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EWS Finale Ligure: The Race That Defines Champions

The Enduro World Series descends on Finale Ligure once again, transforming the sun-drenched Ligurian coastline into the most demanding arena in gravity mountain biking. Three days. Fourteen stages. Over 7,000 metres of climbing.

The Course That Breaks Heroes

Tight, rooted singletrack that demands technical precision in equal measure to raw physical power. The limestone terrain shifts without warning from loose, chunky rock gardens to lightning-fast fire roads that separate the fearless from the merely brave.

You don’t race Finale. Finale races you.

This year’s edition introduces two new stages carved from the hillsides above Orco Feglino, adding an additional 340 metres of vertical to an already savage test.

The Contenders

In the men’s field, the defending champion arrives fresh from a commanding victory in Madeira, his flowing precise style tailor-made for Italian limestone. His main challengers include a young French rider whose consistency across the season has placed him in a commanding overall position heading into this penultimate round.

Written by

andrewrudling@gmail.com

Senior editor and trail guide. Riding the Western Cape since 2008. Contributor to EWS Media, IMBA, and the South African MTB Federation.