Enduro World Series announces the 26 official teams for 2014

Today the Enduro World Series has announced the 2014 team roster: A total of 26 teams will participate in the seven races all around the world.

As usual, some fresh faces appeared on the scene and some well known riders changed their sponsors. Rémy Absalon for example will ride for SCOTT SR Suntour and YETI bikes will focus completely on enduro in 2014, adding the 19 year old Richie Rude to their team. Also the series welcomes some new founded racing teams, like the German Focus Trail Team and Spanish Intense GoPro.

Find the list of all teams and riders below and get ready for an awesome season of high-class racing!

BMC Enduro Racing Team

François Bailly-Maître
Aaron Bradford
Florian Golay
Kerstin Kögler

Aaron Bradford wird man 2014 wieder auf einem BMC Trailfox 29 bei den EWS-Rennen zu Gesicht bekommen. — Aaron Bradford will chase seconds on his BMC Trailfox 29 again. After his great result at the EWS in Colorado, we’re more than excited to see what he might have up his sleeves this year!

Cannondale Overmountain

Jerome Clementz
Benjamin Cruz
Pauline Dieffenthaler
Mark Weir
Jason Moeschler
Marco Osborne

Jerome Clementz war der erste Gesamtsieger der Enduro World Series und startet als Titelverteidiger in die neue Saison. — Jerome Clementz is the first ever Enduro World Champion – will he defend his title in 2014?

Canyon Factory Enduro Team

Fabien Barel
Joe Barnes
Ludovic May
Ines Thoma

Mister Downhill Fabien Barel gewann im letzten Jahr den Auftagt in Punta Ala, war im Anschluss aber vom Defekt-Pech verfolgt. 2014 ist mit ihm auf alle Fälle wieder zu rechnen! — Fabien “Mr. Downhill” Barel won the first race in Punta Ala last year, but suffered from mechanicals in the following races. Someone to have an eye on!

Cube Action Team

Laura Brethauer
Ludwig Döhl
Nicolas Lau
Scott Laughland
Andre Wagenknecht
Gustav Wildhaber

Eine Zeitstrafe kostete den zweifachen Trans Provence Sieger Nico Lau den Sieg beim Saisonabschluss in Finale Ligurien, gut nachzuvollziehen das er sich für 2014 viel vorgenommen hat. — A time penalty destroyed all chances of victory of the two-times Trans-Provence winner Nico Lau at the last race of the EWS 2013 in Finale Ligure – so his motivation for this season sure is off the charts!

Focus Trail Team

Markus Reiser
Tobias Reiser
Fabian Scholz

FRM Factory Racing

Alex Lupato
Denny Lupato
Andrea Pirazzoli

GT Factory Racing

Dan Atherton
Martin Maes

Die Überraschung 2013 - Martin Maes! Der Junioren Pilot konnte sich im letzten Jahr bereits in der Weltspitze des Enduro Sports behaupten und wird für 2014 ebenfalls ein heißer Kandidat für so manchen Rennsieg. — The big winner of 2013 – Martin Maes! His incredible speed and jaw-dropping riding style make him one of the favorites for this years title!

GT/Pulse Session

Cedric Ravanel
Cecile Ravanel
Gatien Pernet

Ibis Cycles

Anne Caroline Chausson
Manuel Ducci
Jeff Kendall-Weed
Brian Lopes
Valentina Macheda

Anne-Caroline Chausson bleibt ihren Sponsoren treu und startet auch 2014 wieder auf Ibis Bikes — Downhill legend Anne-Caroline Chausson stays loyal to her sponsors and will compete on Ibis Bikes again

Intense-GoPro

Daniel Algarra Navarro
Matthew Beer
Pol Romero Perich
Ferran Jorba
Guillem Jorba
Vaea Verbeeck
Bernat Guardia Pascal

Lapierre Gravity Republic

Nicolas Vouilloz
Samuel Blenkinsop
Loic Bruni
Emmeline Ragot
Loris Vergier

Mondraker

Roger Gonzales
Jacobo Santana

Orbea Enduro Crew

Simon Andre
Aurelien Demailly
Santiago Lombo
Kevin Lorenzato
Markel Uriarte
Vid Persak

Polygon UR

Aurelien Giordanengo
Jamie Nicoll
Mick Hannah
Tracey Hannah
Fabien Cousinie

Santa Cruz Bicycles

Cedric Gracia
Steve Peat
Chris Johnston
Dylan Wolsky
Greg Minnaar
Josh Bryceland

Scott SR Suntour Team

Remy Absalon
Thomas Lapeyrie
Elliot Trabac

New bike, new kit and loads of experience - what can we expect from the French man this year? — New bike, new kit and loads of experience – what can we expect from the French man this year?

Specialized Racing Team

Anneke Beerten
Troy Brosnan
Curtis Keene
Michal Prokop
Mitch Ropelato

Curtis Keene wird seinem Arbeitsgerät für 2014 sicherlich auch treu bleiben, schließlich hat er mit dem Specialized Enduro 29 eines der schnellsten Räder des Enduro Rennzirkus zur Verfügung. — US-Racer Curtis Keene would be a fool to change his sponsor, as his Specialized Enduro 29 is one of the fastest bikes out there!

Trek Factory Racing Enduro Team

Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski
Heather Irmiger
Justin Leov
Tracy Moseley
Ross Schnell
Rene Wildhaber

Bei den Damen sicherte sich Tracey Mosley den Gesamtsieg der EWS 2013. — Tracy Moseley is the first ever female Enduro World Champion!

Unior Tools Team

Ruaridh Cunningham
Ziga Pandur
Nejc Rutar
Anze Zabjek
Tanja Zakelj

Yeti Belgium – Urge bp Enduro Team

Johnny Magis
Brice Liebrechts
Tom Maes
Robin Matot

Yeti / Fox Shox Factory Team

Jared Graves
Richie Rude
Chris Heath
Mike West

Im Fourcross hat er bereits alles gewonnen, nun kommt Jared Graves in seine zweite Enduro Saison und wir sind gespannt was es von dem Australier zu sehen gibt — After winning every title possible in fourcross, lasts years great results from Jared Graves weren’t that surprising. Is the Australian Powerhouse fast enough for the 2014 tile?

The following teams are already registered, but the names of the riders are still to be published:

Cycles Devinci

Giant Factory Off-Road

PuroMTB Costa Rica Enduro Team

Rocky Mountain – URGE bp Rally Team

Norco Enduro World Team

While we don’t know who’s going to be the fastest rider out there in 2014, one thing is sure: The upcoming season will be more demanding and more exciting than ever before!

More information on the Enduro World Series can be found on the official website, for a big overview on worldwide enduro racing head over to our racing section!

Words: Aaron Steinke / Christoph Bayer | Photos: Christoph Bayer

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