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11 May 2019

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See you in Italy!
1 month ago
We'll be back next month in Val di Fassa, Italy for round 4. See you then!
That's a wrap
1 month ago
Full results will be online very soon and make sure to keep an eye on our website and social media to see more action from this weekend
Wow!
1 month ago
Martin Maes and Isabeau Courdurier show once more why they are the hot favourites for the overall this year. Massive thank you to our hosts Freeride Madeira for putting on such an amazing event!
What a race!
1 month ago
What a race out here in Madeira! Eight long, hot physical stages and some brand new faces on the podium!
Men's provisional overall
1 month ago
1. Martin Maes
2. Jose Borges
3. Jesse Melamed
4. Adrien Dailly
5. Sam Hill
Men's overall
1 month ago
Martin wins the race by 32 seconds! Jose Borges goes 2nd and Jesse Melamed 3rd!
Maes wins stage 8!
1 month ago
Martin Maes wins stage by less than 1 second to take the race!
Jesse!
1 month ago
Melamed through and into 2nd place on stage 8!
Jose Borges into the lead on 8
1 month ago
Portugal's own Borges takes the lead on 8 by 3 seconds!
Top 30 men on stage 8 now
1 month ago
The top 30 men are starting to make their way down stage 8 now. Dailly holds the lead currently, with Matt Walker in 2nd and Leigh Johnson less than half a second back in 3rd
Isabeau
1 month ago
Looks like Isabeau's game plan paid off!
Conolly
1 month ago
And what a race from young privateer Ella Conolly! It's fitting she should stand here on the podium with Noga. Noga scored her first podium here as a privateer in 2017 when she took 3rd, and now she's passing on the baton to Ella. The future of women's racing is bright
What a race!
1 month ago
Once more this season the women display incredibly tight racing. Another stunning race from Isabeau - she's a force to be reckoned with. And great to see Noga back on the podium - she scored her first EWS top 3 here in 2017
Provisional results
1 month ago
1. Isabeau Courdurier
2. Noga Korem
3. Ella Conolly
4. Morgan Charre
5. Anita Gehrig
Overall
1 month ago
Isabeau wins the race! And Noga Korem takes 2nd with privateer Ella Conolly in 3rd!
Isabeau Courdurier wins!!
1 month ago
Isabeau wins the stage and takes the race!
Isabeau
1 month ago
Only Isabeau left to come now...
Noga!
1 month ago
Korem into 6th - she came into the stage in 2nd on the overall - this could cost her...
Miller
1 month ago
Miranda's time is holding - Anita's flat costs her time and she goes into 6th
Miranda Miller
1 month ago
Miranda is leading 6! Ella Conolly just 1 second back
Anita Gehrig has a mechanical
1 month ago
We hear she's got a rear flat on stage 8!
Melanie Pugin finishes stage 8
1 month ago
Pugin is through stage 8 and leads by an incredible 25 seconds! Laura Battista lies 2nd and Estelle Charles 3rd. Top 10 women on course now
Stage 8
1 month ago
Stage 8 is an extended version of stage 3 from yesterday, that will drop the riders directly back to the race village in Machico Marina. It's a long finish to the race - at 2.7km long those tired legs are going to be screaming as riders push for one last time this weekend
Sam Hill 6th
1 month ago
Hill is back in 6th - he's yet to show the same form he did last season to take the champ title. But with 5 races left in the series, only a fool would rule him out as a contender
Dailly
1 month ago
Adrien Dailly drops back into 4th - and just 4 seconds back is Eddie Masters in 5th. With one stage left in this race expect an epic battle between these 2
Men's overall
1 month ago
Maes now leads the race by 31 seconds! Borges is in 2nd and just 6 secs back in 3rd
Maes
1 month ago
Maes wins stage 7 by just 1 second! That's an extra 40 series points for him. Borges 2nd and Melamed 3rd
Martin wins!
1 month ago
Martin wins stage 7!!!
1 month ago
Jesse's fast but not enough to bump Borges off the top spot - Melamed sits 2nd
Borges
1 month ago
Jose's time on 7 is good - could this push him up in the overall? He's on course for his first EWS podium
Florian Nicolai finishes 7
1 month ago
and into 2nd!
