Enduro Series Terlago
29.04.2014

The Specialized-SRAM Enduro Series 2014 has its first winner! In Terlago, Italy, just a few kilometers away from the well-known bike region around Lake Garda, the first race of the established series took place – and more than 330 riders came to experience the finest trails and high-class racing.

While both training and prologue on Saturday took place with the sun shining, rain began to fall during in the night and kept going on through most of the raceday. So starters had to deal with totally different conditions than those they found in training: the dusty trails from Saturday were now full of slippery rock sections, wet roots and muddy corners and much more difficult to ride. Also good time-management was important: riders who hurried on the transfers found the timed stages in better conditions.

I won prolog on Saturday and on Sunday race I ended up in 4th place! The gap between 2nd and 5th was less than 0.7 seconds – a big proof of the high level of competition in the Specialized-SRAM series.