This legendary venue is a rider and fan favourite which twice featured in the Enduro World Series before enduro integrated into the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. The Derby venue is as famous for its fans as for its incredible trail network.
Racing gets underway this Friday, March 31, with an amateur event, the Enduro of Derby, followed by the pro racers getting back between the tapes on Saturday, April 1 to take on six big stages. 
In the women’s competition, Isabeau Courdurier (Lapierre Zipp Collective) will be looking for more of the same, having finished last week’s race in Maydena the winner by a comfortable nine seconds ahead of second-placed Morgane Charre (Pivot Factory Racing). Also looking for a repeat performance will be Cannondale Enduro Team’s Ella Conolly, who rounded out the Maydena podium in third.
Waiting in the wings to disrupt the party will be Valentina Holl, Bex Baraona (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team) and Harriet Harnden (Trek Factory Racing Gravity) who all have enduro wins to their names in the last two years.
It was an all Australian affair on the podium in the men’s race at round one, with Luke Meier-Smith (Giant Factory Off-Road Team EDR) taking the win on home soil. He’ll start Saturday’s race as the clear favourite, but he’ll have no room to relax with fellow Aussies Dan Booker (Nukeproof SRAM Factory Racing) and Connor Fearon (Forbidden Synthesis Team) on his wheel.
Also in the mix will be some of enduro’s biggest names, Richie Rude (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team), Jesse Melamed (Canyon CLLCTV Factory Enduro Team), Jack Moir (YT MOB) and Martin Maes (Orbea Fox Enduro Team).
In the U21 Men’s competition it’s homegrown talent that shone brightest last weekend and winner Sascha Kim will start the race with a weight of expectation on his shoulders. Last week’s winner Emmy Lan (Forbidden Synthesis Team) remains the favourite in the U21 Women’s race.
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More information including schedules, course maps and entry lists for Derby can be found here.
