Day One Results - EWS Northstar 2019
The results are in from the first day of racing in California, check out below to see live updates from today's racing.
Results
Pro Men
1st. Richie Rude: 9:27.37
2nd. Sam Hill: 9:28.03
3rd. Mitch Ropelato: 9:33.44
4th. Martin Maes: 9:34.54
5th. Adrien Dailly: 9:40.08
Pro Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier: 11:01.48
2nd. Noga Korem: 11:12.47
3rd. ALN: 11:24.50
4th. Ines Thoma: 11:28.58
5th. Morgane Charre: 11:30.32
Live timing available here.
Live Stage Updates:
COURSE PREVIEW
STAGE 1
![Dimitri Tordo sending it on stage one.]()
Stage Updates
14:00 pm PDT We are set for two exciting stages as a weekend of racing gets underway in Northstar today. With everything still to play for in the overall title, the riders who can master the dusty and rocky trails can help secure a top result when the series wraps up next month.
14:02 pm PDT Jennifer Makgill currently leads the Pro Women with a time of 6:15.95, she currently leads second-place rider Clare Hamilton by over ten seconds.
14:48 pm PDT As we wait for the top women to hit stage one the Pro Men are starting to tackle the first stage of the day with Russell Bobbitt currently leading.
14:57 pm PDT Evan Geankoplis takes the lead in the Pro Men's category with a time of 5:20.47.
15:04 pm PDT Mckay Vezina goes the current fastest on split one by over three seconds on Geankoplis.
15:07 pm PDT Cody Kelley tops Vezina's time by just 0.37.
15:15 pm PDT The top women are making their way down stage one now, the organisers have extended the gap between riders to one minute instead of the usual 30 seconds because of the thick dust.
15:18 pm PDT Caro Gehrig goes into second place, over four seconds back from current leader Jennifer Makgill.
15:20 pm PDT Katy Winton finishes stage one with the fastest time so far. 3.95 seconds up on Makgill.
15:20 pm PDT Miranda Miller has a great first stage and comes across the line just over a second back on Winton.
15:22 pm PDT Ines Thoma manages to get even closer to Winton's time but she is still over half a second back.
15:26 pm PDT Andreane Lanthier Nadeau (ALN) finishes the first stage of the day in fourth.
15:27 pm PDT Noga Korem beats Winton by well over five seconds, can she keep the top spot?
15:28 pm PDT Current series leader Isabeau Courdurier smashes Korem's time by nine seconds.
15:39 pm PDT Martin Maes goes into the top spot on stage one with a time of 5:08.80. Will Maes return to winning form after his suspension from racing?
15:49 pm PDT Maes' time is starting to look good as no one has come close as we reach the top riders.
15:51 pm PDT Shawn Neer puts down a good first stage and now sits in sixth position.
15:54 pm PDT Jesse Melamed is looking quick and sits in second place.
16:00 pm PDT Maes' time was looking good until Richie Rude smashes it by going over seven seconds faster!
16:04 pm PDT Matthew Walker has a great start to the day with a time to put him in third.
16:07 pm PDT Adrien Dailly takes 6th with only a few riders left.
16:09 pm PDT Sam Hill finishes the stage third, will anyone top Rude on the first stage of the day?
16:11 pm PDT Ed Masters goes fourth just under ten seconds off the fastest time.
16:12 pm PDT Richie Rude wins stage one with a lead of over seven seconds.
Stage Results
Pro Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier: 5:57.23
2nd. Noga Korem: +9.19
3rd. Katy Winton: +14.77
4th. Ines Thoma: +15.35
5th. Miranda Miller: +16.04
6th. ALN: +16.82
7th. Jennifer Makgill: +18.72
8th. Morgane Charre: +18.74
9th. Caro Gehrig: +23.36
10th. Anita Gehrig: +24.88
Pro Men
1st. Richie Rude: 5:01.39
2nd. Martin Maes: +7.41
3rd. Sam Hill: +7.74
4th. Ed Masters: +9.99
5th. Matthew Walker: +10.50
6th. Jesse Melamed: +10.51
7th. Mitch Ropelato: +10.85
8th. Kevin Miquel: +11.76
9th. Adrien Dailly: +13.82
10th. Cody Kelley: +15.01
STAGE 2
![Bex Baraona and some big trees on Stage 2]()
Stage Updates
15:45 pm PDT While the top men are still tackling stage one the Pro Women have made it to the second stage of the day with Jennifer Makgill taking an early lead once again.
15:45 pm PDT Both Katy Winton and Rae Morrison can't match Makgill's time and go third and fourth respectively.
15:50 pm PDT Ines Thoma goes fastest by over two seconds.
15:52 pm PDT Becky Cook comes across the line fourth with the final few Pro Women riders remaining.
15:53 pm PDT ALN takes the fastest time of stage two so far by over five and a half seconds!
15:54 pm PDT Morgane Charre goes second and is back at the top of the race after an 8th place finish on stage one.
15:55 pm PDT Noga Korem repeats stage one and is fastest with one rider left.
