TE/TC Mathias Bellino rips '16 300

I can't understand a word he says but this video gets me jacked to ride.

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he finished 3rd on the day E3 on day 2 of the ISDE---he does indeed rip

In short translated:
Bikes are a family thing, his mum rode Dakar a few times and did well. His dad rode it too but as support team for his mum.
Got a bad back injury in SX years ago and had to stop riding for a while. Got back in to it in enduro as it is more technical but easier on the back.
People keep telling him enduro is easy but he disagrees as the season is longer and also the fact of spending up to 9 hours riding in a day in some events.

That's about the gist of it, nice riding! See the left over skills of SX.

Thanks for the translation!
I concur enduro is not easy. We watch pros tear up obstacles in these type of videos and THEY make it look easy. Racing enduro is incredibly physically demanding. But I'm hooked. I feel after racing and surviving the suffering that I'm stronger for it. Mentally and physically. I don't know about anyone else but while I'm racing or riding for that matter I feel alive, present and living in the moment. My .02