Scott Bikes hosted the Enduro Cup race on the 9-10 of June at Angel Fire Bike Park. Due to the 416 fire burning near the area, the race format changed a bit. The original plan was a backcountry day for the first day of racing, followed by a day in the bike park. With the fire though, the race organizers moved the format to two bike park days, both of which were entirely lift served. Talk about every DH riders dream! The weekend served up 7 stages in total, with nearly 12,000 vertical feet of descending and over 45 minutes of race time, with lots going over an hour! The MTBNM crew was there to document the dust-pocalypse, heckle harder than most, and showcase NM riders and terrain. Enjoy!

Stage 1

Ziggy – Diesel – World Cup – Upper Boogie – Sierra

ETS_8279 — **Light conditions were pretty prime for the first stage of the day.** Photo: Eric Cook

**Don’t touch those brakes!** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Mike Leslie using some feather magic to end up in the top 10.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Brittany Greer navigating the chunk.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Nathan Rafferty coming in hot from the inside line.** Photo

bib 14 — **Jubal Davis blasting through the rocks and roots on World Cup.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Trevor Mejia looking for the next turn.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Aidan Bond keeping it smooth.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Nate Bowman with the mean lean.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Jesse Calvin has been proving himself on the Pro circuit across the Southwest this year.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Hogan Koesis, the evil genius behind most of these trails.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Amanda Batty decided to run the V10 this weekend.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Ethan White “ON YOUR LEFT” with the high speed pass.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Ian Pond keeping it between the tape.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Aeddon Allen zippin and zaggin.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

bib 81 — **Arnaud Petament with a high speed tuck.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Tobias Brotherton with a clean BRAP SLAP!** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

Stage 2

Combi – Boulder Dash – Duchess – World Cup – Candyland

**Juan Del Castillo keeping it fast and tight through the berm.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**That green Trance looks fast, especially with Jesse Calvin piloting it.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Branham Snyder railing berms.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Branham Snyder always in full send.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Christopher Martinez dialed in on the straight away.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Townesend Mackillop hammering out of the turn.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Naish Ulmer slashing turns like its nothing.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**I heard Ricky Rube showed up this weekend?** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**The focus that gets you the fastest time in the field.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Jubal Davis likes to go fast!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Tom Ryan getting sendyyyy!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Kyle Hickey with the full tuck!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Tristan Hunter with as much air as a bag of chips!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Phil Ott lettin’ it BUCK!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Jeremy David tweaking out.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Caleb Cobos, what a f—ing legend!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Tobias Brotherton keeping the speed alive.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Thomas Wilkinson absolutely pinning in!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Zachary Clark charging down World Cup.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**James Perri loves back wheel.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

Stage 3

Duke – Mini Boogie – Diesel

ETS_8333 — **Juan Del Castillo hucking to flat on the Duke entry ladder.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_8346 — **Jesse Calvin diving into a berm on Duke.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_8359 — **Shawn Neer leaning the bike over.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_8587 — **Seeeend it!** Photo: Eric Cook

**Dylan Krane repping Knolly Nation and taking home 5th place pro!** Photo: Eric Cook

**Commence scenic huck.** Photo: Eric Cook

**Jeremy David tucked and tight.** Photo: Eric Cook

**JaRAD Rodak getting loose like a caboose.** Photo: Eric Cook

**Cameron Morgensen with more tweak than a crackhead.** Photo: Eric Cook

**Fat Tire Cycles’ Wendell Montgomery keeping it wide open.** Photo: Eric Cook

**Amanda “Beep Beep Motherf*cker” Batty blowing up berms!** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9055 — **2nd Place Pro Women, Clare Hamilton was on the gas this weekend!** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9063 — **Cooper Ott matches perfectly.** Photo: Eric Cook