15:56 pm PDT Isabeau Courdurier is just unstoppable this season and gets another stage win.
16:15 pm PDT After an exciting stage one the Pro Men are at stage two and currently Mitch Ropelato has a four and a half-second lead over Martin Maes.
16:22 pm PDT The top 30 men are now descending stage two, the last stage of the day.
16:23 pm PDT Jesse Melamed goes into third, seven seconds off Ropelato's time.
16:27 pm PDT Stage one winner Richie Rude can't match the speed of Mitch Ropelato and crosses the line third, 4.78 seconds back.
16:34 pm PDT Adrien Dailly takes second place, Ropelato's time is looking unbeatable at the moment.
16:36 pm PDT Kevin Miquel goes into fifth, over six seconds off the pace.
16:37 pm PDT Sam Hill goes fastest by over two seconds!
16:41 pm PDT Florian Nicolai finishes the last stage of the day 21st but there is no sign of Ed Masters.
16:50 pm PDT It looks like Ed Masters has crashed on stage and has yet to finish the stage. We will update you with the news as soon as we know more. Update: sounds like Eddie broke his wrist. We're gutted for you Towball, heal up soon!
Stage Results
Pro Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier: 5:04.25
2nd. Noga Korem: +1.80
3rd. ALN: +6.20
4th. Morgane Charre: +10.10
5th. Ines Thoma: +11.75
6th. Jennifer Makgill: +14.23
7th. Amy Morrison: +15.50
8th. Becky Cook: +18.77
9th. Rae Morrison: +19.67
10th. Miranda Miller: +19.87
Pro Men
1st. Sam Hill: 4:18.90
2nd. Mitch Ropelato: +2.30
3rd. Adrien Dailly: +5.97
4th. Martin Maes: +6.84
5th. Richie Rude: +7.08
6th. Kevin Miquel: +8.57
7th. Jesse Melamed: +10.16
8th. Evan Geankoplis: +11.35
9th. Cody Kelley: +11.68
10th. Elliott Heap: +11.78
Overall after Stage Two
Pro Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier
2nd. Noga Korem
3rd. ALN
4th. Ines Thoma
5th. Morgane Charre
6th. Jennifer Makgill
7th. Katy Winton
8th. Miranda Miller
9th. Caro Gehrig
10th. Rae Morrison
Pro Men
1st. Richie Rude
2nd. Sam Hill
3rd. Mitch Ropelato
4th. Martin Maes
5th. Adrien Dailly
6th. Kevin Miquel
7th. Jesse Melamed
8th. Matthew Walker
9th. Cody Kelley
10th. Elliott Heap
COURSE PREVIEW
STAGE 1
Stage Updates
14:00 pm PDT We are set for two exciting stages as a weekend of racing gets underway in Northstar today. With everything still to play for in the overall title, the riders who can master the dusty and rocky trails can help secure a top result when the series wraps up next month.
14:02 pm PDT Jennifer Makgill currently leads the Pro Women with a time of 6:15.95, she currently leads second-place rider Clare Hamilton by over ten seconds.
14:48 pm PDT As we wait for the top women to hit stage one the Pro Men are starting to tackle the first stage of the day with Russell Bobbitt currently leading.
14:57 pm PDT Evan Geankoplis takes the lead in the Pro Men's category with a time of 5:20.47.
15:04 pm PDT Mckay Vezina goes the current fastest on split one by over three seconds on Geankoplis.
15:07 pm PDT Cody Kelley tops Vezina's time by just 0.37.
15:15 pm PDT The top women are making their way down stage one now, the organisers have extended the gap between riders to one minute instead of the usual 30 seconds because of the thick dust.
15:18 pm PDT Caro Gehrig goes into second place, over four seconds back from current leader Jennifer Makgill.
15:20 pm PDT Katy Winton finishes stage one with the fastest time so far. 3.95 seconds up on Makgill.
15:20 pm PDT Miranda Miller has a great first stage and comes across the line just over a second back on Winton.
15:22 pm PDT Ines Thoma manages to get even closer to Winton's time but she is still over half a second back.
15:26 pm PDT Andreane Lanthier Nadeau (ALN) finishes the first stage of the day in fourth.
15:27 pm PDT Noga Korem beats Winton by well over five seconds, can she keep the top spot?
15:28 pm PDT Current series leader Isabeau Courdurier smashes Korem's time by nine seconds.
15:39 pm PDT Martin Maes goes into the top spot on stage one with a time of 5:08.80. Will Maes return to winning form after his suspension from racing?
15:49 pm PDT Maes' time is starting to look good as no one has come close as we reach the top riders.
15:51 pm PDT Shawn Neer puts down a good first stage and now sits in sixth position.
15:54 pm PDT Jesse Melamed is looking quick and sits in second place.
16:00 pm PDT Maes' time was looking good until Richie Rude smashes it by going over seven seconds faster!
16:04 pm PDT Matthew Walker has a great start to the day with a time to put him in third.
16:07 pm PDT Adrien Dailly takes 6th with only a few riders left.
16:09 pm PDT Sam Hill finishes the stage third, will anyone top Rude on the first stage of the day?
