The E-Enduro World Series should include everything that makes up the e-mountain bike. However, as enduro is mostly downhill, the participants have to tackle an uphill stage in addition to four downhill stages - in true e-mountainbike style, nice and steep and challenging.

In the uphill stage, however, it is the former downhill world champion Tracy Moseley, of all people, who is the fastest on her e-mountainbike up the dust-covered roots.
But that's nowhere near enough for the Brit to claim victory. Frenchwoman Melanie Pugin rode to victory on all the downhill stages. Nathalie Schneitter rode a solid race, but was not quite able to keep up with the front runners and explained: "That's all I could do today. I got the best out of today, so I'm happy with third place."

Limited due to crash

Not reaching his full potential is what happened to Gusti Wildhaber. His knee, and therefore parts of his muscles, are very swollen after a training fall. Nevertheless, the man from Sargans battles through and finishes in a good ninth place and even rides to the third-best time on a downhill stage. Given the circumstances, it is not surprising that he only achieved 20th place on the uphill.

The other Swiss riders Florian Golay and Joris Ryf finished 22nd and 23rd respectively

Small start list

Where the premiere of the Enduro World Series in 2013 welcomed the world's best mountain bikers, the first e-edition did not meet with a particularly great response, even though there are some big names at the start. It is difficult to say whether e-mountain bike racing at a professional level is not very popular or whether many are foregoing a start in Zermatt due to the coronavirus - perhaps a bit of both.

The next round of the E-EWS will take place during the Enduro World Series in Pietra Ligure.

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