ISDE

[35elsinore]

Amazing efforts and results so far in the ISDE, Australian enduro scene is very healthy and with results like this can only get better


Fingers crossed for all the rider for day 5 and 6

[Nathan S]

Yes!
The women's team had a 39 minute lead, last I heard.
I genuinely laughed out loud when I saw that - that's not just a lead, that's destroying the competition.

Hope it all hangs together.

[mustanggrahame]

I think it is over 50 minutes now and they are 1st, 2nd and 3rd outright!

[John Orchard]

The FIM make me sad about their decision regarding France  :-(  At the time (day 3), when they were disqualified, and then later reinstated, they should have had a time penalty before their decision decided a title.

[Nathan S]

The Trophy team stuff is an abomination.
The actions of the Aussie team could sound petulant, but they have my support. Like lots of people have said, there's two main rules to enduro riding:
1. Stay on the course;
2. Stay on time.
When more than half your team can't manage Rule 1, you don't deserve to be anywhere on the podium.

[VMX247]

Here here nathan and ted.
Would it have been different if the shoe was on the other foot.

[TooFastTim]

Cheese eating surrender monkeys.......

[Graeme M]

Spot on Nathan. I think there is some sort of inquiry or protest or something being heard? I guess we know we won but it would have been so good to have an official clean sweep. The girls did brilliantly!

[Tex]

Still waiting to hear the outcome of the final review (unless I've missed something). On the face of it it would seem a fairly cut and dried case - staying on the course would be a pre-requisite you'd think. If not disqualified, the 8 riders should at least be heavily penalised and overall results modified accordingly.

David Knight (UK) was one of the 8 caught up in the mess, and claims that the course was poorly marked, and by the time the error was realised it was unsafe to travel back along the tight single trail and risk a head on collision. He also reckons no advantage was gained in terms of distance covered. Obviously he was crying foul when he was disqualified.

The American rider took it on the chin apparently.

Tex

[Tex]

30+ minutes of footage from a hill:

https://youtu.be/cNUOWMKfaQE

Tex

[bigk]

2 day vintage class at ISDE for next year in Spain. That will be good.
K

[Viper65]

Yes Mick there's a vintage class in the 2016 ISDE in Spain.  30+ year old bikes (pre85), two days on the final weekend.
Here's a clip from the announcement made last week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKN0nAKbDh8&list=PLYHvmAlV5sQAaFq0_mTZK5aluQ__d-jJs&index=15

(I hope it doesn't clash with any Viper events 

[Nathan S]

Only two days? Actually makes it a negative if you have to travel to the opposite side of the world.

Still, I hope it succeeds.

[Slakewell]

Yeah and I bet there at the back of the field to. Only two days and you get to ride huge ruts and whoops on a vintage bike and spend 7k to do it? No thanks Ill pass.