EWS Finale Ligure Course Preview - 2020 Bluegrass Enduro World Series Round 3

Just like that, we're a few miles down the coast from last weekend's action, ready for another weekend of unforgettable bike racing, this time, in the spiritual home of Enduro, Finale Ligure. Join us for this weekend's Course Preview where we revisit some of the classic's that it just wouldn't be a race in Finale without, whilst discovering some of the new additions to this year's schedule.
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Thanks to 2020, Finale will be the only venue which the EWS has managed to visit every season without fail. It's easy to see why, the trail network, Italian weather, coastline views and tight racing always make it a fan and rider favourite! Let's go over to Ric McLaughlin, Ruaridh Cunningham & Neil Donoghue for a look at what will await riders on this week's course!
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[@gmbn]

Which stage of this weekend's course would you like to tackle the most? 🤔

[@reiserii]

Hi

[@colelittle7079]

All of ‘em 😂🤟🏻👍🏻

[@nickwatkins5227]

3 & 4 look pretty cool but not in the wet for some reason whenever it’s really wet I always crash out and either damage my body or my bike 🤕

[@chiccorocker]

Stage 1 as for the adrenaline and the high speed and definitely stage 4 for the brute force challenge

[@ethanbenton6676]

Is Neil on a stamina or a machine

[@curtisf.r6233]

Neil's fast and pretty good on that pole👍 it's like he's dancing with it👍😉

[@lamefart]

Dancing on a pole... Nice! 🤣👌

[@chiccorocker]

Never tell Neil he can't keep up, you might awake "The Don" and then it's your problem. He will not only probably keep up with you, he might even have you eat his dust

[@mtbensler6503]

Did I hear Neil use Christina chappettas trail description???? “ it’s pretty uppey and downey “ 😂😂😂

[@Uathankicks]

Glad to finally see Neil!

[@proracingafm4125]

Imagine doing that on a 100mm 26” hardtail

[@pastagandalf]

... With Shitty tires 😂👌🏻

[@Nit2315]

@@pastagandalf 1.90 tires with 2.5 bars or you just destroy them in the first seconds. We don't need to mention 630mm bars, 71° head angle, on/off XTR V-Brakes etc.

[@stevesnailfish]

Gravel bike ???? Bloody hell, it'd break

[@mtbmarkot]

Is possible, i was there and did this. More Travel n Bagger Wheel is way more easier

[@leviwilliams4961]

And tubes

[@chiccorocker]

Wow guys you put together an amazing course this year. Super gnarly, as finale has to be, but I bet all three of you walked away with a big smile in your faces after that and are a bit proud of yourself. Need to come and try it myself sometimes. Looking forward for the race :D

[@petertyliszczak3411]

5:48, that rear wheel slide, even my butt puckered.

[@gmbn]

😬

[@Murray_23]

Neil's pole 😍 the dream! 🤟🤟

[@haroldbejerano4601]

I love your new bike neil

[@Vivendocadadia]

I´ve been traveling half of the world and I can say that Finale is a very blessed place. Perfect beach, gorgeous trails, wonderfull food, and the people there are really nice. Very nice bike shops with rentals and shuttle with or without guides. My biggest dream today is to live there and now I am waiting patiently for the right moment because of Covid. If you don´t know Finale Ligure I highly recommend. Nice course preview as always on GMBN.

[@jonmh1390]

I love The Don's Pole!!

[@dmw0lton21]

Just love the sound of a mountain bike skipping across gravel and rocky terrain 🤙

[@ociredef2331]

Like se anche per voi Finale é il posto migliore al mondo per girare in mtb

[@noamlezerav4956]

Niel is finally here great to see him :)

[@BrentonChan]

Awesome too see Neil with Ruaridh and Ric!

[@erich8258]

Great to have the Don on board for the preview. It would have been so cool to have a full season of this.

[@gmbn]

Next year!🤞

[@mmmcheese1]

Completely disagree, he's so wooden and awkward in from of the camera. It shows even more when he's next to the charismatic ric who delivers his lines flawlessly with grace and ease

[@monicaausnit]

Amazing views. Really enjoyed the preview of this course. Hope it’s a great finale! 🤩

[@Candesce]

That slide at 5:45 made me flinch! I imagine some choice words were had!

[@andybrad4721]

I think Neil was great on this.

[@hellorunescape111]

Looks so fun! Thanks for sharing

[@danielschipper]

Good course preview guys and Neil is a good addition! Would be good to see the race coverage being a mix of Wyn TV with rider interviews mixed in with track side and rider Go Pro footage.

[@ddsgardening7437]

Neil love ya work, nice one man✌

[@NerdsonDirtMTB]

Krikey... the Don is still scary fast!

[@alexgyves6059]

I love GMBN

[@gmbn]

Cheers Alex!

[@thansen80]

Great video. it's a nice touch that you stop at certain features to talk them over. gives a bit more insight to how the pro's would tackle them. thanks.

[@rewind10z]

Cacciatore 👌

[@deadlytreadly]

good to see some line choice breakdown and the don hammering it 👍

[@IsfjordenBASE]

Excelent vid lads!

