Cycling: Justin Leov clinched his first deserved Enduro World Series victory last weekend. At the Tweedlove Festival he benefited from a mistake by Richie Rude, who had led and won until then. Tracy Moseley was able to relegate Anne Caroline Chausson to second place and continues to extend her lead.
With Ireland and Scotland there have been back-to-back Enduro World Series events in the last two weeks. After the British weather in Ireland showed itself from the nice side, the Tweedlove Festival turned out to be another difficult slide.
On the first day, however, the drivers were still spared. Jared Graves had already announced before the second stop of the Enduro World Series that he would not start in Ireland or Scotland and would give his injury more time. In Ireland it was Greg Callaghan who caused the big sensation on home soil and secured victory without ever having finished in the top 3 before.
He was also on the list of top favorites for Tweedlove and, as expected, has been strong and consistent. However, young American Richie Rude was the one leading the field after the first day of racing. As a teammate of Graves, Rude was able to train with the Enduro World Champ in Australia in the winter and was able to showcase his entire class for the first time. It has to be said that he wasn't the big favorite for such narrow and blocked trails. Rude is best known for his power. As a junior DH world champion, he can play to his strengths, especially on fast trails. To be leading after day one in Scotland shows that he has evolved tremendously and is now competitive on any terrain.
However, luck was not with him on the second day of racing. He fell right on the first stage on Sunday and lost valuable time, which later cost him the podium – he finally finished in 7th place.
Meanwhile, Justin Leov drove to victory – constant performance was again the key to success. After more than half an hour, he had a lead of 3,35 seconds and relegated Florian Nicolai and Greg Callaghan to the places.
Tracy Moseley once again proved her class in the women's category. While Anne Caroline Chausson was struggling to find her rhythm, she consistently swept up one stage win after another to secure another win.
