EWS Les Orres Coupe du Monde

6 July 2019

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See you in Whistler!
10 days ago
We'll be back next month for Round 6, the CamelBak Canadian Open Enduro presented by Specialized in Whistler.
And that's it!
10 days ago
And so that's round 5 done! We know the Pivot Cycles Team drove through the night from Andorra in the hope that Eddie could do it - and he did. So we're now off to lock up our daughters, batten down the hatches and prepare for a winner's party Eddie style.
Eddie
10 days ago
Eddie was meant to be racing in Andorra at the DH World Cup this weekend, but changed his mind after that 3rd place finish in Italy at the EWS last weekend. It certainly worked out for him!
Wow.
10 days ago
Well who was expecting that? All week here in Les Orres there's been so much talk about how fast the French were looking - and Kiwi Eddie has given them a masterclass.
(Provisional) Men's Overall
10 days ago
1. Eddie Masters
2. Richie Rude
3. Adrien Dailly
4. Florian Nicolai
5. Dimitri Tordo
What a race!
10 days ago
Eddie Masters has won his first EWS - beating Rude by just 1 second! Dailly goes 3rd!
Eddie wins his first EWS!
10 days ago
Eddie Masters wins his first EWS in Les Orres!
EDDIE WINS!
10 days ago
HE DOES IT! HE WINS STAGE 8!!!
Crowds
10 days ago
The roar from the pits is making it back to the media and then some - the French crowds have turned out in force for this one!
Adrien Dailly goes 2nd!
10 days ago
But he places 2nd on stage 8! He's 3 seconds behind Rude but if he's crashing and putting down times like that perhaps he's not as tired as he thought!
Dailly
10 days ago
Hard not to feel bad for Adrien - he started the day with the lead and sounds like he's now having a bad time out there
Dailly
10 days ago
Word from the pits is that Dailly is knackered - we hear he messaged his mechanic to say he’s done. Tired. Crashing
Masters
10 days ago
But if anyone is going to be hungry for the win it's Eddie. He's been on the podium twice at the EWS - in Italy last weekend and in La Thuile last year - but has never managed better than a 3rd place before - could this be his time?
Rude's time
10 days ago
Rude's time is looking good - to be nearly 5 seconds up on such a short course against a stacked field is pretty remarkable
Elliott Heap
10 days ago
Heap goes into 2nd place - just under 5 seconds behind Rude's time!
Short stages
10 days ago
Greg Callaghan famously said just that in Tasmania in 2017 as he held the lead going into the final stage of the day (a short one) - clipped a pedal and gifted the race to Adrien Dailly, his first EWS win
Stage 8
10 days ago
Stage 8 is short - Richie's time is 2:29m. It's not a stage where you can necessarily win a race - but you can definitely lose it
Top 30 men on stage 8
10 days ago
The top 30 men are on stage 8 now - and Rude is in the lead! But we're in for an agonising wait as we've got 10 minutes before Eddie even drops into the stage!
What a race!
10 days ago
Isabeau continues her winning streak on home soil - and no one is surprised! But what perhaps this race might be remembered for is young German rider Raphaela Richter's performance - she decimated the rest of the women's field and even took two stage wins from Isabeau. She hasn't raced an EWS in over 2 years - but will we see her at any more EWS races this season? We suspect we might after today
Women's overall!
10 days ago
So after all the stages in this race, the women's (provisional) overall looks like this;

1. Isabeau Courdurier
2. Raphaela Richter
3. Miranda Miller
4. Ines Thoma
5. Noga Korem
Isabeau wins the race!
10 days ago
And while all that was going on in the men's race - Isabeau has just won stage 8 by less than a second! Meaning she wins the race!
So tight!
10 days ago
After 41 minutes of racing it all comes down to half a second in the men's field - this is surely one of the closest races in the history of the EWS?!
Masters Vs Rude
10 days ago
So with just stage 8 to go it all comes down to this - whoever goes fastest on stage 8 is probably going to be crowned the round 5 winner
WOW!
