Enduro racing isn’t a male-dominated sport at all. The many female racers that show up at the Enduro World Series (and plenty of local races) make Enduro even more beautiful. Here are eleven ladies and their bikes that our race photographer Matt Wragg met in the pits today. Enjoy!

Hannah Barnes Orange Enduro World Series RacingHannah Barnes from Scotland and her mtb cut pink Orange. 23rd place for her today!

Anka Martin Juliana Santa Cruz Urge Enduro World Series Racing Anka Martin finished 8th today. Her bike is a new Juliana with SRAM components and Rock Shox suspension elements!

Anneke Beerten Specialized Factor Racing Enduro World Series Specialized Factory Enduro Racer Anneke Beerten got second today. She’s riding a Specialized S-Works Enduro 26 with Rock Shox Pike & SRAM XX1.

Ines Thomas Canyon Factory Racing Enduro World Series German Canyon Factory Enduro Racer Ines Thoma finished 4th today! Wir drücken die Daumen. Kette rechts Ines!

HORRIDGE Emily Transition Enduro World Series Racing RacerEmily Horridge from the UK raced on her Transition Covert to 11th place.

JONNIER Morgane Rocky Mountain Enduro World SeriesSabrina Jonnier’s younger sister Morganne with her Rocky Mountain Altitude (Urge Enduro Team). 15th place for the french lady!

Kelli Emmet Giant Factory Racing Enduro World SeriesKelli Emmet from Colorado Springs (CO/ USA) with her new Giant 650B carbon enduro bike.

Mary Moncorge Commencal Enduro World Series Racing MetaCommencal’s marketing manager is a very fast racer that gained lots of attention (and victories) in the US during the last years. Now living in Andorra ain’t no bad place for training either. 19th place today on her Meta AM. Allez Allez Mary!

Pauline Dieffenthaler Cannondale Mavic Enduro World Series RacingPauline Dieffenthaler and Jey Clementz are the fastest couple in the Enduro World! Riding for Cannondale / Mavic / SRAM Pauline finished 9th today!

Rosara Joseph Yeti Fox Enduro World Series racing Rosara Joseph (Yeti / Fox) from New Zealand finished in 10th position today. FYI: She finished ninth in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the women’s cross country race.

Valentina Macheda life cycle enduro world series racing ibis Valentina Macheda from Team Life Cycle and her beautiful Ibis Mojo HD. Vale finished 24th after today’s three stages. She and her boyfriend Manuel Ducci are the very fast italian couple! Andiamo ragazzi!


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Robin Schmitt

Robin is one of the two founders of 41 Publishing, a visionary and go-getter. While he now enjoys every second on the bike – whenever his busy schedule allows – he used to race against the clock at enduro events and a few Downhill World Cups. Besides that, Robin practises kung fu and Zen meditation, plays the cello or with his dog (which actually belongs to his girlfriend), travels abroad and still reviews numerous bikes himself. Progressive ideas, new projects and major challenges – Robin loves exploring undiscovered potential and getting to the bottom of new trends.