ELSASS BLUEGRASS ENDURO TOUR 2011 (speciale 4)

The starting line up at Dabo included some of the world's leading Enduro riders: Nicolas Lau, Rémy Absalon, François Bailly-Maitre among the boys, and Claire Hassenfratz among the girls. In total, more than 400 riders took part with a large contingent of German and Swiss riders who had crossed over from neighbouring countries. The course was designed to get increasingly difficult both technically and physically from Special to Special, but with lots of fun mixed in. In short, an explosiv...

Saturday A mist hid the banks of Loch Leven below and the atmosphere around the Prologue suddenly felt very ‘Lord of the Rings’! The first special stage which was an all downhill run, made more complicated by the rain, was won by Joe Barnes who took the lead in the men’s race and his sister Hannah did the same in the women’s. Sunday A beautiful sunshine welcomed the competitors right from the start of the first liaison set for 8.30 am in a landscape of breathtaking beauty. Now it wa...