Ellsworth riders were all over the podium this past weekend! Paul Romero won the Duo category at 12 Hours of Temecula on his new Evolve and Karen Lundgren won the solo on her Enlightenment 29. Brendon Davids, our amazing Junior World Cup racer visiting from South Africa, placed 3rd on his Truth at the US Pro Triple Crown CA State Championship Series. We also have two new racers here in Southern California representing Ellsworth. Deya Guerrero who placed 3rd racing an Enlightenment 29 at the Triple Crown and Miguel Valadez, a top ten finisher at the Triple Crown. Some of our local shop owners were also in the top ten - Alex Estrada from World Cycles and Derek Hermon from Bear Valley Bikes.

Our very own Andre Pepin took first place in the Dual Slalom event at the Oregon Super D Series in Hood River. Andre is working on building up a new Momentum and we look forward to seeing him in action. Thanks again to the crew at Dirty Fingers for all the support in Hood River.

On the other side of the pond Jack Reading spent the weekend at the 2011 Fort William World Cup representing Ellsworth on his Dare. “Jack Reading has had a steady start to the season, one of the many World Cup riders to balance Uni, exams and racing. Expect yet more improvement from the Manchester rider as he gets into the next rounds,” Alasdair MacLennan, Pinkbike. We will be spending the week with Jack at Crankworx in Whistler and we look forward to watching him race.

Team Wedali and Team Yoga Slackers are about to kick it into high gear with their extensive adventure racing schedules. Congratulations to everyone across the world that represents Ellsworth. Please send race updates and photos to sponsorship@ellsworthbikes.com so we can include them in our newsletters and on our Facebook page.

We have a packed event calendar this summer including the Downieville Classic, Mountain Bike Oregon and Crankworx in both Canada and Colorado. Check out our event calendar and come out and play!