Canadian enduro racer Elly Hoskin capped off her 2025 World Cup season with a commanding victory in Morillon, France. The Squamish-based rider now heads into this weekend’s UCI Enduro World Championships in Switzerland with momentum, confidence and a shot at the rainbow jersey.
“I really like the races that we do in France, and that was one of the… I mean, besides Poland, that was the only other race we’ve done outside of Italy this year,” said Hoskin in a post-race interview. “It was just exciting. And a new venue too. I really like the two-day format.”
Hoskin credits a recent stretch of racing, including Crankworx for setting her up mentally.
“I just was really calm coming into this race, which I’m usually pretty anxious,” she said. “It just kind of came together.”
From Crankworx to a battle with a hero
Before the World Cup finale, Hoskin won the Canadian Open Enduro at Cranworx .
“It’s usually a battle between ALN [Andréane Lanthier Nadeau] and I. We were kind of going back and forth a few times that day,” said Hoskin. “She’s one of my heroes, so getting to race with her is wild.”
That result gave her the confidence which led to the win at Morillon. Combine that with her win in Poland earlier in the season and her overall standings went up to fifth in the World Cup.
“I was kind of doing the points math,” she laughed. “I was like, man, I think if everything goes right, and it goes wrong for a lot of other people, the best I could possibly do would be fifth… and somehow, it happened.”
Prepping for Worlds: familiar terrain
Hoskin is already in Switzerland preparing for this weekend’s world championship event. The venue holds some special significance.
“This is actually the only venue that I won at as a junior,” she said. “So I’m feeling pretty excited about it.”
The race features one day of practice, one rest day and a one-day race format. And yes, the rainbow jersey is on the line.
“I’m trying not to get ahead of myself,” said Hoskin. “But it’d be a whole lot sweeter.”
Balancing budgets, dreams and suitcases
Still only 20 years old, Hoskin is juggling racing with part-time work and school. She lives at home in Squamish, keeping her costs low to stretch her budget across a full race season. She works in the winter and relies on support from sponsors like Devinci, Shimano, Fox, Race Face and Dharco.
“It’s not really a living,” she admitted. “But I…
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