As we approach the 2024 season, the Orbea FOX Enduro Team once again gears up to face the pinnacle of enduro racing. Following Flo Espiñeira’s nearly flawless season, having won the E-Enduro circuit on their Wild, they return this year wanting more.
Martin Maes and Edgar Carballo have prepared this season with the same focus, more excited than ever to give their best in Enduro and E-Enduro. Throughout the winter, the team has been training and testing equipment in various conditions, fine-tuning their bikes to suit their individual needs and objectives.
Enduro has evolved in a way where every fraction counts, which is why all the details are important and we must pay attention to them if we really want to fight for victory.
This preseason, we have worked a lot on adapting the Orbea Rallon for Martin and Wild for Edgar and Flo, and we believe that we have reached the perfect settings for each rider.
Primož Štrancar, Team Manager for the Orbea FOX Enduro Team.
THE BEST EQUIPMENT, ANOTHER YEAR
In the EDR category, Martin will use the newly updated Rallon, featuring new geometry, with a head angle of 63.5º, down from 64º, and increased travel, with the fork extending from 160mm to 170mm and the rear travel from 160mm to 167mm.
These modifications make Rallon an even faster, more capable bike in high-level racing. As usual, Martin will configure his bike with different options within the range depending on the course and conditions, including 29” front and rear wheels or Mullet option, an air or coil shock, and other possible configurations.
For E-Enduro, Flo and Edgar will once again rely on Wild, the most winning ebike in the industry to date. Both riders will continue to benefit from features such as the Bosch CX-R motor or Steep N Deep technology, which will complement the bike’s lightweight maneuverability.
The team will sport Metallic Spark Silver as Wild’s primary color in 2024, accented with Anthracite Glitter and Pure Red. Rallon will also feature the Speed Heritage Faded Orange graphics. These colors and graphics are available through the MyO personalization platform and in any store.
FOX remains a pillar of this project and has equipped the team with a FOX 38 fork on both Wild and Rallon. Oquo wheels also returns as a fundamental team sponsor for 2024, showcasing their performance and reliability even in the most challenging usage conditions. Moreover, the bikes will serve as a global platform to showcase all the available details and personalization options from MyO. Alongside these brands, Race Face, Bosch, Maxxis, FI’zi:k, Bluegrass, Met, Galfer and Crankbrothers are essential for the continued success of the Orbea FOX Enduro Team.
Another crucial component to the team’s success is its staff. Primož Štrancar will continue to lead as Team Manager, supported by mechanics Eneko Prado and Gilles Frank, physical therapist Gregg Combes, and filmmaker Sandro Szukat.
You can catch the Orbea FOX Enduro Team in the Finale Outdoor Region, for the first UCI Enduro World Cup of the season on the 10 - 12 May.
