Video: In the third year of its existence, the Enduro World Series has again undergone a major development. With eight races in eight countries, the popular Enduro racing series was more present than ever before. Richard Cunynghame, a rider, author and filmmaker from England, gives a look back at the highlights of 2015.
The Enduro World Series got off to a flying start in March. The GIANT Toa Enduro marked the start as part of the Crankworx Rotorua in New Zealand. Two races were scheduled in May: the Chain Reaction Cycles Emerald Enduro race in County Wicklow, Ireland, and the Cannondale Alpine Bikes World Enduro race in Tweed Valley/Scotland. The fourth race was held on the European mainland with the Samoens Enduro World Series driven by Urge Bike Products in France.
The fifth and sixth rounds took the riders overseas. The Yeti Cycles Big Mountain Enduro presented by Shimano event in Crested Butte (USA) was followed by the SRAM Canadian Open Enduro race presented by Shimano as part of the Crankworx Whistler mega event. The final two rounds of the 2015 season were again held in Europe. The penultimate race was the Specialized Opel Enduro Festival Zona Zero at the end of September in Spain, the finale was held at the Superenduro powered by SRAM in the Italian Finale Ligure at the beginning of October.
The Canyon Factory Enduro Team was the most successful team with a total of 6810 points. In the men's category, the American Richie Rude won the overall ranking, while in the women's category, Tracy Moseley came out on top.
However, the 2015 season was also to be a fateful year for the popular enduro series. In the middle of the year, a tragic accident shook the bike sport. During the Enduro World Series run in Crested Butte, 40-year-old William Dean Olson from Edwards/Colorado fell so badly that he died at the scene of the accident.
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