Enduro MTB World Cup round two 2023 interviews from Derby, Tasmania: Welcome to ‘Views audio zine, a collection of mountain biker stuff for your ears.
Enduro MTB World Cup round two 2023 interviews from Derby, Tasmania: Welcome to ‘Views audio zine, a collection of mountain biker stuff for your ears.
Misspent Summers photographic wizard Sven Martin interviews some of the riders from the second round of the Enduro Mountain Bike World Cup in Derby, Tasmania.
Interviews include:
00:58 Richie Rude (Yeti/Fox Factory Racing)
03:18 Bex Baraona (Yeti/Fox Factory Racing)
05:00 Matthew Fairbrother (Deviate Cycles)
07:18 Ella Conolly (Canondale Bicycles)
09:28 Slawomir Lukasik (Yeti/Fox Factory Racing)
11:03 Harriet Harnden (Trek Factory Racing)
13:19 Glen Jacobs
23:55 The Three Amigos – Ed Masters, Dean Lucas and Matt Walker ( Pivot Factory Racing and SCOTT DH Factory)
Enduro MTB World Cup Derby (Tasmania) results
The pro men’s race ended up like this: Richie Rude, Slawomir Lukasik and Jesse Melamed. Meanwhile in pro women’s it was a Brit only affair with Bex Baraona taking the win, Harriet Harnden in second and Ella Conolly third.
In U21 Men, Sascha Kim, Cooper Lowe and Lisandro Bertini made up the top three. Erica van Leuven stole the show and was the followed up by Elly Hoskin and Lia Ladbrook.
Check out the full results (pro and U21) here.
Congratulations to everyone racing, big up the Derby organisers and thanks to all the supporters for making their way to the event. What a way to kick off the 2023 MTB World Cup season!
Cover image by Sven Martin.
About Blue Derby enduro MTB trails
Check out the Blue Derby trail network on the town’s website here.
Derby has dozens of brilliant enduro MTB trails for all levels of mountain biker. And, most importantly, the small ex-mining town has a fantastic selection of cafes and friendly locals keen to welcome riders from Australia and further afield.
Derby Enduro World Series races
A spread from our 2017 EWS book, The World Stage, showing Isabeau Courdurier flat out through the rocks in Derby
The Enduro World Series visited Derby a couple of times in 2017 and 2019 (check it out in our EWS books: The World Stage 2017 EWS book; The World Stage 2019 EWS book), plus this second round of the rebranded series, now known as the UCI Enduro MTB World Cup series.