10 days ago
With just one stage left in this race Eddie Masters leads the overall - by less than half a second! Rude in 2nd and Dailly back in 3rd!
Eddie wins stage 7!
10 days ago
Masters wins stage 7! Florian Nicolai 2nd and Rude 3rd!
Masters!
10 days ago
Eddie is faster! He's more than 2 seconds up on Richie on stage 7!
Dimitri Tordo
10 days ago
Tordo into 2nd! No one is coming close to Rude's time though - he's 5 seconds clear
Dailly 6th!
10 days ago
Adrien goes into 6th place on stage 7! He's over 8 seconds slower than Richie - this could see him out the top 3 in the overall with just one stage to go
Dailly up next
10 days ago
Adrien should be the next rider across the stage 7 line - can he claw back the win from Rude?!
Jose Borges into 2nd place!
10 days ago
Borges goes into 2nd on stage 7! 5 seconds back on Rude
Gustav Wildhaber
10 days ago
Big Gusti of Cube Action Team goes into 3rd!
Mathew Stuttard
10 days ago
Good ride from Stuttard sees him go into 8th
Pedro Burns
10 days ago
Great ride from Pedro - he goes 5th on stage 7
Greg Callaghan into 4th!
10 days ago
Greg looks to have had a good stage 7 - comes through in 4th position
Richie Rude into lead!
10 days ago
Rude crosses the line and instantly into the lead on stage 7 - he's 5 seconds up on Youn Deniaud in 2nd!
Deniaud
10 days ago
Youn Deniaud into the lead on 7 - next over the line should be Lewis Buchanan
Theo Galy leads 7
10 days ago
The top 30 men are now on stage 7, and at present it's Theo Galy in the lead - but we're expecting race leader Rude across the finish line any second
Women's overall
10 days ago
Now as we go into the final stage of round 5 look at the times of Miller, Thoma and Korem; Miller is still in 3rd place in the overall currently - but Ines Thoma is just 1 second behind her! And just 1 second behind Thoma is Noga Korem - it all comes down to the final stage for these three!
Isabeau still leads the race
10 days ago
Raphaela may have taken the stage 7 win, but Isabeau is still leading the race by a healthy 29 second lead. With just one stage left to go Isabeau is assured of the win - as long as she has a clean run in stage 8...
Richter on fire!
10 days ago
Raphaela is on fire! She wins stage 7 - that's the second stage win she's taken from Courdurier this race!
Richter wins 7!
10 days ago
Richter wins stage 7! Isabeau less than 1 second back!
Thoma V Miller
10 days ago
Don't forget Miller and Thoma are slugging it our for 3rd spot on the podium - Miller has beaten her by 1 second on stage 7 - so it's all going to come down to the final stage for these two
Ines Thoma!
10 days ago
Thoma through in 3rd - just 1 second behind Miller!
Florencia Espineira Herreros
10 days ago
Chilean rider drops in to stage 7 finish in 3rd behind Miranda Miller - but it's still Richter out front with a 12 second lead for now
Raphaela Richter
10 days ago
Richter goes into the lead on stage 7! She puts 30 seconds into Julie Duvert in 2nd- but still women on course - can Isabeau win this stage too?!
Paulin wins Master Women!
10 days ago
And in the Master Women's category Louise Paulin wins the race! Alba Wunderlin is 2nd and Suvi Vacker goes 3rd
Master Men
10 days ago
While we wait for the women's times on stage 7, the Master men just arrived back from stage 8 - and it looks like Karim Amour has won the race - by less than two tenths of a second! Cedric Ravanel in 2nd and Italian Bruno Zanchi in 3rd. All results are still provisional at this stage
Raphaela Richter on course
10 days ago
We hear Richter is now on stage 7 and has just left the start gate - fast! Expect to see her result come through in about 7 mins or so
Course preview
10 days ago
If you want to see what today's stages - then check out our course preview featuring titans of the sport Anne Caroline Chausson and Tracy Moseley
Stage 7
10 days ago
Next comes stage 7 - it's shorter than stage 6 but is much steeper. Riders will drop over 630m over 2,8km
Dailly vs Rude vs Masters
10 days ago
So the order may have switched up after stage 6 - but the top 3 men remain separated by just 3 seconds - incredible! With 2 stages left it's impossible to call this race
Rude leads the race!