Adrien Dailly
1 month ago
Dailly loses time on stage 7 - he's 14 secs back on Borges - will he lose place in overall?
Sam Hill goes 4th
1 month ago
Hill into 4th on stage 7 - still men on course
Masters!
1 month ago
Eddie through and into 2nd place!
Reading's bike
1 month ago
Jack has a mechanical
1 month ago
Think these tracks are easy? Jack Reading's bike might disagree...
Jose Borges finishes stage 7
1 month ago
And he takes the lead! The Portuguese rider is a full 12 seconds faster than Pigeon!
Pigeon
1 month ago
Hugo's time of 4:50 still holding on stage 7 - but can the top 30 go faster?!
Vidal wins U21!
1 month ago
The U21 men are home after all 8 stages and it's series leader Antoine Vidal who wins! Great day for Commencal - Vidal's team mate Cedric Ravanel won Master Men too! Brady Stone was 2nd and Duncan Nason of Yeti was 3rd to round out the U21 podium
Timing update
1 month ago
While we wait for the top 30 men on stage 7, here's a quick update on the women's overall. We have all their data now - and the overall has changed! Isabeau still leads, but Noga Korem is 2nd after a stage win on 4 and Ella Conolly drops back to 3rd after that dropped chain on stage 6 costs her time
Queen Stage
1 month ago
Stage 7 was designated the Queen stage because of it's technicality - it's over 2.20km long and it's got flat sections as well as steep, technical parts - really something to challenge every aspect of the rider's skills
stage 7
1 month ago
The Queen stage may have beautiful views - but the riders won't care. With extra series points up for grabs and 100km of pedalling in their legs after practice and racing, they just want to get through this
Hugo Pigeon
1 month ago
Hugo goes into the lead on stage 7!
Martin Maes general information
1 month ago
But we know Maes has this stage in his sights - can anyone stop him?!
Men on Queen stage now
1 month ago
The men are on stage 7 now - it's Madeira local Emanuel Pombo who leads currently
Isabeau
1 month ago
Isa has once again won the Queen stage and won the extra 40 points on offer. That means she's taken 3 out of 3 so far this season and (providing she wins the race) will pick up the max amount of points on offer. Can anyone stop her charge this season?
Isa wins 7!
1 month ago
Isabeau wins stage 7 - the Queen stage! ALN in 2nd and Noga Korem 3rd!
Andreane Lanthier Nadeau!
1 month ago
ALN goes faster! leads stage 7 by 9 seconds!!!
Ella Conolly 8 secs up on 7
1 month ago
Don't forget stage 7 is the Queen stage - which offers up an extra 40 series points for the winners. And Ella is 8 secs up right now!
Ella Conolly leads 7!
1 month ago
Ella Conolly leading stage 7! Can she pull back that dropped chain from stage 6 and get her first EWS elite podium?!
Melanie Pugin leads 7
1 month ago
Pugin is leading stage 7! Top 10 women still on course though
Cedric wins Masters!
1 month ago
Cedric Ravanel wins Masters! He beats Karim Amour by 18 seconds, James Hughes goes 3rd!
Stage 7
1 month ago
It's a long liaison to stage 7 - nearly 2 hours. And given how hot and sunny it is in Madeira today, that's going to be a slog. The images coming out of this race can make you forget just how physical it is - with eight stages and 60km of pedalling, this is no day out at the beach
Maes
1 month ago
One man we know is going to be giving his all on the Queen stage is race and series leader Martin Maes - here's what he said about it yesterday
Stage 7 - the Queen Stage!
1 month ago
And next up is the big one - stage 7 is the Queen stage, Boca do Risco. The most iconic trail on the island, this cliff top ridge line always features heavily in any coverage you see of the race here in Madeira. And here's why
Provisional overall
1 month ago
So the provisional overall after 6 stages is now
1 Maes
2 Dailly
3 Borges
4 Melamed
5 E Masters
Jesse Melamed wins stage 6!
1 month ago
Jesse wins by less than a second! It's not going to trouble Martin's lead, but he's the first man this race to deny the GT racer a stage win
Melamed wins 6!
1 month ago
Jesse wins stage 6! Maes goes 2nd, Borges 3rd!
1 month ago
Jess goes faster again! Nearly 3 secs faster than Borges!
