Steps to the Top - Damien Oton

Damien Oton arrives at the race trailer and flashes a friendly smile. It’s the morning of the SRAM Canadian Open Enduro — Round 6 in the Enduro World Series — and the 26-year-old rider is here check in with his mechanic and find a bit of shade. He calls the Whistler event his favorite of the series, but knows it will be a long day. The Canadian Open course is the most brutal of the seven-round EWS, and packs five stages into a single day of competition. He’s scheduled to roll down the start ramp at 11:03