After Friday's wet and wild Pro stage we are back for a full day of racing as the riders head out for a frantic three-stage battle for the second round of the 2021 EWS. It was Richie Rude and Isabeau Courdurier who took the wins earlier in the week at round one, will we see some new faces at the top of the podium today after a change in conditions? Check out the results from the second round of the 2021 EWS below
Elite Women
1st. Melanie Pugin: 33:30.62
2nd. Morgane Charre: 34:06.13
3rd. Harriet Harnden: 34:17.14
4th. Isabeau Courdurier: 34:18.59
5th. Ella Conolly: 34:28.56
Elite Men
1st. Jack Moir: 28:22.20
2nd. Richie Rude: 28:36.72
3rd. Charlie Murray: 28:59.67
4th. Jesse Melamed: 29:01.99
5th. Robin Wallner: 29:02.20
U21 Women
1st. Sophie Riva: 38:03.08
2nd. Jessica Blewitt: 38:28.22
3rd. Polly Henderson: 38:40.32
4th. Anna Newkirk: 39:05.66
5th. Justine Henry: 44:08.03
U21 Men
1st. Jamie Edmondson: 31:02.04
2nd. Luke Meier-Smith: 31:02.73
3rd. Alexis Icardo: 31:12.53
4th. Bradley Harris: 31:24.30
5th. Nathan Sterckx: 31:41.77
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Live Updates1:35 am PDT: Racing is now underway for the second round of the 2021 EWS. Riders will face a shortened three-stage race today following severe thunderstorms yesterday. Friday afternoon had the racers line up for the first ever Pro stage, check out the results from the wet and wild one stage showdown below.
Elite Women
1st. Camille Rast: 6:52.65
2nd. Sidonie Jolidon: +5.75
3rd. Kate Lawrence: +5.78
4th. Rachel Pageau: +5.83
5th. Abigail Hogie: +6.18
Elite Men
1st. Richie Rude: 5:55.53
2nd. Jack Moir: +5.55
3rd. Jesse Melamed: +6.29
4th. Robin Wallner: +10.66
5th. Hugo Pigeon: +12.32
U21 Women
1st. Anna Newkirk: 6:56.67
2nd. Polly Henderson: +4.68
3rd. Jessica Blewitt: +5.26
4th. Sophie Riva: +19.14
5th. Justine Henry: +1:28.35
U21 Men
1st. Nathan Sterckx: 6:07.68
2nd. Alex Storr: +6.89
3rd. Andreas Hoglund: +7.70
4th. Alexis Icardo: +8.01
5th. Luke Meier-Smith: +9.27
1:42 am PDT:
Sophie Riva Wins Stage 2 for the U21 Women
After taking on the first stage of the day Sophie Riva has come out on top with a sizeable 6.8 second margin on Anna Newkirk.
1st. Sophie Riva: 4:20.97
2nd. Anna Newkirk: +6.8
3rd. Polly Henderson: +8.12
4th. Jessica Blewitt: +12.55
5th. Justine Henry: +36.93
2:13 am PDT:
Jamie Edmondson Wins Stage 2 for the U21 Men
After taking on stage two it is Jamie Edmondson who came out on top with a 1.76 second advantage on Francescu Camoin.
1st. Jamie Edmondson: 3:27.94
2nd. Francescu Camoin: +1.76
3rd. Luke Meier-smith: +5.26
4th. Martino Lani: +5.89
5th. Lisandru Bertini: +5.98
2:47 am PDT:
Sophie Riva Wins Stage 3 for the U21 Women
Sophie Riva backs up her win on Stage two with another victory on the second stage of today, this time by a massive 17 seconds.
1st. Sophie Riva: 10:05.6
2nd. Polly Henderson: +17.55
3rd. Jessica Blewitt: +27.31
4th. Anna Newkirk: +50.18
5th. Justine Henry: +2:04.41
3:12 am PDT:
Jamie Edmondson Wins Stage 3 for the U21 Men
Jamie Edmondson is on a great run so far today as he takes another win on stage three. This win now puts Jamie into the overall lead ahead of Luke Meier-Smith.
