Enduro is a format for mountain biking competition based on the discipline commonly referred to as all-mountain riding. The main goal of the Enduro is to create a universal racing format, accessible by every mountain biker without the need to purchase any special equipment other than the bike he/she uses every weekend, which at the same time is challenging enough for professionals. The Enduro awards the most well-rounded riders who posses the skills to ride fast in the Special Stages and to cover the Transfer Stages efficiently and within the imposed time limits.
Each of the individual races in the California Enduro Series will includes 3-5 timed downhill “special stages” linked together by un-timed “transfer/climbing stages”. The timed special stages will be primarily downhill and test the riders technical, physical, and mental abilities. While un-timed, the transfer stages will have a time window in which the racers must make it to the start of the next stage - exceeding that time window will result in a time penalty or disqualification depending upon how late you are. In the end, results will be calculated by combining your downhill special stage finish times and time penalties into one overall finish time.
Consistency is key, but stage wins are sweet!
The Overall Winners of the Californai Enduro Series will be based results across all the individual races in the series - based on a points system.
Each race in the California Enduro Series will be worth 50 points - the points awarded to each racer is based on their overall placement in each race. The overall standing in the California Enduro Series is based on the total points accumulated. The points for each race will be awarded for placement as follows...
1st - 50 pts
2nd - 47 pts
3rd - 45 pts
4th - 43 pts
5th - 41 pts
6th - 40 pts
7th - 39 pts
8th - 38 pts
9th - 37 pts
10th - 36 pts
11th - 35 pts
12th - 34 pts
13th - 33 pts
14th - 32 pts
15th - 31 pts
16th - 30 pts
17th - 29 pts
18th - 28 pts
19th - 27 pts
20th - 26 pts
21th - 25 pts
22th - 24 pts
23th - 23 pts
24th - 22 pts
25th - 21 pts
26th - 20 pts
27th - 19 pts
28th - 18 pts
29th - 17 pts
30th - 16 pts
31th - 15 pts
32th - 14 pts
33th - 13 pts
34th - 12 pts
35th - 11 pts
36th - 10 pts
37th - 9 pts
38th - 8 pts
39th - 7 pts
40th - 6 pts
41th - 5 pts
42th - 4 pts
43th - 3 pts
44th - 2 pts
45th - 1 pts
46th - 0 pts
47th - 0 pts
48th - 0 pts
49th - 0 pts
50th - 0 pts