16:11 pm PDT Ed Masters goes fourth just under ten seconds off the fastest time.
16:12 pm PDT Richie Rude wins stage one with a lead of over seven seconds.
Stage Results
Pro Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier: 5:57.23
2nd. Noga Korem: +9.19
3rd. Katy Winton: +14.77
4th. Ines Thoma: +15.35
5th. Miranda Miller: +16.04
6th. ALN: +16.82
7th. Jennifer Makgill: +18.72
8th. Morgane Charre: +18.74
9th. Caro Gehrig: +23.36
10th. Anita Gehrig: +24.88
Pro Men
1st. Richie Rude: 5:01.39
2nd. Martin Maes: +7.41
3rd. Sam Hill: +7.74
4th. Ed Masters: +9.99
5th. Matthew Walker: +10.50
6th. Jesse Melamed: +10.51
7th. Mitch Ropelato: +10.85
8th. Kevin Miquel: +11.76
9th. Adrien Dailly: +13.82
10th. Cody Kelley: +15.01
STAGE 2
Stage Updates
15:45 pm PDT While the top men are still tackling stage one the Pro Women have made it to the second stage of the day with Jennifer Makgill taking an early lead once again.
15:45 pm PDT Both Katy Winton and Rae Morrison can't match Makgill's time and go third and fourth respectively.
15:50 pm PDT Ines Thoma goes fastest by over two seconds.
15:52 pm PDT Becky Cook comes across the line fourth with the final few Pro Women riders remaining.
15:53 pm PDT ALN takes the fastest time of stage two so far by over five and a half seconds!
15:54 pm PDT Morgane Charre goes second and is back at the top of the race after an 8th place finish on stage one.
15:55 pm PDT Noga Korem repeats stage one and is fastest with one rider left.
15:56 pm PDT Isabeau Courdurier is just unstoppable this season and gets another stage win.
16:15 pm PDT After an exciting stage one the Pro Men are at stage two and currently Mitch Ropelato has a four and a half-second lead over Martin Maes.
16:22 pm PDT The top 30 men are now descending stage two, the last stage of the day.
16:23 pm PDT Jesse Melamed goes into third, seven seconds off Ropelato's time.
16:27 pm PDT Stage one winner Richie Rude can't match the speed of Mitch Ropelato and crosses the line third, 4.78 seconds back.
16:34 pm PDT Adrien Dailly takes second place, Ropelato's time is looking unbeatable at the moment.
16:36 pm PDT Kevin Miquel goes into fifth, over six seconds off the pace.
16:37 pm PDT Sam Hill goes fastest by over two seconds!
16:41 pm PDT Florian Nicolai finishes the last stage of the day 21st but there is no sign of Ed Masters.
16:50 pm PDT It looks like Ed Masters has crashed on stage and has yet to finish the stage. We will update you with the news as soon as we know more. Update: sounds like Eddie broke his wrist. We're gutted for you Towball, heal up soon!
Stage Results
Pro Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier: 5:04.25
2nd. Noga Korem: +1.80
3rd. ALN: +6.20
4th. Morgane Charre: +10.10
5th. Ines Thoma: +11.75
6th. Jennifer Makgill: +14.23
7th. Amy Morrison: +15.50
8th. Becky Cook: +18.77
9th. Rae Morrison: +19.67
10th. Miranda Miller: +19.87
Pro Men
1st. Sam Hill: 4:18.90
2nd. Mitch Ropelato: +2.30
3rd. Adrien Dailly: +5.97
4th. Martin Maes: +6.84
5th. Richie Rude: +7.08
6th. Kevin Miquel: +8.57
7th. Jesse Melamed: +10.16
8th. Evan Geankoplis: +11.35
9th. Cody Kelley: +11.68
10th. Elliott Heap: +11.78
Overall after Stage Two
Pro Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier
2nd. Noga Korem
3rd. ALN
4th. Ines Thoma
5th. Morgane Charre
6th. Jennifer Makgill
7th. Katy Winton
8th. Miranda Miller
9th. Caro Gehrig
10th. Rae Morrison
Pro Men
1st. Richie Rude
2nd. Sam Hill
3rd. Mitch Ropelato
4th. Martin Maes
5th. Adrien Dailly
6th. Kevin Miquel
7th. Jesse Melamed
8th. Matthew Walker
9th. Cody Kelley
10th. Elliott Heap
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Ah, fark... Yeah, he was on stormer this year in both DH and Enduro. He was probably pushing quite a bit for the overall.
Now it is Sam’s to take/Florian’s to lose. Injuries and mechanicals (or ‘doping’) is not how we want to decide the championship
25 minutes later... crickets
If it's true, why is that? Simply having five stages instead of 1? Riding smaller bikes? Being more tired? More flat or off camber corners which are easy to slide out on?
The top level of enduro is actually shockingly dangerous when you combine small bikes, less protective gear, and weariness of the riders with with these unfamiliar full-blown DH tracks they race down that seem to keep get getting gnarlier and gnarlier
(hah!)