10 days ago
Richie now leads the race! Dailly is 2 seconds behind in 2nd and just 1 second behind him is Eddie!
Richie Rude wins stage 6!
10 days ago
Rude wins 6, Hill goes 2nd and Nicolai 3rd!
Hill and Nicolai
10 days ago
Hill and Nicolai only men left on course now
Masters goes 2nd!
10 days ago
Eddie into 2nd on Stage 6! 3 seconds behind Rude!
Masters?
10 days ago
Only Eddie Masters can stop Rude taking the race lead now...
Adrien Dailly
10 days ago
Dailly goes 3rd on stage 6! 4 seconds back - he's lost the race lead to Rude now!
Leigh Johnson into 4th
10 days ago
British rider Leigh comes through stage 6 in 4th - he's getting better and better this season
Matthew Walker
10 days ago
Walker into 2nd - but still 8 seconds back on Rude!
Shawn Neer into 7th
10 days ago
Great ride from Rude's team mate Shawn Neer into 7th place - he provided our Smith Rider Radio playlist on the EWS Spotify channel this week - make sure to give it a listen!
Lewis Buchanan
10 days ago
Great to see Ibis rider Lewis back after he's been out with a broken wrist - he's gone into 25th on stage 6
Christian Textor
10 days ago
Textor comes through 8 seconds back - he's another German who's having a great race here in France
Richie Rude leads 6!
10 days ago
Rude comes through 6 on a mad one! He's up by 15 seconds! What do Masters and Dailly have to say about that? We'll find out very soon
Stage 6 men
10 days ago
It's currently kiwi Charles Murray leading the men on stage 6. If you look at the series rankings you can see that, in the men's field at least, New Zealand and France are the strongest nations by far. We could be looking at NZ vs France showdown when we get to the Trophy of Nations in Finale this September
Special mention to this legend
10 days ago
Props to Jason Boulle from South Africa - he destroyed his riding shoes in Val Di Fassa last weekend and the only pair of shoes he had he could change in to where a pair of suede boots. He didn’t better than expected so is rocking them again this race. Pretty insane - although he thinks he may have found their limit on stage 6…
Women's race
10 days ago
Isabeau and Raphaela are in a league of their own, but the gap from 3rd to 5th place is just over 1 second! So now expect to see dome fierce racing between Miranda Miller (3rd), Ines Thoma (4th) and Noga Korem (5th) as they battle it out for that remaining podium spot with just 2 stages left in the race!
Women's overall after 6
10 days ago
After 6 stages it's still Isabeau out front and she's extended that lead over Richter to 28 seconds. Miranda Miller has moved into 3rd place and Ines Thoma drops back to 4th.
Isabeau Courdurier wins 6!
10 days ago
Isabeau wins stage 6 and puts 9 secs into Richter! Andreane Ln in 3rd
Isa and Noga
10 days ago
Courdurier and Korem only women left on track now
Ines Thoma into 4
10 days ago
Ines goes 4th and is 13 secs back - she started the day in 3rd position but she may well drop out the top 3 after that run - we'll need to see the last few women on course's times before we know
Richter reseeded
10 days ago
Raphaela was reseeded after yesterday's amazing performance, and is now grouped amongst the top 15 women, although near the back. The times she's posting are so fast she could well be overtaking some of the other girls on her race runs
Raphaela Richter
10 days ago
Richter was the only woman to take a stage win from Isabeau yesterday, and looks to be the only rider capable of upsetting Isa's perfect season. The other women must be wondering where Richter has been hiding
Raphaela Richter!
10 days ago
She does it again - she decimates the field to lead the stage by 29 seconds! Can Isabeau go faster?!
