After five days in the Chilean Andes, Pedro showed his might on anti-grip
For the second year in a row, Pedro Burns has won the Andes Pacifico Enduro competition, a five day stage race of challenging terrain across the steep and slippery Chilean Andes. To win, a rider must be able to navigate deep, loose soil that covers the typical Chilean trails.
Pedro is known for handling a bike on the Chilean anti-grip terrain. He took the lead in day one of Andes Pacifico and kept the lead throughout all five days of the competition.
“The first day I gave it all on the course because that result of the first day was very important to me. That day I won every stage and that gave me a lot of confidence” Pedro said. “After that I knew I had the speed and confidence to keep racing on top. I raced every day like it was a one-day race and tried to be clean and smart on the bike. The bike was on point. We finally got to the ocean on day five and I won the race for second time in a row. I am feeling really grateful, happy, and have a lot of motivation for the coming season.”
Pedro faced tough competition in Romain Paulhan and Iago Garay who joined him on the podium. But you could say that Pedro had home court advantage, having learned to ride on Chilean terrain since a very young age.
Around the world, his Trek Factory Racing enduro teammates were taking home top honors as well. Florian Nicolai won the Enduro Winter Trophy in Italy and Katy Winton topped the podium at Cable Bay Enduro in New Zealand.
