Well here we go! A World Series fantasy league!
We’ve just set up our own MTB Trail Tales mini-league, it’s free to play, so you can compete against each other as well as in the overall competition!
Join the league for free by clicking the banner below! Create your team and then select “Enter Private League” – use league PIN 20371 to get into the MTBTT league!
Here’s a fantastic video with the ever cheerful, ever interesting to watch Fabien Barel – this is a bit of a special one as the interview is done by none other than freeride legend Brett Tippie, so as you’d expect, it’s pretty damn funny at times!
Fab talks all about his move to Canyon, the R&D and development work he does, plus the training and physical work he’s done in preparation for the Enduro World Series – and he’s looking dangerous for the series for sure, having taken the win at the Riva del Garda enduro race, some 8 seconds ahead of fellow Frenchman Jerome Clementz.
Fabien’s not as young as he once was, but his determination, legendary professionalism and approach to training, and his intrinsic understanding of how to extract maximum speed from every metre of track mean he’s a serious danger man for the series!
Check the video – and make sure you watch right to the very end…….!!
It seems like we have been waiting forever for this!
At last, the awesome Enduro World Series kicks off – the first ever race is in Punta Ala, Italy. It promises to be a fantastic start to the series and competition is set to be fierce. I’ve been arguing/debating/fighting with friends for months as to who we think could take the crown overall, and it’s absolutely wide open. Even for this first race, it’s impossible to say…..but here’s my thoughts:
- Dan Atherton. Looking strong, has been training hard all season and smashed it at the last 2 UK events he was at.
- Fabien Barel. You simply cannot discount one of the best all round riders on the planet. Fab is looking really fast on his new Canyon and has been working hard to get even fitter than he already is.
- Manuel Ducci – the super-fast Italian is always a danger man, on his new Ibis Mojo HD, he is someone to watch for sure.
- Jerome Clementz – the diminutive Frenchman is arguably the most successful Enduro athlete on the planet – can he deliver in Punta Ala?
- Alex Lupato – after his heroic ride in Sestri Levante 2 weeks ago at SuperEnduro (smashing it even with snapped bars after a huge crash), you cannot overlook the young Italian who has really come to the fore in 2013
Can’t wait to see who takes the first win – I might have to get to the bookies and get some bets down!
In the meantime, here’s the preview video and more info on this weekend’s race – and the race itself will be shown on Dirt TV
It’s been a little while since we have had some good, gratuitous crash action! So here’s a little beauty……
Here’s a great video interview with Chris Ball – in the light of the last week or so’s madness with the UCI threatening bans and fines then having to back down in the face of huge protest and major teams stating they would defy any attempts to enforce the rules, this is really refreshing viewing!
Chris talks us through the forthcoming Enduro World Series, how the competition will work, how the EMBA will function for riders and lots more. It’s great to see a series being run by people who really care about the discipline and want to grow it in a natural and organic way.
Click the pic below to see the interview in full!
