I would like to greet all the people involved in this opening round of the 2010 MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship that is taking place in Valverde del Camino, Spain, the first one of eight events which count towards this year’s Championship contest.

Enduro is the oldest motorcycling sport. It is also the motorcycle sport which has been for many years the most accessible to the amateur motorcyclist. Its evolution has been very significant throughout the years, becoming also more and more professional. The company ABC Communication, partner of the FIM in this discipline, has been taking care of the promotion and television broadcasting of the MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship since 2003 and has put a lot of work into this sport. The Series have become a true World Championship visiting new countries outside Europe such as Mexico in 2009. In 2010 a round will be held in Turkey for the first time, thus opening up new horizons for this discipline.