Final Results from EWS La Thuile 2021 Race 2
The EWS is back for the second race of the week, riders will take on another four stages after they racing the Pro Stage. In the U21 racing, there were two clear winners today, Simonka Kuchynkova secured a lead of over 40 seconds on Sophie Riva and Luke Meier-Smith once again winning every stage.
For the Elite Women, it looked like Andreane Lanthier Nadeau was going to continue her success from the Pro Stage despite an injured ankle, but after a crash on the fourth stage and a puncture with another crash on her final run it was not to be. Instead, it was Harriet Harnden who laid down consistent results throughout the day and a huge win of nine seconds on the final stage and took her first Elite EWS win in La Thuile. Series leader Melanie Pugin finished up the day in second place keeping her lead in the overall standings.
Richie Rude and Jack Moir have been incredibly close all week and it was tight between the two riders in La Thuile today. A mistake on the fourth stage put Richie 12 seconds back making it difficult to take the lead back from Jack. With another first-place finish on the final stage, Jack Moir took his second win of the season.
Check out the full results below.
Elite Women
1st. Harriet Harnden: 33:42.29
2nd. Melanie Pugin: 33:43.27
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 33:51.54
4th. Noga Korem: 33:57.96
5th. Morgane Charre: 34:25.62
Elite Men
1st. Jack Moir: 28:00.23
2nd. Richie Rude: 28:13.43
3rd. Zakarias Johansen: 28:20.97
4th. Jesse Melamed: 28:37.91
5th. Kevin Miquel: 28:40.08
U21 Women
1st. Simonka Kuchynkova: 38:14.76
2nd. Sophie Riva: 39:00.23
3rd. Justine Henry: 45:26.13
U21 Men
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 29:39.80
2nd. Jamie Edmondson: 29:59.70
3rd. Francescu Camoin: 30:30.95
4th. Jackson Goldstone: 30:47.43
5th. Nathan Sterckx: 30:47.46
Full Results
Elite Women
Top 50 Elite Men
U21 Women
U21 Men
Live Updates
6:24 am PDT
Jack Moir Wins Stage 5 for the Elite Men
Jack Moir takes a third stage win and secures another EWS this year. Richie Rude falls 13 seconds back but maintains second place ahead of Zakarias Johansen.
1st. Jack Moir: 4:59.25
2nd. Richie Rude: +2.56
3rd. Zakarias Johansen: +2.56
4th. Jesse Melamed: +6.19
5th. Kevin Miquel: +9.62
Jack Moir Wins EWS La Thuile 2021 Race 2
1st. Jack Moir: 28:00.23
2nd. Richie Rude: 28:13.43
3rd. Zakarias Johansen: 28:20.97
4th. Jesse Melamed: 28:37.91
5th. Kevin Miquel: 28:40.08
6:20 am PDT
Zakarias Johansen manages to find over three and a half seconds on Jesse to move into the top spot.
6:18 am PDT
Jesse Melamed goes fastest by over three seconds.
6:10 am PDT
The top times are constantly changing as it is Kevin Miquel who goes fastest.
6:08 am PDT
Vid Persak now moves into the top spot with a two-second lead on Youn Deniaud.
6:07 am PDT
Florian Nicolai takes the lead with less than a second separating the top three riders.
6:00 am PDT
As we wait for the top-ranked Elite Men to hit Stage 5 the current top five are:
1st. Christian Textor: 7:55.52
2nd. Romain Paulhan: +2.47
3rd. Edgar Carballo Gonzalez: +3.14
4th. Nathan Secondi: +4.22
5th. Matteo Raimondi: +4.74
5:57 am PDT
Harriet Harnden Wins Stage 5 for the Elite Women
Harriet Harnden takes a huge win on the final stage of the day as she pulls a nine and a half second margin back to Melanie Pugin. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau was on track to take the overall despite an ankle injury but it seems she punctured and crashed on the last stage taking her out of contention. We hope she is doing okay and there are no serious injuries.
1st. Harriet Harnden: 8:56.11
2nd. Melanie Pugin: +9.54
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: +13.34
4th. Noga Korem: +14.39
5th. Ella Conolly: +22.42
Harriet Harnden Wins EWS La Thuile 2021 Race 2
1st. Harriet Harnden: 33:42.29
2nd. Melanie Pugin: 33:43.27
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 33:51.54
4th. Noga Korem: 33:57.96
5th. Morgane Charre: 34:25.62
5:45 am PDT
Harriet Harnden is looking fast on the final stage and takes over 22 seconds out of the previous top time.
5:42 am PDT
Bex Baraona just squeezes past Miranda to take over the current top time by 0.32 seconds.
5:41 am PDT
Miranda Miller goes fastest with over five seconds back to Raphaela.
5:39 am PDT
Raphaela Richter now takes the lead with a five-second gap to Georgia Astle and 14 seconds to Laura Charles.
5:37 am PDT
As the top-ranked Elite Women hit the final stage the current top five are:
1st. Isabella Naughton: 9:46.92
2nd. Veronika Bruchle: +0.29
3rd. Louise Margareta Paulin: +13.92
4th. Laura Battista: +15.49
5th. Rachel Pageau: +17.81
5:37 am PDT
Jack Moir Wins Stage 4 for the Elite Men
Jack Moir takes his second stage win today but Richie rude may have ruined his chance at the overall today as he goes nearly 12 seconds back in 11th place. We hope Richie hasn't had any serious problems on the fourth stage.