Melissa Newell
10 days ago
Kiwi Newell comes through in 19th - she's the reigning Master Champion but for this season has opted to race in the main women's field - leaving the master category wide open this year
Morgane Jonnier leading 6
10 days ago
Jonnier is leading stage 2 but with the top 10 women now all on course that could all be about to change
Raphaela Richter
10 days ago
She may only be 21, but Raphaela has an impressive racing history - she placed 6th at the Leogang DH World Cup this year and qualified 4th. This is her first EWS race since Millau in 2017 where she didn't finish - this is quite the comeback
Women on 6 now
10 days ago
That's the women on stage 6 now (the first of the day after stage 5 was cancelled due to weather) - and be sure to keep an eye out for young Raphaela Richter who starts the day in second place.
U21 Men
10 days ago
Next up were the U21 men - and it's race leader Antoine Vidal who wins the stage! He now leads the race by 6 seconds - Brady Stone is in second and young Specialized rider Francescu Camoin is in 3rd
Master Men
10 days ago
The Master men were the first people to go through stage 6 today, and it was race leader Cedric Ravanel who took the stage - only to be bested by closest rival and reigning Master Champion Karim Amour on stage 7. And with just one stage left in the race it could not be closer between the two Frenchmen - Karim leads by less than half a second!
Stage 5
10 days ago
Stage 5 was the longest of today’s stages at over 5km long, but instead they’ll start the day on stage 6. It features 596m of descent and it’s a natural, hand built bike park trail - quite similar to stage 1 yesterday.
Welcome to day 2!
10 days ago
Welcome to the second day of racing in Les Orres! So after that stage 5 cancellation due to heavy rain this morning, the riders will only tackle stages 6, 7 and 8 today.
Stage 6 starts at 11:44
10 days ago
Stage 6 is on time and first man to take to the start will be Karim Amour at 11:44 CET - and we'll be here from 13:30 to bring you all the action!
Day one recap
10 days ago
We'll be back at 13:30 CET to bring you all Sunday's action, but in the meantime, here's what yesterday's race looked like.
Today's race
10 days ago
The weather threw a rain shaped curveball into Sunday's race. It's currently bright blue skies and sunshine here in Les Orres, but first thing this morning was a very different story. As a result, stage 5 has been cancelled and riders will race stages 6, 7
Come back tomorrow!
11 days ago
Phew! This race has had more twists and turns than any so far this season - and there's still 4 more glorious stages to go tomorrow. We'll be back then with all the action! In the meantime keep an eye on our social media tonight for plenty of interviews, behind the scenes footage and insight into tomorrow's race. Au revoir!
4 stages tomorrow
11 days ago
And with four stages left to go tomorrow, this race is FAR from over!
BUT...
11 days ago
...and it's a big but - the times of the top 3 men could not be closer! Dailly's lead over Masters is just 2 seconds - and Rude only trails Masters by 1 second!
Adrien Dailly general leads!
11 days ago
Dailly finishes day one as leader of the race! Eddie Masters in 2nd and Richie Rude in 3rd!
Kevin Miquel wins stage 4!
11 days ago
Kevin takes stage 4! Dailly 2nd and Servant 3rd! So the overall now looks like...
Hill!
11 days ago
Hill into 4th place - just flying Flo left to come!
Eddie!
11 days ago
Eddie back in 6th place on stage 4!
Kevin Miquel leads 4!
11 days ago
Goes just 0.29 faster than Dailly!
Just 5 riders left on course
11 days ago
...will any of them be able to topple Dailly on 4? Or unseat Edddie from the overall?!
Adrien Dailly
11 days ago
Dailly now leads 4! He's just over 1 second up on Servant!