Stage 6 men
1 month ago
Borges leads stage 6 - Dailly is less than 1 second back and Hill is in 3rd. But Martin is still to come!
Jose Borges goes faster
1 month ago
he leads stage 6!
Adrien Dailly crash yesterday
1 month ago
That crash Adrien sustained on stage 3 yesterday doesn't seem to be slowing him down too much - he's got 6 stitches in his elbow but is currently leading stage 6!
Adrien Dailly finishes stage 6
1 month ago
... in the lead! He goes 3 seconds faster than Leigh Johnson! Still top 20 men to come though
Stage 6
1 month ago
That's the top 30 men hitting stage 6 now. S6 - Quatro Estradas - starts with an easy and flowy gradient which can become
physical, then half way down turns into a steep rooty and rocky former Portuguese National Downhill track.
Leigh Johnson leads 6
1 month ago
The men are on stage 6, and it's Pole rider Leigh Johnson who is leading the stage currently, with local hero Emanuel Pombo in 2nd and Orbea rider Vid Persak in 3rd
timing update
1 month ago
The women's overall sees Isabeau out front, but because of those missing times from 5 we can't call the rest yet. Will ella be able to hang onto 2nd?! Or will Morgane Charre take her spot?
Isabeau Courdurier wins 6!
1 month ago
Isabeau wins stage 6! Noga Korem goes 2nd and Morgane Charre 3rd! Ella back in 15th after that dropped chain puts her 22 seconds off Isa's stage time
Ella has a mechanical!
1 month ago
Poor Ella drops her chain on stage 6! The Scottish privateer was in 2nd - can she make up the time?!
Melamed!
1 month ago
It looks (provisionally) like Jesse Melamed may have won stage 5 - but until we get all the riders times we can't confirm it unfortunately. Jesse went from leading the race in Madeira in 2017 to utter heartbreak when he destroyed his back wheel. Is he about to make some better memories this time around?!
Patchy signal
1 month ago
The timing crew just let us know there are some signal issues up on stage 5, so we might not get everyone's times through right away. We might have to wait until the riders hit the next upload station before we can update you on their times. The suspense is killing us!
Thomas Lapeyrie!
1 month ago
The top 30 men are on stage 5 and Lapeyrie leads! Adrien went 1 second slower and Matt Stuttard is 7 secs back in 3rd!!
timing update
1 month ago
There's a connectivity issue out on stage 5 - as soon as the women's results are in we'll update you!
Stage 5
1 month ago
Up next for the pro men and women we have stage 5, Rat Boy. This trail was named after a video with Josh Bryceland for Santa Cruz Bicycles. It drops slightly North through a
beautiful Pine forest, the shortest track of the race is fast and fun with some small berms and drops but also with some rocks and roots, demanding full concentration top to
bottom.
timing update
1 month ago
The U21 Men are through stage 6 now and it's still Antoine Vidal in the lead. He's 13 seconds up on Brady Stone in 2nd and 19 seconds clear of Duncan Nason in 3rd. Just 2 stages left for them!
Today's course
1 month ago
We'll be back in 10 - in the meantime check out the course preview video to see what lies in store for the 4 stages left in this race
Maes wins 4!
1 month ago
Martin does it! He wins stage 4! eddie Masters in 2nd and Dailly in 3rd!
1 month ago
Eddie is leading 4 - can Martin go faster?!
Maes on course!
1 month ago
Sam Hill goes 8th on stage 4!
1 month ago
Hill comes through stage 4 in 8th, with a few riders still to come
Adrien Dailly into lead on 4
1 month ago
Dailly goes faster - he leads stage 4 less than a second up on Pombo!
Wild man Gusti!
1 month ago
Here comes Gusti - he started today in 8th position
Marco Osborne on course!
1 month ago
Top 30 men
1 month ago
Next on stage 4 will be the top 30 men. Martin Maes took a clean sweep of the stages yesterday, with Adrien Dailly in 2nd and Jose Borges in 3rd
Isabeau still leads the race
1 month ago
Ella may have taken stage 4 - but Isabeau still leads the race!
Ella Conolly wins, Isabeau 2nd
1 month ago
Isabeau goes less than half a second back and into 2nd! Rae in 3rd - all women within the same SECOND!
Ella wins 4!
