{"id":113134,"date":"2025-09-02T01:42:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/113134\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T01:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:42:09","slug":"australians-dig-deep-at-2025-uci-enduro-world-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/113134\/","title":{"rendered":"Australians dig deep at 2025 UCI Enduro World Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 UCI Enduro World Championships at Aletsch and Bellwald in Switzerland, delivered a stern test for the ARA Australian Cycling Team enduro riders, with wet conditions across five stages making racing unpredictable and unforgiving.<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s elite men\u2019s hopes were trimmed early with Dan Booker ruled out through ongoing injury, leaving Jack Moir and Thomas Locke to carry the national colours.<\/p>\n<p>Locke, 22, impressed early, setting a personal-best 26th in the single opening stage after an adjusted schedule due to adverse weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Thomas Locke_2-2.jpg\" width=\"2048\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Locke recorded a PB on the first stage of the race.<\/p>\n<p>But as the rain took hold on day two the Canberra rider found the going tough, eventually placing 42nd overall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, I crashed on the second last corner, but it was only a quick one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe week has been epic and hope I am back next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Moir, the championship marked a return to the Swiss venue where he won a Whoop Enduro World Series round in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>But the Novocastrian admitted he was still finding his rhythm after a recent injury layoff.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jack Moir.jpg\" width=\"2048\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jack Moir racing on Stage 3 of the Enduro World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t up to pace this year, and the conditions and course were gnarly,\u201d he said finishing down the ladder in 74th.<\/p>\n<p>In the junior women\u2019s race, newly crowned <a href=\"https:\/\/auscycling.org.au\/news\/lacey-adams-claims-dream-uci-mountain-bike-edr-world-series-crown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enduro Junior Women\u2019s World Cup champion Lacey Adams<\/a> showed her class after a difficult start.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting fifth after the opening stage, the Tasmanian fought back strongly to place third on Stage 1 the following day.<\/p>\n<p>But Adams would struggle to keep the momentum eventually consolidating a spot among the top contenders just off the podium with 4th overall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/694fc6c0-9582-471f-94f5-61bf59f253f1.JPG\" width=\"2048\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lacey Adams would miss the podium by one place after 5 stages.<\/p>\n<p>There was heartbreak for Ryan Gilchrist in the e-enduro.<\/p>\n<p>After storming to third place on the opening stage, his campaign ended abruptly with a crash on Stage 3 that forced him to withdraw.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 UCI MTB World Championships continues this weekend with the marathon and downhill titles to be decided in Verbier and Champ\u00e8ry.<\/p>\n<p>Results<\/p>\n<p>Men Elite<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd47\u00a0 Richie Rude (USA) +0.00<br \/>\ud83e\udd48\u00a0 Slawomir Lukasik (POL) +2.50<br \/>\ud83e\udd49 Elliot Jamieson (CAN) +20.58<br \/>42 Thomas Locke (AUS) +2:14.70<br \/>74 Jack Moir (AUS) +3:15.32<\/p>\n<p>Men Elite E-MTB<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd47Adrien Dailly (FRA) +0.00\ud83e\udd48Hugo Pigeon (FRA) +30.20<br \/>\ud83e\udd49Damien Oton (FRA) +34.61<br \/>DNF Ryan Gilchrist (AUS)<\/p>\n<p>Women Junior<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd47 Ne\u017aka Libnik (SLO) +0.00\ud83e\udd48 Elise Porta (FRA) +41.61<br \/>\ud83e\udd49 Elena Frei (SUI) +1:30.97<br \/>\u00a04 Lacey Adams (AUS)1:51.63<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tissottiming.com\/2025\/mtbedrwch\/schedule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Full results can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: SWPix<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 UCI Enduro World Championships at Aletsch and Bellwald in Switzerland, delivered a stern test for 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