Camille Servant
11 days ago
Impressive time from Servant - no one has been able to challenge him on stage 4 yet - still 10 men to drop in though
Greg Callaghan has crashed
11 days ago
Callaghan crashes on stage 4! He's up and racing again but apparently lost quite a bit of time
Rude on 4
11 days ago
And here's Rude on his stage 4 run just a few moments ago - he goes 2nd on 4 - Servant currently still in the lead
Men on stage 4
11 days ago
The top 30 men will drop into the final stage of the day soon, but the rest of the men's field are through already and it's Camille Servant who leads
Women's overall
11 days ago
Isabeau and Richter are in a league of their own so far in this race. But the battle behind them is heating up - just 6 seconds separate Ines, Noga and Miranda in 3rd, 4th and 5th place respectively
Isabeau leads after day 1!
11 days ago
Isa leads after day one by an impressive 20 seconds! Richter sits in 2nd and then it's 54 seconds back to Ines Thoma in 3rd place.
Isabeau Courdurier wins stage
11 days ago
Isa wins stage 4! Richter 2nd and ALN 3rd - which means...
Andreane
11 days ago
ALN goes into 2nd - so far no one can touch Richter's stage 4 time
Thoma
11 days ago
If Noga Korem puts down a good time on stage 4 she may well leap frog Ines into 3rd in the overall - we'll know any second!
Raphaela Richter leads stage 4
11 days ago
It's still young German rider Richter who leads stage 4 - she's taking on some big names here - Winton, Miller, Thoma all can't match her time - the top 5 women are still to come though
Eddie Masters
11 days ago
And here's how current race leader Eddie Masters describes his race so far...
Pro's bikes at Les Orres
11 days ago
While we wait for the top 30 men and top 15 women to get to stage 4, watch what the pros said about bike weight when Ric caught up with them earlier this week
Master Women
11 days ago
And the Master Women are also done for today - with Louise Paulin taking a clean sweep of the stages. In 2nd is Alba Wunderlin and 3rd is Suvi Vacker
Master Men
11 days ago
The Master Men are home and after all 4 of today's stages Cedric Ravanel leads. He's 4 seconds up on reigning champ Karim Amour, with Italian Bruno Zanchi in 3rd
Harnden wins 4!
11 days ago
Harnden wins stage 4 as well! She finishes the first day of racing in the lead with Lucy Schick in 2nd and Leah Maunsell in 3rd
U21 women
11 days ago
And speaking of superstar mentors - Tracy Moseley's protege Harriet Harnden leads the U21 women! She leads the race by 46 seconds!
U21 Men
11 days ago
After 3 stages it's series leader Antoine Vidal who leads the U21 category. The Commencal rider is being mentored by Cecile and Cedric Ravanel and it shows - he has a 20 second lead currently. Brady Stone is in 2nd and new Specialized signing Francescu Camoin is in 3rd
5 stages left
11 days ago
Masters leads going into the final stage of the day - but there are 4 stages left tomorrow - and the top 3 are only separated by 2 seconds. There is still a lot that could happen in this race!
Masters
11 days ago
Eddie Masters has had two EWS podiums in his career - 3rd in Rotorua 2017 and 3rd in la Thuile in 2018 - but could he be on his way to first EWS win?!
Masters leads the race!
11 days ago
Eddie Masters is in the lead! He leads the overall after 3 stages - by just 1 second! Dailly is in 2nd and Rude has dropped into 3rd but is also just 1 second back on Dailly!! Only 1 stage to go today!
Sam Hill
11 days ago
Hill into 2nd! This race is constantly changing - it's getting pretty damned exciting!
Eddie Masters
11 days ago
Eddie into 5th on stage 3 - the overall is definitely in for a shakeup!
Rude may lose the lead...
11 days ago
Going into this stage Rude had a 9 second lead ver Dailly - and Dailly just put 10 secs into him. Can Masters go faster than Dailly?!
Dailly!
11 days ago
Adrien into the lead on stage 3 - he takes 10 seconds out of Rude!
Rude
11 days ago
Rude leads stage 3 - but he's just over 1 second up on Hugo Pigeon. There's every chance Eddie Masters will be able to capitalise on that to claw back some time on 3
Richie Rude OTB
11 days ago
Rude goes over the bars on 3! It's going to cost him time - we'll know how much very soon
Richie Rude has crashed
11 days ago
And we hear Rude has crashed on stage 3!
