Dan Atherton and his 27.5" GT prototype

Tracy Moseley and her 29" Trek Remedy prototype

EWS main man, Chris Ball, and his Santa Cruz Tallboy LT

Anneke Beerten and her Specialized Enduro

Steve Peat and his Santa Cruz Bronson

Jerome Clementz and his Cannondale Jekyll

Curtis Keene and his Specialized Stumpjumper 29

Tobias Woggon and his 29" BMC prototype

Max Schumann and his Carver 27.5" IBC internet forum-designed bike

Nico Lau and his Cube Stereo

Al Stock and his Kona Process DL

Adam Craig and his 27.5" Giant prototype

Michal Prokop and his Specialized Enduro

Greg Minnaar and his Santa Cruz Bronson

Nico Quere and his Commencal Meta 27.5"

Andrea Bruno and his Transition Covert Carbon

Joe Barnes and his Canyon Strive

Cedric Gracia and his Santa Cruz Bronson

Manuel Ducci and his Ibis Mojo HD

Anka Martin and her prototype Santa Cruz Juliana women's enduro race bike

Nico Vouilloz and his prototype Lapierre 27.5" bike with EI and Horst link suspension

Brian Lopes and his Ibis Ripley

With the first-ever Enduro Trophy of Nations this weekend we decided to take a look back at the first-ever round of the EWS in Punta Ala.Back in 2013, a majority of the riders were still rocking 26" wheels and more than one chainring. They may seem primitive now but these are the bikes that built a foundation for the extremely capable bikes that we now see tackling the EWS and we all ride ourselves. There are a lot of interesting bikes in here with more than a few prototypes that are testing outwheel sizes.