EWS7 2014 | Less than 72 hours to the start of the Finale Ligure
EWS7 Finale Ligure has only a few hours to wait before the big event of the 4th and 5th of October, the weekend that will close the Enduro World Series 2014.
EWS7 Finale Ligure has only a few hours to wait before the big event of the 4th and 5th of October, the weekend that will close the Enduro World Series 2014. The EWS will return here in 2015 as well, proving it’s a European MTB Mecca.
The Superenduro staff worked non stop during last weekend to mark the course of the six Special Stages before the practice days scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Six unique trails, never used as race courses and something never seen, a killer combination of spectacle and impressive technical challenge. The idea at the base of the Finale Outdoor Resort,was about maintaining the existing network of trails and creating new ones, in order to keep Finale among the best destinations to ride your mountain bike .
More than five hundred riders – and more than twenty nationalities – are ready to go on the start line. The list of participants includes all the categories of mountain bikers happy to share the Enduro spirit: from the Pro to the enthusiasts that reached Finale driven by their passion and ready to sleep in vans or in tents only to be part of this big event.
The 2013 leaders Jerome Clementz and Fabien Barel, respectively stopped by a shoulder and a back injury will have a lot of attention. It’s time for the two to test their level of preparation facing a stellar group of contenders.
The attention will be also on the Italian top riders that will try to do their best to get a great result here as well. For a few Finale will represent the last chance to redeem a disappointing season. Others will try instead to confirm their performance as in the recently concluded Superenduro Series. Among those riders, we are sure to find Marco Milivinti and Louise Paulin, totally local here at Finale, as they are the new Superenduro champions, crowned at Sauze d’Oulx after the last round of the Series. We should keep a close eye on Davide Sottocornola, who will be on his new bike and on Denny Lupato, who next season will be in a different team from his brother Alex, who instead has just been confirmed by the old team. Denny will change bike and in 2015 will be part of a dream team together with Marco Milivinti. Manuel Ducci will be in search of redemption here in Liguria, his home trails, after the long year ruined by the ankle injury. Among the Italian riders, the race of Nicola Casadei will also be interesting, as he ended in the third position during the 2014 Series.