Women's overall
11 days ago
That stage win for Richter doesn't change the overall - Isabeau sees her lead cut, but she's still 17 secs clear. Ines Thoma holds onto 3rd and is 47 secs back
Raphaela Richter
11 days ago
Richter beats by Courdurier by 2 seconds on stage 3! Miller is 3rd - but 15 seconds behind.
And we're back!
11 days ago
We've just sent a gaggle of media down to stage 4 to catch the end of the race - and in the meantime Raphaela Richter has won stage 3!!
Stage 3
11 days ago
There's a big pedal liaison to stage 3, so while the riders tackle that, check out this week's course preview featuring the legendary Anne Caroline Chausson and Tracy Moseley
Stage 2
11 days ago
Sounds like stage 2 claimed a few victims - Thomas Lapeyrie has torn off his derailleur, Sam Hill was late and will incur a time penalty and we hear his team mate Kelan Grant also flatted
Florian Nicolai
11 days ago
Series leader Flo is back in 4th after the first 2 stages - he's 14 seconds off the pace. But this is a 2 day race and there are 6 stages left...
Richie Rude leads the race
11 days ago
Yeti's Richie Rude leads the race after 2 stages! He's 3 seconds up on Eddie Masters in 2nd whilst Adrien Dailly is a further 8 seconds back in 3rd!
Hill 9th on 2
11 days ago
Sam Hill goes 9th on stage 2
Hill
11 days ago
Sounds like Sam is having a bad day at the office - we guess that late start to stage 2 will be because of the puncture he had on stage 1 - but whatever time he puts down now will be almost irrelevant as he will pick up a time penalty. How big the penalty depends on how late he was
Hill still on stage 2...
11 days ago
A late start to stage 2 means Sam Hill is the last man down the stage - he could win the stage but he's going to incur a time penalty
Masters!
11 days ago
Eddie into 2nd behind Rude!
Dimitri Tordo into 3rd
11 days ago
Tordo into 3rd on stage 2 - his team mate Flo leads the series and will be last man down each stage today
Adrien Dailly into 2nd!
11 days ago
Dailly into 2nd - but he's still 8 secs off Rude's time.
Leigh Johnson into 2nd!
11 days ago
Leigh into 2nd place behind Rude - 14 secs back. The Pole rider has been steadily gaining ground all season - the Pole rider from the UK started this race ranked 16th in the overall
Hill timing update
11 days ago
We're hearing that Sam Hill was late to the start of stage 2 - if that's confirmed he'll be looking at a time penalty.
Shawn Neer
11 days ago
Rude's team mate Neer also posts a great time - into 5th. And if you want an insight into Neer's music taste make sure you check out his Smith Rider Radio playlist on the EWS spotify channel!
Richie Rude
11 days ago
Rude says this venue reminds him of the classic French style enduro - and fellow American Marco Osborne called stage 2 "real mountain biking"
Richie Rude has crashed!
11 days ago
Rude crashed on stage 2 - he had an over the bars - but still leads by 18 seconds!
Rude leads
11 days ago
Rude leads stage 2 by 18 secs, Hugo pigeon in 2nd and Vid Persak in 3rd
Rude!
11 days ago
Richie goes into the lead on stage 2!
Master Women
11 days ago
Louise Paulin has taken the first 3 stages in the Master Women competition - Alba Wunderlin is 34 secs back in 2nd and Suvi Vacker is a minute back in 3rd
Master Men
11 days ago
Meanwhile in the Master Men competition there's an epic battle going down between French riders Cedric Ravanel and Karim Amour. After 3 stages Ravanel leads by just 1 second! 59 secs back in 3rd is Italian Bruno Zanchi
Queen stage
11 days ago
Which means Courdurier's won every Queen stage so far this season - which has boosted her series lead by an incredible 200 points
Women's overall
11 days ago
So after 2 stages Isabeau leads the competition by 17 seconds, with Raphaela Richter in 2nd and ALN 26 secs back in 3rd place
Isabeau Courdurier wins 2!