1st. Jamie Edmondson: 7:54.54
2nd. Francescu Camoin: +4.73
3rd. Luke Meier-smith: +5.73
4th. Bradley Harris: +9.62
5th. Alexis Icardo: +13.28
3:13 am PDT:
Current top five Elite Women
As the top 20 Elite Women start racing today the current top five looks like this after taking on stage two:
1st. Chloe Taylor: 4:19.73
2nd. Robin Goomes: +1.87
3rd. Rachel Pageau: +1.95
4th. Katarzyna Burek: +11.96
5th. Leah Maunsell: +17.42
3:25 am PDT:
Melanie Pugin wins Stage 2 for the Elite Women
Melanie Pugin has a great first stage of the day as she wins by over ten seconds and pushes herself into the overall lead.
1st. Melanie Pugin: 3:46.30
2nd. Estelle Charles: +10.15
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: +10.44
4th. Noga Korem: +13.83
5th. Morgane Charre: +16.95
Overall after Stage 2
1st. Melanie Pugin: 11:02.75
2nd. Estelle Charles: 11:05.80
3rd. Kate Lawrence: 11:09.58
4th. Camille Rast: 11:14.44
5th. Isabeau Courdurier: 11:19.22
3:28 am PDT:
Current top five Elite Men
As the top 30 Elite Men start racing today the current top five looks like this after taking on stage two:
1st. Eliott Baud: 3:22.03
2nd. Joseph Connell: +0.4
3rd. Iago Garay: +0.59
4th. Kasper Woolley: +2.25
5th. Joseph Smith: +2.54
3:54 am PDT:
Richie Rude wins Stage 2 for the Elite Men
Richie Rude is looking very strong this week as he takes another victory with Jack Moir again just behind in second place.
1st. Richie Rude: 3:13.27
2nd. Jack Moir: +1.2
3rd. Ed Masters: +1.4
4th. Mirco Vendemmia: +5.13
5th. Jesse Melamed: +5.16
Overall after Stage 2
1st. Richie Rude: 9:08.80
2nd. Jack Moir: 9:15.55
3rd. Jesse Melamed: 9:20.25
4th. Ed Masters: 9:28.37
5th. Charlie Murray: 9:29.03
3:59 am PDT:
Jessica Blewitt Wins Stage 4 (Queen) for the U21 Women
Jessica Blewitt just manages to best Sophie Riva on the final stage of the day by 0.84 seconds.
1st. Jessica Blewitt: 16:19.86
2nd. Sophie Riva: +0.84
3rd. Anna Newkirk: +25.58
4th. Polly Henderson: +26.87
5th. Justine Henry: +2:15.24
Sophie Riva Wins the Second Round of the 2021 EWS for the U21 Women
1st. Sophie Riva: 38:03.08
2nd. Jessica Blewitt: 38:28.22
3rd. Polly Henderson: 38:40.32
4th. Anna Newkirk: 39:05.66
5th. Justine Henry: 44:08.03
4:18 am PDT:
Current top five Elite Women
As the top 20 Elite Women start heading down stage 3 here are the current standings for the Elite Women:
1st. Laura Battista: 9:09.47
2nd. Louise Margareta Paulin: +15.11
3rd. Rachel Pageau: +26.41
4th. Robin Goomes: +37.28
5th. Katarzyna Burek +40.17
4:31 am PDT:
Morgane Charre wins Stage 3 for the Elite Women
Morgane Charre takes the win on stage three with a decent margin of nearly seven seconds on first-year Elite rider Harriet Harnden.
1st. Morgane Charre: 8:23.57
2nd. Harriet Harnden: +6.71
3rd. Melanie Pugin: +9.79
4th. Ella Conolly: +10.88
5th. Rae Morrison: +17.79
Overall after Stage 3
1st. Melanie Pugin: 19:36.11
2nd. Morgane Charre: 19:58.02
3rd. Estelle Charles: 20:04.54
4th. Isabeau Courdurier: 20:07.30
5th. Harriet Harnden: 20:07.34
4:38 am PDT:
Alexis Icardo Wins Stage 4 (Queen) for the U21 Men
Alexis Icardo wins the fourth stage by the smallest of margins as Luke Meier-Smith falls 0.21 seconds back.