1 month ago
She does it! Ella wins her first EWS stage on 4!
So tight!
1 month ago
The women's race is so close - just 5 secs separate current top 5 on stage 4!
Anita Gehrig
1 month ago
comes through in 9th and is 9 seconds back on Ella - that could put her 3rd place in the overall in doubt
Rae finishes stage 4
1 month ago
goes 2nd!
Ella Conolly leads 4!
1 month ago
This Scottish privateer is having the race of her life! She finished yesterday in 2nd lace behind Isabeau and is currently leading the 1st stage of the day by 5 secs!
Morgane Jonnier has crashed
1 month ago
We hear Morganne has crashed and is out the race - more info on that as we get it
Emanuel Pombo leading 4
1 month ago
The first of the men are down stage 4 and it's Madeira local Emanuel Pombo who leads! But the top 30 men have yet to drop in so that could be all about to change
Antoine Vidal wins 4
1 month ago
Next through 4 were the U21 men - and race leader Antoine Vidal wins it! he extends his lead in the overall to 12 seconds ahead of Yeti's Duncan Nason. Kiwi rider Brady Stone is less than half a second back in 3rd!
Karim Amour wins 4
1 month ago
The first riders onto stage 4 this morning were the Master men - reigning champ Karim Amour took the win by 6 seconds - enough to put him into the lead ahead of Cedric Ravanel in the overall. But with less than half a second between them and four more stages to go, it could still go either way. James Hughes of the UK sits 16 seconds back in 3rd place
Stage 4
1 month ago
Located above the capital of Madeira, in the Ecological Park of Funchal. The top third is all machine built with big berms, jumps and rhythm sections, all overlooking the
basin of Funchal. The bottom is all hand built where speed is the main ingredient. At just under 2km it's the second shortest stage of the day.
Welcome back!
1 month ago
Welcome back to EWS Madeira! We have five stages left in this race and what stages they are! First up today is none other than stage 4, Gamble. Created for Loic Bruni's segment in Steel City Media's Gamble movie, the riders are absolutely buzzing that they get to race this iconic stage.
Race feed starts at 12:00 GMT
1 month ago
We'll be here from 12 noon GMT // 13:00 CET // 04:00 PST to bring you all the action from today's five stages. In the meantime, here's what went down yesterday.
See you on Sunday!
1 month ago
There's still so much more to come!
Tomorrow
1 month ago
Come back tomorrow to follow all 5 stages from the incredible EWS Madeira - and keep an eye on our social media and website tonight for full results and reports from day one.
Martin Maes
1 month ago
There's still 5 big stages to go tomorrow - including the all important Queen's Stage (stage 7) - where extra points are up for grabs. But Maes will start the day with a 19 second lead - can anyone stop him from taking 3 wins from 3 races?!
What a race!
1 month ago
So after the first day of racing the women's race is insanely close! Isabeau is way out front but the rest of the pack is tight - and the big upset is Scottish privateer Ella Conolly in 2nd! Anita Gehrig is just 3 seconds back in 3rd and Morganne Charre is just 1 second back in 4th, with Laura Charles in 5th
Martin Maes destroys field
1 month ago
Martin Maes is destroying this race! He wins all three stages to finish the day with an insane 19 second lead! Adrien Dailly is in 2nd and local hero Jose Borges in 3rd
Martin Maes wins!
1 month ago
Maes wins stage 3! Dailly 2nd and Florian Nicolai 3rd!
Hill
1 month ago
Sam comes through 17th - did he have a crash?
1 month ago
Adrien Dailly
1 month ago
Dailly's time hold on stage 3 for now - Jesse Melamed into 2nd and Gusti Wildhaber 3rd. Can Mae and Hill change all that though?!
1 month ago
Dailly leading stage 3
1 month ago
Adrien leading stage 3 right now - he looked fast on stage 2 as well!
Men on 3
1 month ago
Next up on stage 3 - the last of the day - are the top 30 men. Maes starts the stage with a 12 second lead over Hill with Borges in 3rd. Can he make it a hat trick to finish the day with total stage domination?
Tight times
1 month ago
After all of today's 3 stages the women's race times are so tight! Isabeau has a big lead of 22 seconds - but after that places 2-5 are with in 9 seconds of each other. We can't wait to see how this plays out tomorrow!