11 days ago
Isa wins stage 2 by 14 seconds! And it's a German two three - Richter in 2nd and Thoma in 3rd! Korem 4th and ALN 5th
Andreane Lanthier Nadeau
11 days ago
ALN into 3rd
Woah!
11 days ago
We just heard that Isabeau has overtaken Noga on stage 2!
Ines Thoma
11 days ago
Thoma though clean and in 2nd - but still nearly 16 secs off Richter's time
Katy Winton into 3rd
11 days ago
Winton just 1 sec off Miller in 3rd. Solid times from her on her first race back since she took time out after concussion
Miranda Miller into 2nd
11 days ago
Miranda goes into 2nd - she's 23 secs off Richter's time though
Stage 2 punctures
11 days ago
We hear there's punctures galore on stage 2 - there's a lot of repairs going on at the bottom of the stage
Raphaela Richter
11 days ago
This young German rider may look like she's come from nowhere, but she's been on the scene for a long time. She was 6th in the Leogang DH World Cup earlier this year and has also podiumed at the 4X World Cup in 2018
Women on 2
11 days ago
This savage stage benefits from chairlift access, and the women are already dropping in. Once again it's 21 year old Richter who leads - this time by an unbelievable 48 seconds!
Stage 2
11 days ago
Stage 2 here is Les Orres is a beast. At over 5km long and with more than 1000m of descending she's arguably the most physical stage of the season
Stage 2
11 days ago
Up next is stage 2 - the all important Queen Stage where extra series points are up for grabs.
Top 5 men
11 days ago
The top 5 men are all within 4 secs of each other after stage 1!
1. Masters
2. Rude
3. Dailly
4. Nicolai
5. Walker
Masters wins 1!
11 days ago
So Eddie wins stage 1! But just 0.25 sec back is Rude - and 1.10 sec back on Rude is Dailly in 3rd. SO TIGHT!
Hill has a mechanical!
11 days ago
Sam had rear puncture on 1! Flo passed him - is Hill's race over before it even begins?!
Florian Nicolai 4th!
11 days ago
Flo goes 4th! But where is Hill?!
So tight!
11 days ago
Masters leads Rude by just 0.25!!!!
Masters!
11 days ago
Eddie goes faster! leads stage 1!!
Adrien Dailly into 2nd!
11 days ago
Just 1 sec behind Rude! What can Hill and Nicolai do now?!
Adrien Dailly
11 days ago
We should have a time for speedy Frenchman Dailly soon - another rider that poses a real threat on home soil
Leigh Johnson
11 days ago
Pole rider Leigh into 5th!
Gustav Wildhaber
11 days ago
Big Gusti into 4th!
Matt!
11 days ago
Walker into 2nd and only 3 secs off Rude!
Christian Textor
11 days ago
Great ride from Textor - another German shaking up the standings at the sharp end of the field
Lewis Buchanan
11 days ago
Good to see Ibis rider Lewis back after time off recovering from a broken wrist - he's sitting 20th at present
Greg Callaghan
11 days ago
Good time for Callaghan - he's still recovering from that broken foot and sits 3rd
Youn Deniaud into 5th
11 days ago
Deniaud into 5th - we thought he might be on for the podium here
Christian Textor into 2nd
11 days ago
German rider Textor into 2nd - Rude's lead down to 8 secs
Richie Rude leads 1!
11 days ago
Rude is down stage 1 and currently leads! He's an insane 12 seconds up on Hugo Pigeon!
Top 3 men
11 days ago
And while we wait for the top 30 men to drop in - check out how the top 3 ranked men in the series looked during practice...
Top 30 men
11 days ago
The top 30 men are about to drop into stage 1. It's currently Hugo Pigeon who leads, with Romain Paulhan less than a second back. Keep an eye out for Paulhan this weekend - he's only raced a couple of EWS, but he placed top 20 in both of them
Raphaela Richter
11 days ago
21 year old Richter hasn't raced an EWS since Millau back in 2017 - and she's just gone 2nd on stage 1. She is definitely one to watch this race - not sure anyone saw her as much of a threat coming into this race. She showed us!
