EDR Isn’t Dead – It Just Went Full Send at Val di Fassa

The Val di Fassa round of the EDR delivered everything we want from a top-tier enduro race. Blown-out corners, off-camber compressions, proper steeps, and full-gas stages that tested every rider's line choice, fitness, and nerve.

New name, new series, same wild racing.

Let’s get one thing out of the way:
Yes, the Enduro World Series is now the UCI Enduro World Cup (EDR).
Yes, it’s part of the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series.
Yes, some folks reckon it’s lost its soul.

But after watching the Val di Fassa round this past weekend, we’re calling it:
The EDR is alive and absolutely hauling.

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Big Mountains, Brutal Tracks, and Real Racing

Val di Fassa delivered everything we want from a top-tier enduro race. Blown-out corners, off-camber compressions, proper steeps, and full-gas stages that tested every rider's line choice, fitness, and nerve.

The tracks weren’t sanitized. They weren’t cookie-cutter. They were raw, technical, and legit challenging. The kind of terrain that separates good riders from the fastest in the world.

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The Coverage? Honestly… It bangs!

We’ve seen the complaints.

“The vibe’s different.”
“Too corporate.”
“Coverage sucks now.”

The Coverage Was Epic at Val di Fassa

Forget the naysayers. The YouTube coverage this weekend was top-tier:

• Clean, pro-level production

• Insightful commentary

• Full runs that show the riders' real speed and skill

Check it out for yourself:

Warner Bros and UCI hit the mark, producing something that captures the true intensity of EDR racing. If there’s room to improve, start with more camera angles—because everything else nailed it.

Warner Bros. Discovery might not always get it perfect, but when they dial it in, like they did at Val di Fassa, the result is world-class viewing. You get the storylines, the tech deep-dives, and the wow moments that make EDR what it is: raw, racing reality.

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EDR Is Just Evolving

Sure, it’s not the same scrappy series it once was. The new format is finding is way, becoming more professional, and when the terrain delivers its just as gnarly as it ever was, as we all remember... the EWS

At Day Zero, we love seeing the best riders in the world absolutely on edge, racing on proper terrain, under real pressure. That’s still happening in the EDR. And if Val di Fassa is a sign of things to come, we’re 100% here for it.

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Final Thought

Call it what you want. EWS, EDR, the Whoop World Enduro Whatever, if the riding’s this good, we’ll keep watching.

Because fast is fast, and enduro racing still delivers some of the most exciting moments in mountain biking.

Now go ride. And maybe throw on a SMITH full face helmet just in case you catch EDR fever. ?

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