New top 3!
1 month ago
So after day one Isabeau leads the race and Ella Conolly is in 2nd! Anita Gehrig is in 3rd, Morganne Charre 4th and Laura Charles 5th!
Isabeau Courdurier wins 3!
1 month ago
Isa wins stage 3! Miranda Miller is 2nd and Morganne Charre 3rd, so in the overall...
Women's times are TIGHT!
1 month ago
The top 6 women on stage 3 currently are separated by just 5 seconds!
Morgane Charre
1 month ago
moves in 2nd on stage 3!
1 month ago
Is leading stage 3! Ella Conolly just 1 second back in 2nd and Ines Thoma in 3rd! Top 5 women still to come though
Back in 15!
1 month ago
We'll be back in 15 minutes with all the action from the last stage of the day - and here's what's coming up...
Antoine Vidal leads U21 men!
1 month ago
After all three of today's stages it's Cedric Ravanel's Commencal team mate Antoine Vidal who leads the U21 Men - Duncan Nason of Yeti is in 2nd and Brady Stone is in 3rd
Cedric Ravanel wins day 1!
1 month ago
Cedric wins day one in the Master's category! He's leading Karim Amour by 5 seconds and then a further 24 seconds back is James Hughes in 3rd
Men's overall after 2
1 month ago
So after 2 stages Martin Maes leads by over 12 seconds! Sam Hill is in 2nd and just 2 seconds behind him is Portugal's Jose Borges! But Dailly in 4th is on the same second as Borges! It's tight at the top!
1 month ago
Martin wins stage 2! Dailly less than 1 second back in 2nd and Jose Borges 3rd!
Kevin Miquel
1 month ago
Kevin Miquel into 3rd, pushes Hill into 4th!
Hill into 3rd!
1 month ago
Sam Hill goes into 3rd on stage 2 behind Jose Borges in 2nd and Dailly in 1st. Top 5 men still to come - can Maes go 2 for 2?!
Adrien Dailly into lead!
1 month ago
Dailly goes onto lead stage 2! Adrien looks to be back on form after that crash that wiped out his season last year
Ella Conolly
1 month ago
Keep an eye out for Ella Conolly this weekend - she's just had her best stage result (3rd) since she moved up from the U21 category and is currently less than 1 second outside the top 3!
Isabeau Courdurier leads race!
1 month ago
Isabeau extends her lead - she's over 18 seconds up on 2nd placed Anita. Laura Charles is in 3rd and less than a second behind Anita. Ella moves up to 4th place and is less than a second behind Anita!!
Isabeau wins 2!
1 month ago
Isa wins stage 2!! Rae Morrison 2nd and Ella Connoly 3rd!
Women overall about to change
1 month ago
Anita was in 2nd coming into this stage but she's dropped back to 5th on stage 2, and Pugin back in 7th - we'll have a new top 3 after stage 2 in the overall for sure
Rae Morrison goes faster!
1 month ago
Rae goes faster by 1 second!!!
Ella Conolly leading 2!
1 month ago
Young Ella from Scotland currently leads stage 2! The reigning U21 champ moved up a category this year and it doesn't seem to have phased her at all!
Women on stage 2
1 month ago
That's the women starting to drop into stage 2 now - the women's race is currently much closer than the men's. Isabeau leads Anita Gehrig by just 5 seconds and just one second behind Anita is Melanie Pugin. The top 5 women are separated by 7 seconds - that's less than Martin's lead over Sam in the men's race!
Stage 2
1 month ago
Stage 2 - Natal
1 month ago
This is one of the oldest paths on the island that was recovered for mountain biking a few years back. With a fantasticview over the Peninsula of São Lourenço, the far East of the
island, this coastal trail will challenge everyone - it's fast, it’s rocky, has tight switch backs and a couple of short uphills in between.
timing update
1 month ago
If you're looking for stage 2 times for the Master Men and U21s there'll be a slight delay - the riders are all through and we have their data but we might not get an update until they hit the next timing upload station
Set up this weekend
1 month ago
While we wait for the pros to make their way to stage 2, check out their pedal setups for this race
Martin Maes on 1
1 month ago
And here he is - Martin Maes on stage 1 smoking the field by over 8 seconds!
timing update
1 month ago
Maes wins stage 1 by over 8 seconds! Hill 2nd and Jose Borges 3rd! Can anyone stop Maes this season?!