Isabeau Courdurier wins 1!
11 days ago
Yes she can! Isa wins stage 1, Richter 4 secs back in 2nd and ALN 11 secs back in 3rd place. Could Richter be the rider to bring it to Isabeau this race?!
Isabeau Courdurier
11 days ago
Only Isabeau can challenge Richter's time now - can she do it?!
Andreane Lanthier Nadeau
11 days ago
ALN comes through 2nd - but still 6 secs back on Richter!
Raphaela Richter leading 1!
11 days ago
Young German rider Richter is currently leading stage 1! The trainee optician hasn't raced in an EWS for a year or two and she's scalped the likes of Winton and Miller. That's an amazing time from her!
Instagram
11 days ago
We should have the women's stage 1 results any minute - but if you can't wait then head over to our roving reporter in the field, injured Ibis rider Bex Baraona who has taken over our Insta stories for the weekend. Gowann Girl!
Flo the favourite
11 days ago
The French crowd are rooting for Nicolai and we wouldn't bet against him either - Les Orres is a very well known venue in France. In fact all the way back in 2005 and the very first French Enduro Series, Les Orres hosted a round. Flo will know exactly how to tackle these trails and we're expecting to see another podium finish for the Canyon rider
Florian Nicolai
11 days ago
Series leader Florian Nicolai will be the last man off the start today - he's 180 points ahead of Sam Hill in the rankings, with Kiwi Eddie Masters in 3rd. Eddie was due to race the DH World Cup in Andorra this weekend, but after his strong 4th place finish in Italy last week he opted to defend his position here instead
Pedro Burns taking cover
11 days ago
It's going to be another scorching weekend of racing here in France - even Chilean Pedro Burns is taking cover as he waits to get on the lift
All women on course now
11 days ago
That's the women off on the chairlifts to stage 1 now, and it's the turn of the top 30 men to get in line now.
Isabeau Courdurier
11 days ago
Isabeau is of course the favourite here in her native France - and judging by how relaxed she looks in the paddock right now, we'd say she fancies her chances too
Noga Korem ill
11 days ago
Now Noga tells us that's she not been feeling very well the last few days, but she's at the start line now and still planning to race.
Noga Korem ill
11 days ago
Now Noga tells us that's she not been feeling very well the last few days, but she's at the start line now and still planning to race.
Isabeau, Noga
11 days ago
And here's how those 3 looked in practice earlier
Series Rankings
11 days ago
As we enter the last half of the season, it's still Isabeau Courdurier who is out front and leading the women's standings on maximum points - having won every race and also picking up a 40 point boost at each round for winning every Queen Stage as well. Sitting behind her in the points table is Noga Korem in 2nd, with Morgane Charre back in 3rd
Today's schedule
11 days ago
It's a late start for the pros here in France - the top women are only just collecting their timing chips now, so we won't see any results in from them for roughly another 30 mins
Stage 1
11 days ago
First up today is stage 1, which is just a short chairlift ride from the pits in Les Orres. At just over 3km long it's the second shortest stage of the day - but it certainly won't be easy. Rocky, loose and fast, it's going to be quite the wake up call for riders who are already tired after 2 days in the saddle for practice.
Today's race
11 days ago
Today's race is big - really, really big. There's 4 stages in total that includes some lift access, but that descripion doesn't really do justice to what's involved. In all riders will take on 33km, over 2500m of descent and just shy of 800m of climbing
Welcome to Les Orres!
11 days ago
Welcome to round 5 of the 2019 Series in beautiful Les Orres, France! We have an absolutely huge 2 days of racing coming up, so we've called in the big guns to show us what lies in store - Anne Caroline Chausson and Tracy Moseley! This pair of absolute legends put Ric McLaughlin through his paces earlier this week and here's the result...