[Closed] Dan Atherton Enduro...wow!!

Yes he has epic fitness, but thats his job so he has to have.
Really does make me look like the fat knacker I am wheezing around a few 4 minute enduro stages once a year.

It's the speed he reads the trail that's stunning me!! 😯

scary thing is, Ritchie rude was almost half a minute quicker than Dan on that section :O

It's unreal that he was so fast but wasnt top!!

They don't muck about those elite racers do they! One of the best POV's of 2015.

Followed by The Manon and Rachel comparison video.

Eddie Masters and Reece Potters RAW edits 8)

Whole new level of respect of what they're doing.

Such high output for such an extended amount of time.

Can someone explain to me what Enduro is? from that it looked like really long Downhill

Apart from the speed and the fact someone did this stage a whole lot quicker, whats also crazy is the length and variation of terrain on this video which you would never (unfortunately) find in the UK.

That bit at around 4.35ish and 7ish minutes... That's how I ride all the time. I don't follow the trails, just ride straight through the forests, picking my way through the trees. Or I'm in the expanse of the moors, making new lines where none exist. I call it 'natural play'. It's all shadows and negative space, contours and voids. Often I close one eye, then the other, alternating every few minutes so I ride in 2D to keep my skills sharp. 'China in your hand' on my walkman keeps me 'on edge', focussed. In the zone.

'China in your hand' on my walkman keeps me 'on edge', focussed. In the zone.

Haunting

^^ doordonot that's brilliant!!

Love how at 7 mins ish he tells himself to chill!

That was a fun last stage, it's also quite humbling on some of the tech sections (the bit after the second fire road), Too Tight & Angry Pirate - are really, really awkward to ride hard, and fast, let alone at the end of a big day out, when you are on the redline, nearly 10 minutes in to the final stage.

Last year the final stage was a solid 8 minutes longer than this one, it was disgusting 🙂

Can someone explain to me what Enduro is? from that it looked like really long Downhill

Downhill with a lot more pedalling? I'm sure the shift to more technical and steeper DH courses is a direct result of the rise in popularity of enduro, and possible the main reason pedally-Pietermaritzburg no longer features on the World Cup DH circuit.

I suspect even Aaron Gwin couldn't win an enduro stage with no chain 🙂

I've worked out that the lack of tapes in the woods is what makes me slow. That and being unable to breathe like a phone sex pest for 15 minutes!

Very impressive. Trails look great too, what I can see of them.

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I'd seen that clip a while ago, it still impresses. The bit where he is doing maybe 40mph down a fire road and just fires straight into the singletrack without even slightly checking his speed just blows my mind

very cool video, man that is quick, seriously quick (and quite scary!)

Can someone explain to me what Enduro is? from that it looked like really long Downhill

Multiple DH stages, typically linked by untimed ride sections to the top of the next. Enduro stages tend to be both longer and more natural than their DH equivalent.

An EWS event may well be 6-7 stages and 120k over 2 days. That's tough going on a big bike with soft tyres, wearing a full face helmet all day.

I think that stage would take me 45 minutes?

I think that stage would take me 45 minutes?

Same same. Along with numerous broken bones and a disfigured bike that's been wrapped around a tree or two 😯

Humbling and big respect to those who can and do with seemingly so much ease and so little braking 8)

Mind blown. I could barely watch it at that speed, let alone cope with the rocks, trees, roots, drops, jumps... Incredible.

Wow indeed. I'm blown away by that. That's a good afternoons riding for me I reckon and I think I'd still be stoked at the end of it. Probably a full set of pads and several pairs of clean shorts required too! Inspiring!

bigjim - Member
I think that stage would take me 45 minutes?

Billy Big Spuds over here. 😉

Reckon I could do it. Eventually.

Always blown away by that vid, I've actually ridden a few bits of it and the speed difference is mind blowing, even if I forget for a second that it's 4-5 trails worth that I would have taken probably in 2-3 bites each. His fitness is amazing.

Sandwich - Member
I've worked out that the lack of tapes in the woods is what makes me slow. That and being unable to breathe like a phone sex pest for 15 minutes!
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Where is that?

The woods behind Nationwide in Swindon.

Whistler, it's at Crankworks.

I think he pretty much triples the rock slab jump into 2nd part of no joke, which is just insane. Riding over it was enough for me!