The WEMBO World Champs

Matt Page getting ready for the overtake - Photo Credit Anthony Pease

Last weekend in the dark, cold Scottish mountains, 170 elite endurance athletes from 23 different countries were preparing themselves for the race of the year. The event in question was the World Endurance Mountain Bike Organisation's 24 hour championship.

LES: Primed and ready for action - Photo Credit Anthony Pease

Held at the infamous Fort William course the terrain the athletes were riding was both physically and technically relentless. As a result our key sponsored athlete Matt Page chose the versatile Mach4C as his weapon of choice. The combination of plush but efficient suspension travel and high end carbon fibre construction, coupled with the maneuverable 650B wheels made the Mach4C a formidable back up to Matts skills.

There were trains aplenty at WEMBO - Photo Credit Anthony Pease

It wasn't only Matt Page however who was racing under the Pivot banner. Matt Carr (Pivot BoomPods Racing, 18 laps) raced successful to 8th place on his rigid LES in the singlespeed category, and Mark Deacon (Loco Racing, 21 laps) podiumed 3rd in the same race. Gary Tompsett (Pivot-Pilots, 19 laps) also powered to 4th place in the 40-50 year old category on the Mach429C. The team pits were manned by none other than Upgrades very own Marketing Manager, Rory Hitchens, as he acted as support for any team rider in need of assistance.

Pivot Pits - Photo Credit Anthony Pease

Despite a courageous race through relentless conditions Matt Page narrowly missed out on a top ten finish, grabbing 11th in Elite. This was not for the want of trying and an incredible result considering his lack of training due to commitments to other events and races throughout the summer.

WEMBO 2014 from frazer on Vimeo.

Overall the WEMBO 24hr championships were greatly successful for all Pivot athletes. Despite not climbing atop that elusive top step all our athletes achieved great finishes. We want to thank the WEMBO organisers for an excellent event and we cannot wait to revisit the race next year.

The views were stunning at WEMBO - Photo Credit Anthony Pease

Love what you ride,

The Pivot UK Team