[@reubenneate3492]

Are we not going to talk about Neil keeping up with the e bike on the uphill section of the last stage?

[@cristobalmunoz9222]

Like the finale of the #EWS #enduro World series guy's rider's in the new #GMBN chou the so #Moutainbiking good motivation for thes rider's 🤘 #cycling bike's in #Moutainbike the #BikeLife. Enjoy thanks of Chile 🇨🇱

[@ethanbenton6676]

Stage 3 looks like a killer. For arms and tires

[@harrylears1401]

How nice is his Santa cruz

[@papapelatomtb]

santa's camera needs stabilization. Preview is amazing thanks

[@noamlezerav4956]

The rocks look amazing!

[@gmbn]

Classic Finale! 🤘

[@noamlezerav4956]

@@gmbn Yea!

[@marcmihocic3402]

Awesome vid! Is the actual event live streamed anywhere or is that not a thing??

[@gmbn]

We'll have the highlights here on GMBN this Saturday

[@mar1nk081]

So good to see some cores preview today

[@gmbn]

Tune in tomorrow for the Shakedown video 👍

[@mar1nk081]

@@gmbn Absolutley I'm In

[@Simon-Simon-Simon]

gooo JACK lets hope he lets go and just go for it

[@spuguatiechiron8262]

I'm so happy I just Baught a gmbn t shirt and it arriving soon

[@reiserii]

Epic

[@andrei.v.25]

Very nice ews

[@snowdemonrob]

I love watching you guys but this has some of the poorest quality video to date. Please set up your GoPros and that means take off of the auto mode! It looks like it was shot on the original first gen GoPro! Course looks stellar! I'd love to ride it.

[@ansellhalim]

Neil was using a normal bike, others used the e bike..

[@JohnRambo-kt7oc]

Complimenti a Ivo Trail Builder per il lavoro fatto su Ca Bianca.... numero uno

[@bensonglover2998]

Can you do a how to bunny hop but teach someone who doesn't know how to pls

[@gmbn]

This video might help! gmbn.eu/improvebunnyhop

[@bensonglover2998]

No luck with that video but thanks anyway 👍

[@masontroxler2930]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/m16ynIqilJaAatU Maybe this will help a bit🤷‍♂️

[@calumkehoe1055]

Love enduro

[@gmbn]

Tune in tomorrow for all the action from the Shakedown day :)

[@TEUSFC639]

Nice vídeo!

[@gmbn]

Cheers! Tune in tomorrow for the Shakedown 🤘

[@TEUSFC639]

🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@hungrybull9936]

ride safe everyone

[@henzelaguilera]

Bryce Walker!

[@JimmyRed1234]

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar... I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere!

[@gmbn]

'We don't care what it is as long as it's on the rocks...' 🤔 🇮🇹 🚵

[@letsgo_inc]

Is Neil the fastest youtuber?

[@chael9323]

Hello GMBN, it's my 1year anniversary in mountain biking. I use a Trinx Majes 100 in my towns local trail. I've been saving quite a bit of money to buy a new bike. Do you guys by any chance have any spare bikes collecting dust that you are selling?

[@Lyactvmtb]

Random question, but, have any of the presentors bit their tounge whilst riding and commentating simutaniously?

[@nicom4996]

how come the gopro footage is so poor quality. I mean come I can do a hundred time better with mine

[@charlesnichols7682]

The helmet cam works best.

[@NadeemVlogs]

Fantastic Job Brother` #nadeemvlogs

[@donutbarbell]

Be good to see Neil enter this, he looked like a blurrrrr

[@pauloafonso7167]

Neils Camera sucks, No stabilization, Pain to watch!! URGENT UPDATE NEEDED!!

[@shailoism]

It really is only downhill.

[@isabelbarboza7205]

For one second I thought Neil was Riding the donut

[@oliverkay8211]

12

[@rupedog]

Looks rough as f!

[@alexreardon5026]

POV: you clicked bc you thought it was the Grim Donut

[@ethanbenton6676]

“You weren’t gonna keep up anyway” says the e-biker

[@gmbn]

He's a quick rider regardless!

[@lamefart]

Yeah but he's still an animal on a normal bike...

[@Windband1]

Wow that Stage 3 looked horrible! Just getting the shit beat out of you...

[@samuelparamor3726]

Ric's so slow it's annoying to watch gotta be honest

[@jackfeltham8966]

He definitely doesn’t seem super fast but we are comparing his footage back to back with Neil’s, who is very fast, and I’m sure the trails are much steeper and rockier than the cameras show

[@rodjameson5926]

Maybe it's not an area of specialism for him but to be fair to the guy he's knocking his pan in to bring us coverage of EWS and we have to give respect for that

[@samuelparamor3726]

@@rodjameson5926 oh yeah I love the coverage if the races don't get me wrong it's just watching someone ride that slow is frustrating

[@rodjameson5926]

@@samuelparamor3726 😂👍 nice one man that's tickled me

[@miguelsanchezgomez1458]

too much talking!!

[@isabelbarboza7205]

For one second I thought Neil was Riding the donut