SUPERENDURO Reveal E-Bike Category at 2016 Events
SUPERENDURO is a popular and well run race series taking in some of Italy’s best trails, after a brief sabbatical in 2015 it is back and now with the great addition of an E-Bike specific category! Read on for more details:
Besides confirmed format choices, Superenduro innovates and introduces the E-MTB category, aiming to test and find the right recipe for pedelec-dedicated races.
The growth of the E-MTB industry is now a reality, as shown by the development and evolution of the products, by the creation of specialized sections and columns in the main industry magazines and by the widespread public curiosity on the subject. In addition – and to be honest – E-MTBs are now really good-looking, and when something combines innovation and good taste, the real boom comes next. To date what direction is going to be taken by this category or better, what is the best direction for the racing arm of the E-MTB category, it is still a question that nobody can answer. What we know for sure is that within the wide range of mountain-biking disciplines, enduro is the only one where the racing developments of E-bikes make real sense. Both for the nature of the discipline and for the technical development that the different brands have carried out within their bike range. Always fascinated by new challenges and fresh trends, Superenduro staff intend to fully understand the E-MTB potential and, above all, they want to find out what are the elements that a dedicated race needs to have in order to offer good fun and a great challenge.
Following these ideas they designed the racecourse of the first, pilot E-Bike race in Massa Marittima. Only those who will be there will be able to say they took part to a time of changes and that they contributed with their feedbacks to the development of a new and different way to race enduro.
See you at Massa Marittima!
E-MTB CATEGORY-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS AT SUPERENDURO
-Only pedal-assisted electric MTB, or pedelec, that meet the European standard in force (European Directive 2002/24/CE) are allowed.
-Each participant is personally responsible for the homologation of her/his own eBike and for the compliance with the Highway Code rules.
-Participants with E-Bikes that do not comply with the current technical regulation of reference, with the Highway Code and with the present regulation, may be excluded from the race at any time at the discretion of the president of the jury. Participants who break the rules may be excluded also as a result of inspections after the end of the race through a draw-based selection.
-The following components will be marked with adhesive stamps: battery, rims, frame.
-Once stamp-marked, the battery cannot be recharged until the end of the race.
-Any loss or damage to any of the stamps will result in the exclusion from the race.
PROVISIONAL SUPERENDURO E-MTB-SPECIFIC SCHEDULE
-The departure of the E-MTB category will take place in Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral square) in Massa Marittima, at about 8:45.
-As first transfer, the riders will reach Massa Vecchia Bike Hotel.
-From there, at about 9:15 and in any case in front of all racing categories, they will join the proper race with the official start of PS3, PS4, PS5 and PS6.
For more information visit the SUPERENDURO-Website.
Words: SUPERENDURO Photos: Francesco Guidi (Massa Vecchia)
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