**Leigh Bowe keeping it Rowdy.** Photo: Eric Cook

**Emily Sherman took home Second in Expert Women! YEW!** Photo: Eric Cook

**Grant Williams sends it like UPS.** Photo: Eric Cook

**Nathan Pleshek has hops!** Photo: Eric Cook

**Gabe Rivera racing his shadow. 2nd Place Men’s Am, congrats!** Photo: Eric Cook

**Kevin Chancellor on one!** Photo: Eric Cook

Stage 4

Angel’s Plunge – Lemonade – Lower Boogie – Pinball

**Damion Smith letting it drift.** Photo: JJ Squires

**Wendell Montgomery cutting it tight.** Photo: JJ Squires

**Branham Snyder, flat out! 10th Place against a stacked field!** Photo: JJ Squires

**Thomas Helesic’s riding is hella sick.** Photo: JJ Squires

**Antonio Baca brought the big bike out to play!** Photo: JJ Squires

**Syd Schulz was putting on solid times all weekend!** Photo: JJ Squires

**Christian Gonzalez wiiiiiide open!** Photo: JJ Squires

**Alex Lockett prepares for impact. Still in the top 10!** Photo: JJ Squires

**Jubal Davis, always a contender.** Photo: JJ Squires

**Phil Ott hates corners.** Photo: JJ Squires

**Arnaud Petament hammering!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

IMG_5058-2 — **Shawn Neer coming in hot.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Local ripper Juan Del Castillo scrubbing er out.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Jesse Calvin sets sail!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Janker Ted always boostin’!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Jeremy David just having fun out there.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Trevor Mejia with the nasty tweak!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Rafaelo Infante ripping through the turn.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

Stage 5

Sierra – Supreme – Lower Chillin’ – Lower Boogie – Drops and Lollipops – World Cup – Candyland

**2nd Place Pro Shawn Neer turning on the booster jets.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Teammate Jubal Davis wasn’t missing any action either!** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Some serious airtime was in store on Supreme.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**The scenery in high country New Mexico never disappoints.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Townsend Mackillop is a pinner!** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Ryan Voit throwing up a plume of dust.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Connor Johnson emerges from the darkness.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Travis Estus leaving a path of destruction.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Rafael Infante brought the steeze.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Janker Lew blowing the track to pieces.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Chris Grose at warp speed.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Cooper Ott was the woman to beat this weekend. 1st place!** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Porsha Murdock was flying every time she went past a camera.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Ileana Anderson had a strong showing this weekend!** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Amanda Batty with no regard for human life.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**The youngest Janker, Ben Stavrowsky, sending a gap a lot of people rode around.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Ethan Henry sends it!** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

**Evan Medcalf has some serious skills.** Photo: Daniel Rhodes

Stage 6

World Cup – Duchess – Dual Slalom

**Jubal Davis in the start gate to drop World Cup.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**The look of someone who is going to absolutely send it.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Del Castillo getting buck on World Cup.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Amanda Batty was looking fast all weekend, ending with a top 5 finish in her first enduro race!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Naish Ulmer is always sending!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Teddy Jaramillo on a pinner!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Lauren Bingham with the clean hover.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Cori Pepelnjak catching speed through the lower section of World Cup!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**The technical stuff doesn’t even phase the Pro Women champ, Cooper Ott.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Richie Rude was on another level this weekend. 2 minutes separated the Top 5.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Branham Snyder ready to rip the upper section of World Cup!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Del Castillo getting buck!** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Kyle Hickey keeping the tires above the rocks.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**James Perri doing his thing like usual.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Blake Mastrangelo boosting out of the trees.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Caleb Cobos slashing corners like its nothing.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Rob Brown kicking up dust like its his job.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

**Nathan Pleshek getting the full send down Duchess.** Photo: Connor Carpenter

Stage 7

Upper Chillin’ – Fo Sho – Lemonade – Pinball – Lower Boogie

ETS_9336 — **The final test of the day proved to be one of the gnarliest.** Photo: Eric Cook

**Yeti’s Shawn Neer in the start gate for the final stage of the weekend.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9387 — **Shawn flying through the trees on Upper Chillin’** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9407 — **Teammate Richie Rude in hot pursuit.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9411 — **Jubal Davis wasn’t far off, and 3rd on the weekend as well.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9421 — **Chris Boice looking evil.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9445 — **Bryn Bingham was pinned all weekend! 6th place!** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9450 — **Yeti’s Quinn Reece on a booster.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9493 — **Teddy Jaramillo adds some trademark Janker style.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9468 — **Branham Snyder with a mean bar tweak.** Photo: Eric Cook

**Drew Palmer-Leger throwing roost!** Photo: Eric Cook

**Kyle Hickey on the warpath.** Photo: Eric Cook

**Definition of BRAAAAPPP!** Photo: Eric Cook

**Jeremy David putting this Orbea Rallon through the paces.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9859 — **Praveen Yadav keeping it loose through the corner.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9782 — **Matthew Camilli flying through the forest.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9879 — **Eric Breden with that jedi focus.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9846 — **Donagh Rawn holding his own during Stage 7.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_9898 — **Raphaelo Infante creating some jesus rays.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0168 — **Brittany Greer was on an absolute tear in this rock garden.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0100 — **Cooper Ott pumping into the open field section.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0137 — **Syd Schulz hopping and popping.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0125 — **Porsha Murdock on an absolute ripper!** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0148 — **Let ‘er buck!** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0031 — **Wendell Montgomery off the brakes through the meadow.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0292 — **Shawn Arterburn railing a banked turn nearing the end of the race.** Photo: Eric Cook

DSC_4307 copy.jpg — **Nathan Rafferty looming large.** Photo: Taylor Squillaci

**Grant Williams levitating.** Photo: Eric Cook

The Champions

Big apology for missing U15 Women’s, where the legendary Hanna Weinman took First Place! Seriously impressive riding from Hanna!

