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CHLOE WOODRUFF BATTLES FOR THE XC PODIUM IN VAL DI SOLE<\/h4>\n
[vc_empty_space height=”11px”]Vivamus lA strong 7th place finish in the wet and sloppy Val di Sole XCC race set Chloe Woodruff up with a great starting position for Sunday’s XC event. Chloe battled for the podium the entire race and finished a solid 6th matching her best finish World Cup XC ever.[vc_empty_space height=”27px”]<\/p>\n
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PIVOT FACTORY RACING ATTACKS THE SLOPES OF VAL DI SOLE<\/h4>\n
[vc_empty_space height=”11px”]A super steep and rough track in Val Di Sole is a challenge even for the best riders in the world and the forecast of wet weather made the challenge even greater.<\/p>\n
Suffering from a broken hand when on a training ride back home, Bernard Kerr was gutted to be missing the race. Despite this, he was in good spirits, and he was trackside, helping the other riders with line selection, bike set- up, and keeping motivation high.<\/p>\n
A thrilling elite women race ended with Emilie Seigenthaler finishing in 5th and scoring another fantastic podium finish at one of the most challenging tracks on the calendar. Matt Walker posted the 40th fastest time of the day – a little off from where he wants to be, but happy to have qualified and survived such a challenging track and weekend.<\/p>\n
Eddie Masters was up by 0.1 at the first time check and looking speedy. While hitting one of the rocky shoots fully pinned, a wet rock spat his rear wheel sideways and there was nothing Eddie could do to save the inevitable crash. Matt and Eddie will now travel to Whistler, B.C., to take on the next round of the Enduro World Series.[vc_empty_space height=”27px”]<\/p>\n
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PIVOT TAKES THE TOP THREE STEPS\u00a0OF THE BME\u00a0PODIUM AT BIG SKY<\/h4>\n
[vc_empty_space height=”11px”]For the 4th stop of the Big Mountain Enduro, racers traded epic mountain views and challenging weather of Telluride, CO for near perfect trail conditions of Big Sky, MT. This stop consisted of six stages over two days covering 21 miles and almost 7,000ft of climbing. Unlike the nearly complete list-assist stops at Winter Park and Telluride, riders only got to take the lift for the first stage of each day. The rest of the stages had to be reached under pedal power. \u00a0Although held at a bike park, the trails were surprisingly fast, loose, chunky, and steep. Conditions that favored the Pivot riders aboard their Firebird 29s.<\/p>\n
[vc_empty_space height=”11px”]The racing was close, very close, INSANELY CLOSE. At the end of 6 stages, the top three pro women riders were separated by only 5 seconds, and all of them Pivot riders. Cooper Ott took the overall after winning 3 stages, and finishing no worse than 3rd on the other three. Lia Westermann carried her speed from US Enduro Nationals and BME Telluride to take two stage wins and 2nd place overall, only 2 seconds off Ott\u2019s time. Arizona native,Stefanie McDaniel remained quick on course, taking one stage win and 3rd overall, only 5 seconds behind Ott. \u00a0After four stops, the BME overall standings remain a Pivot-dominated affair. Ott extends her 1st place lead, with Westermann in 2nd, and McDaniel in 3rd place.<\/p>\n
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