Martin Maes wins!
1 month ago
Maes wins stage 1!!!
Martin Maes?
1 month ago
Can series leader Martin go faster?!
Hill into the lead!
1 month ago
Sam goes into the lead - by 4 seconds! Borges into 2nd and Dailly pushed back to 3rd
Maxime Chapuis
1 month ago
Specialized's latest recruit Max Chapuis goes into 2nd!
Adrien Dailly
1 month ago
Great to see Dailly looking fast again as he recovers from that broken elbow
Adrien Dailly leads 1!
1 month ago
And Adrien Dailly goes into lead on stage 1! he's nearly 4 seconds faster than Walker.
Stage 1
1 month ago
Here's what stage 1 looked like before practice started - sounds like it might be pretty different up there now though
1 month ago
Matt is currently leading stage 1, with Sam Hill's team mate Elliott Heap in 2nd and Orbea's latest signing Vid Persak in 3rd - but with the top 30 men about to drop in, expect that to change
Stage 1
1 month ago
The women say that stage 1 is really hard to judge now as it has changed so much since practice - it's really dry out there and getting pretty blown out . Up next are the top 30 men, let's see what they make of it
Isabeau Courdurier wins 1!
1 month ago
Isa wins stage 1! Anita Gehrig goes 2nd with a 5 second gap and just 1 second back on her is Melanie Pugin in 3rd!
Bex Baraona
1 month ago
Bex is through safely and into 7th place
Anita Gehrig leading 1
1 month ago
Anita Gehrig is leading stage 1 currently - Pugin goes down to 2nd and Laura Charles 3rd. Still top 3 riders to come through!
Noga Korem
1 month ago
Watch out for Noga too - she got her first ever EWS podium in Madeira in 2017 when she was still racing as a privateer
timing update
1 month ago
Isabeau heads into this race with a comfortable points lead - she's 330 points clear of Noga in 2nd. We know she's enjoying the riding here so she once more enters the start gate the favourite
Women on course now
1 month ago
That's the top women on stage 1 now - results soon!
Karim Amour wins stage 1!
1 month ago
In the Master's competition Karim Amour wins stage1! But just 2 seconds back is Cedric Ravanel, and in 3rd is Javier Santiago. James Hughes of the Uk is in 4th - he won the EWS Qualifier in England last weekend - definitely a danger man in this race too
Melanie Pugin leads 1
1 month ago
Melanie Pugin is currently leading stage 1 in the women's race after stage 1, but the top 20 women have yet to start 1, so it could all change soon. But Pugin is being pegged for the podium by lots of people here, so keep an eye out for the French rider this weekend
U21 Men top 3
1 month ago
Duncan Nason takes the win on 1, but less than 1 second back is Brady Stone in second and then Felipe Arguto is in third and six secs back. It looks to be another crazy tight race in the U21 category!
Duncan Nason wins stage 1!
1 month ago
The U21 Men have just come through stage 1 and Yeti's Duncan Nason wins!
Stage 1
1 month ago
First on today's menu is stage 1, Hole in One, the longest in the race at just over 3km long. And here's how it rides...
Martin Maes
1 month ago
Is the pressure getting to him? It doesn't look like it...
Martin Maes
1 month ago
Of course Martin's season got off to the perfect start this year - back to back wins in Rotorua and Derby with the addition of winning the Queen's stage at each event means he heads into this round with the maximum points available
Today's schedule
1 month ago
As ever, it's the fastest riders that go last - and so the last rider off the stage today was series leader Martin Maes. He's on his way up the steep climb to stage one now and he'll start the stage in approx 1 hour from now
Course Preview
1 month ago
And if you want an in-depth look at the whole course here in Madeira, then watch Ric McLaughlin take on all 7 in our course preview video!
Day one is GO!!
1 month ago
Welcome to day one of EWS Madeira! We have three big stages lined up for the racers today, and here's what they look like!
Welcome to Madeira!
1 month ago
Welcome to Madeira! Round three, EWS powered by Freeride Madeira, gets underway on Saturday and we'll be here from 13:30GMT // 14:30 CET // 05:30 PST to bring you all the action!