ETS_0400 — **Your U18 Women’s Podium! 1. Jazlyn Smith. 2. Lauren Opittek 3. Zoe Steele 4. Aleah Austin 5. Olivia Gordon** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0405 — **U15 Men came out swinging! 1. Julien Markewitz 2. Evan Medcalf 3.Seth Pritchard** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0412 — **U18 Men’s Winners! 1. Aiden Bond. 2. Javier Zuniga 3. Aeddon Allen 4. Calvin Miller 5. Ben Stavrowsky** Photo; Eric Cook

ETS_0417 — **Amateur Men! 1. Travis Cottrell 2. Gave Rivera 3.Travis Barrett 4. Matt Apodaca 5. Andrew Eibling** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0428 — **Amateur Women! 1.Kristine Krauss 2. Ashlyn Puzey 3. Brenna Kreglo 4. Ellen Guthrie 5. Rachel Allen** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0433 — **Vet Expert Men! 1. Daniel Weinman 2. Hogan Koesis 3. Brandon Sims 4. Rob Kniss 5. Jeremiah Work** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0439 — **Hogan and Daniel with a proper gentleman’s celebration.** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0446 — **Expert Men’s Top Finishers: 1. William Farmer 2. David Rhine 3. Tyler Livesay 4. Caleb Cobos 5. Rob Brown** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0448 — **Expert Women! 1. Katie Gillen 2. Emily Sherman 3. Lauren Presley 4. Megan Muretta** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0465 — **Pro Women: 1. Cooper Ott 2. Clare Hamilton 3. Lia Westermann 4. Porsha Murdock 5. Amanda Batty** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0484 — **Pro Men: 1. Richie Rude 2. Shawn Neer 3. Jubal Davis 4. Chris Boice (and Rowdy) 5. Dylan Crane** Photo: Eric Cook

ETS_0497 — **Vittoria Bolt winners for fastest time on Stage 7. Clare Hamilton and Richie Rude.** Photo: Eric Cook

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Massive thank you to everyone who helped make this weekend a success. From the race organizers at Scott Cup, to the volunteers who helped tape the course, and the event managers with Angel Fire, to the racers who came out and tore it the course apart, everyone worked together to put on an amazing event.

I’d like to thank all the people who helped me make this coverage possible, there is no way I could have done this without you guys! Stoked you were down to hike up the mountain at 6.A.M. both race days to get shots with me.

Daniel Rhodes

Connor Carpenter

JJ Squires

Taylor Squillaci

See you at the next race, and always remember to DO A SKID!

Eric Cook

Mountain Bike New Mexico

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Kevin Chavez says:

June 14, 2018 at 5:55 pm

Outstanding coverage. The NM MTB community owes you a beer! Awesome job.

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Scott Enduro Cup: Angel Fire

Stage 1

Ziggy – Diesel – World Cup – Upper Boogie – Sierra

Stage 2

Combi – Boulder Dash – Duchess – World Cup – Candyland

Stage 3

Duke – Mini Boogie – Diesel

Stage 4

Angel’s Plunge – Lemonade – Lower Boogie – Pinball

Stage 5

Sierra – Supreme – Lower Chillin’ – Lower Boogie – Drops and Lollipops – World Cup – Candyland

Stage 6

World Cup – Duchess – Dual Slalom

Stage 7

Upper Chillin’ – Fo Sho – Lemonade – Pinball – Lower Boogie

The Champions

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Scott Enduro Cup: Angel Fire

Stage 1

Ziggy – Diesel – World Cup – Upper Boogie – Sierra

Stage 2

Combi – Boulder Dash – Duchess – World Cup – Candyland

Stage 3

Duke – Mini Boogie – Diesel

Stage 4

Angel’s Plunge – Lemonade – Lower Boogie – Pinball

Stage 5

Sierra – Supreme – Lower Chillin’ – Lower Boogie – Drops and Lollipops – World Cup – Candyland

Stage 6

World Cup – Duchess – Dual Slalom

Stage 7

Upper Chillin’ – Fo Sho – Lemonade – Pinball – Lower Boogie

The Champions

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