the sanctioning.
Furthermore, the 2019 Canadian National Enduro Championship™, will be held alongside the Downhill MTB Championship, on the same weekend. The CNEC event will take place on Saturday, July 27th, with practice on Friday, July 26th. The DH Race will take place on the 28th, with practice and seeding on the 26th and 27th. This will create a full gravity oriented championship weekend, so be sure to bring some spare tires!
Your 2018 Canadian National Enduro Championship Winners at Panorama 2018, in their limited edition Kazoom Canadiana Jersey's - Left to Right - Deb McKillop, Remi Gauvin, Johnny Helly, Charles Diamond, Lucy Schick, Jacob Larouche-Tremblay, Evan Wall, Shane Jensen. Emily Slaco is not pictured.
2019 SCHEDULE
Sit tight and stay tuned to our social media, you can expect an updated schedule and website later this fall. In the meantime, don't be afraid to peruse our photos on Pinkbike, or check out some of the race recaps on Youtube.
For those interested in development team, you can expect update criteria in a few weeks, but feel free to email admin@bcenduro.com with any questions.
Additionally, if you're looking to become a partner of the enduro series, we're currently accepting sponsors for 2019, and can provide demographic information, participant statistics and lots of more information upon request at admin@bcenduro.com.
Lastly, we are seeking an event manager or event assistant's for 2019, if you are interested please email your letter of intent to admin@bcenduro.com.
The Canadian National Enduro Series is supported by:
A massive thank-you to this year's series sponsors and supporters and anyone who Volunteered with us and anyone who helped with a shuttle, a beer or a spare tube!
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Think about it, Enduro practice, even with chairlifts will take most, if not all day. You might be able to sneak in a couple DH Laps mid day on Friday and pre-ride the Enduro stages outside the bike park after the lift closes, but then you're switching between bikes and equipment. If the Enduro race is as long as last year, there will be no way to do any practice and more importantly, seeding for DH before the lifts close on Saturday.
This is nationals, arguably the most important race for a privateer who wants to qualify for Mont Saint Anne or get EWS Qualifier points. Why make rider chose one discipline?
We didn't see a huge cross-over between disciplines this year or last. There's lots of behind the scenes, and bringing the event into one weekend festival will really promote both sports.
No need to choose a discipline. Just be organized, train hard and come prepared and you'll do well in both events.
Think about Crankworx, multi-disciplined games over the course of two weeks. If Sam Hill can win Garbo and get second in the Enduro, surely you can give this a try!?
Cheers,