Teal Stetson-Lee wins 2nd round of the SCOTT Enduro Cup
Sun Valley, Idaho - The second stop of the SCOTT Enduro Cup featured more than 200 competitors from across the country in the two-day competition, which was the first bike race to be held on Sun Valley's backcountry trails. SCOTT-3Rox rider Teal Stetson-Lee won the Pro women’s event by over five minutes, and Stan Jorgenson (Freehub Media –SCOTT) earned 7th place.
A North American Enduro Tour stop, this race is one of the longest enduros in North America covering 17.2 miles of downhill timed stages with 7,200 descending vertical feet across backcountry singletrack and the world-class trails of Bald Mountain in the heart of the Sawtooth National Forest.
In the Open Women's category, SCOTT Sports athlete Teal Stetson-Lee (53:49), completely dominated the field. Stetson-Lee was excited to add this first place finish to her Enduro Cup season after placing second at the Moab stop in May. Alison Kinsler (58:03) maintained a consistently fast pace to step up into second place. Close behind was Ileana Anderson with a time of 58:50.
"I felt completely dialed in on my stages," said Stetson-Lee, "I think adding the backcountry trails was an awesome call. It was good to have variety with the expansive trails out in the mountains and getting exposure to the resort's singletrack that is really well built."
New this year, day one of the Enduro Cup was the first bike race allowed on the area's backcountry singletrack, and day two featured legendary trails of Bald Mountain. The course combined ridgelines, stream crossings and high-mountain alpine trails. The course demanded riders have both fitness and focus to rip full-throttle on the descents. A combined time of the five timed stages determined the overall champions.