With the extra announcement of a Cross-Country Marathon, Enduro and E-Enduro make it three new occasions for mountain biking’s premier racing collection.
Lovers of enduro races rejoice! Your favourite occasions simply received a standing improve.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI, biking’s worldwide governing physique) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) introduced this week that the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup will embrace enduro and E-enduro in 2023.
This change means the Enduro World Series (EWS) can be elevated to UCI World Cup standing. It joins cross-country Olympic (XCO), cross-country brief observe (XCC) downhill (DHI), and cross-country marathon (XCM). The UCI mentioned in a information launch that every one enduro occasions on the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup can be one-day occasions.
In an Instagram put up, the Enduro World Series (EWS) sounded greater than slightly pumped.
“We could not be more excited to tell you about the next chapter in our story — the EWS is becoming a UCI Mountain Bike World Cup!” the group mentioned. “From 2023 onwards, EWS & EWS-E will join the World Cup family and be known as the UCI Mountain Bike Enduro World Cup.”
UCI Enduro and E-Enduro: Details
Enduro racing includes a number of timed Special Stages, largely downhill, and Liaison Stages to achieve the beginning of every Special Stage.
On every Special Stage, riders begin individually at common intervals, with all their recorded occasions added to resolve the winner. To attain the beginning of every of the Special Stages, riders cowl Liaison Stages both by bike or with mechanical help (chair lifts, vans, and many others.). Liaison Stages aren’t timed, however riders should attain the beginning of the next Special Stage inside an allotted time.
Those are the fundamentals, however the UCI model will add a wrinkle. Each spherical will embrace a factors system for every timed Special Stage. An total classification (in line with factors gained) will resolve the order of riders for the final Special Stage. The rider with essentially the most accrued factors units off final.
E-Enduro (E-EDR) follows largely the identical rules. However, the e-enduro occasions current barely totally different programs, “including challenging technical climbs suited to the attributes of an enduro E-mountain bike,” UCI mentioned within the launch.
Other UCI News for 2023
In extra bulletins for UCI’s Mountain Bike World Cup, the Elite downhill competitors will obtain elevated display time. That’s due to the introduction, at every downhill spherical, of a semi-final between the qualification and remaining. This will deliver protection and recognition of extra riders (women and men) taking part within the occasion.
In addition, due to the elevated participation of Junior Women, UCI will introduce a qualifying run for this class, with the quickest 10 continuing to the ultimate. UCI will even broadcast the Men’s Junior and Women’s Junior competitions for the primary time.
The amendments to the UCI Regulations for mountain bike racing will come into power on Jan. 1, 2023. Find them on the UCI web site.
“I am thrilled that this international series will also include enduro, E-enduro and cross-country marathon from 2023,” UCI President David Lappartient mentioned within the launch. “These formats will add a new dimension to the reinvigorated series that is taking the mountain bike discipline to even greater heights.”
The full calendar of the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup can be revealed subsequent week, the group mentioned.
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