1st. Alexis Icardo: 13:12.10
2nd. Luke Meier-Smith: +0.21
3rd. Bradley Harris: +4.95
4th. Jamie Edmondson: +7.04
5th. Thimote Mille: +13.24
Jamie Edmondson Wins the Second Round of the 2021 EWS for the U21 Men
1st. Jamie Edmondson: 31:02.04
2nd. Luke Meier-Smith: 31:02.73
3rd. Alexis Icardo: 31:12.53
4th. Bradley Harris: 31:24.30
5th. Nathan Sterckx: 31:41.77
4:40 am PDT:
Current top five Elite Men
As the top 30 Elite Men start the second stage of the day the current top five looks like this after taking on stage three:
1st. Connor Fearon: 7:32.35
2nd. Alexandre Cure: +0.92
3rd. Wyn Masters: +5.25
4th. Nathan Secondi: +6.32
5th. Torben Drach: +7.15
5:00 am PDT:
Jack Moir wins Stage 3 for the Elite Men
Jack Moir dominates the second stage today as he takes the win by over seven seconds!
1st. Jack Moir: 7:03.27
2nd. Jesse Melamed: +7.23
3rd. Richie Rude: +7.25
4th. Robin Wallner: +8.56
5th. Charlie Murray: +9.71
Overall after Stage 3
1st. Jack Moir: 16:18.82
2nd. Richie Rude: 16:19.32
3rd. Jesse Melamed: 16:30.75
4th. Robin Wallner: 16:41.30
5th. Charlie Murray: 16:42.01
5:04 am PDT:
Current top five Elite Women
As the top 20 Elite Women head to the final stage of the day here are the current standings for the Elite Women on stage four:
1st. Rachel Pageau: 15:31.01
2nd. Chloe Taylor: +19.60
3rd. Katarzyna Burek: +21.70
4th. Robin Goomes: +22.09
5th. Martha Gill: +33.42
5:35 am PDT:
Melanie Pugin wins Stage 4 for the Elite Women
Melanie Pugin closes out today's racing with a win of over 13 seconds on stage four, this secures her victory in the overall standings.
1st. Melanie Pugin: 13:54.51
2nd. Morgane Charre: +13.60
3rd. Harriet Harnden: +15.29
4th. Isabeau Courdurier: +16.78
5th. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: +25.33
Melanie Pugin Wins the Second Round of the 2021 EWS for the Elite Women
1st. Melanie Pugin: 33:30.62
2nd. Morgane Charre: 34:06.13
3rd. Harriet Harnden: 34:17.14
4th. Isabeau Courdurier: 34:18.59
5th. Ella Conolly: 34:28.56
5:40 am PDT:
Current top five Elite Men
As the top 30 Elite Men head to the final stage of the day the current top five looks like this after taking on stage four:
1st. Baptiste Gaillot: 12:41.70
2nd. Connor Fearon: +7.94
3rd. Clement Charles: +8.20
4th. Wyn Masters: +8.46
5th. Alexandre Cure: +11.85
6:03 am PDT:
Jack Moir wins Stage 4 for the Elite Men
Jack Moir dominates again on the final stage as he takes the win by over seven seconds!
1st. Jack Moir: 12:03.38
2nd. Jose Borges: +7.29
3rd. Richie Rude: +14.02
4th. Charlie Murray: +14.28
5th. Damien Oton: +14.80
Jack Moir Wins the Second Round of the 2021 EWS for the Elite Men
1st. Jack Moir: 28:22.20
2nd. Richie Rude: 28:36.72
3rd. Charlie Murray: 28:59.67
4th. Jesse Melamed: 29:01.99
5th. Robin Wallner: 29:02.20
(Sam Who?)
This is a multiple discipline world title holder who recently threepeated on the ews stage. Check yourself.
Stoked for Moir. He’s been crushing the off season and it’s paying off. Awesome!!!
It seems that old geometry works well with the European EWS venues
admin.enduroworldseries.com/uploads/documents/races/1624714881.pdf
Even if he cant retain his title I'd like to see him with atleast 1 race
Interesting!
Tugasss
Abysmal results.