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ARD MOORS E-BIKE ENDURO – LUCY BELL GOES RACING!

Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli

Photo by Michael Curry

 

It seems a long time ago since I last raced Ard Moors in 2019, a lot has happened since then!

One thing I remember about this one is how much fun it was, I must have erased from my memory how physical it was, but I don’t think I can complain about it this time really…..because I raced my e-bike!

Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli

Photo by Phill Rodham

 

After being entered for the Enduro I decided at the last minute to change to the E-bike category, as I have been enjoying riding my new Cannondale Moterra Neo e-MTB so much that I thought it was time to see what it was like racing it.

Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli

Photo by Calvin Jarman

 

Needless to say months and months of glorious dry weather did not prepare me for the super-wet riding conditions on Saturday for practice. I’m pretty tech-savvy and love to tinker in the workshop almost as much I love to ride. Thankfully I’ve spent a lot of time setting my suspension up recently, which makes a huge difference on the e-bike with all the extra weight. It’s also the first time I’ve ran a coil shock and it’s tremendous!

Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli

Photo by Michael Curry

 

The stages were as I remembered, albeit this time somewhat damp and super slippery, but it was great fun and I enjoyed course practice almost as much as racing. I had a lot of interesting chats with other riders out on course and was pleasantly surprised that the general outlook on e-MTBs is changing and most folk are loving them now. After an action-packed event I was super pleased to take the win in the Female Enduro E-Bike category; I will definitely be back to race this one next year!

Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli

Photo by Calvin Jarman

 

Written by Lucy Bell

Special thanks to the following race photographers for allowing us to share their fantastic photos of Lucy in action…

Michael Curry

Phill Rodham

Calvin Jarman 

 

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