1st. Jack Moir: 4:59.25
2nd. Adrien Dailly: +2.98
3rd. Zakarias Johansen: +6.45
4th. Youn Deniaud: +6.60
5th. Jesse Melamed: +7.32
Overall after Stage Three
1st. Jack Moir: 20:28.01
2nd. Richie Rude: 20:38.65
3rd. Zakarias Johansen: 20:46.19
4th. Youn Deniaud: 20:52.72
5th. Adrien Dailly: 20:56.96
5:26 am PDT
Adrien Dailly finds three seconds against Youn's run and heads to the top of the timings.
5:22 am PDT
Youn Deniaud is again at the sharp end of the racing as he takes the top time so far on Stage 4. Kevin Miquel is the closest to Youn but he is still over two seconds back.
5:17 am PDT
Kasper Woolley now sets the fastest time on Stage 4 with a 0.51 second advantage.
5:16 am PDT
Clement Charles takes an early lead going 0.29 seconds faster than Sam Hill.
5:05 am PDT
As we wait for the top-ranked Elite Men to hit Stage 4 the current top five are:
1st. George Brannigan: 5:18.22
2nd. Lachlan Blair: +0.67
3rd. Tommaso Francardo: +1.05
4th. Keegan Wright: +1.47
5th. Corey Watson: +2.76
5:03 am PDT
Melanie Pugin Wins Stage 4 for the Elite Women
Melanie Pugin takes her first stage win of the weekend with a tiny 0.62 second gap to Morgane Charre.
1st. Melanie Pugin: 6:03.63
2nd. Morgane Charre: +0.62
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: +2.47
4th. Noga Korem: +2.54
5th. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: +6.37
Overall after Stage Four
1st. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 24:30.37
2nd. Melanie Pugin: 24:37.62
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 24:42.09
4th. Harriet Harnden: 24:46.18
5th. Noga Korem: 24:47.46
4:58 am PDT
It's now Morgane Charre who tops the timings with a near two-second margin on Isabeau.
4:57 am PDT
Isabeau Courdurier goes into the lead by over eight seconds.
4:56 am PDT
Harriet Harnden can't match Bex Baraona and slots into third place so far with a few riders still to come.
4:53 am PDT
Bex Baraona takes a big amount of time off Miranda as she goes nearly six seconds up.
4:52 am PDT
Miranda Miller now tops Georgia Astle's run with a time of 6:20.09
4:50 am PDT
Georgia Astle takes the top time so far by nearly six seconds over Laura Battista.
4:39 am PDT
As we wait for the top-ranked Elite Women to hit Stage 4 the current top five are:
1st. Sidonie Jolidon: 6:47.46
2nd. Chloe Taylor: +0.14
3rd. Rachel Pageau: +4.44
4th. Nadine Ellecosta: +16.64
5th. Katarzyna Burek: +21.74
4:37 am PDT
Luke Meier-Smith Wins Stage 5 for the U21 Men
Luke Meier-Smith wins all stages today as he goes over one second faster on Stage 5.
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 7:58.11
2nd. Jamie Edmondson: +1.22
3rd. Alexis Icardo: +11.32
4th. Francescu Camoin: +14.24
5th. Tarmo Ryynanen: +21.68
Luke Meier-Smith Wins EWS La Thuile 2021 Race 2
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 29:39.80
2nd. Jamie Edmondson: 29:59.70
3rd. Francescu Camoin: 30:30.95
4th. Jackson Goldstone: 30:47.43
5th. Nathan Sterckx: 30:47.46
4:33 am PDT
Sophie Riva Wins Stage 5 for the U21 Women
Sophie Riva fights back to take the win on the last stage of the day.
1st. Sophie Riva: 10:55.71
2nd. Simonka Kuchynkova: +7.98
3rd. Justine Henry: +1:48.02
Simonka Kuchynkova Wins EWS La Thuile 2021 Race 2
1st. Simonka Kuchynkova: 38:14.76
2nd. Sophie Riva: 39:00.23
3rd. Justine Henry: 45:26.13
4:30 am PDT
Richie Rude Wins Stage 3 (Queen) for the Elite Men
After Jack Moir won Stage 2 it is now Richie Rude who takes the win on the third stage by 0.83 seconds.
1st. Richie Rude: 5:42.72
2nd. Jack Moir: +0.83
3rd. Zakarias Johansen: +6.93
4th. Youn Deniaud: +7.63
5th. Kevin Miquel: +7.93
Overall after Stage Three
1st. Richie Rude: 15:27.60
2nd. Jack Moir: 15:28.76
3rd. Zakarias Johansen: 15:40.49
4th. Youn Deniaud: 15:46.87
5th. Kevin Miquel: 15:50.17
4:20 am PDT
Youn Deniaud now leads on Stage 3 with Kevin Miquel just 0.30 seconds back.
4:13 am PDT
Hugo Pigeon now sets the fastest time by two seconds.
4:11 am PDT
Louis Jeandel takes an early lead with Sam Hill half a second behind.
4:03 am PDT
As we wait for the top-ranked Elite Men to hit Stage 3 the current top five are:
1st. George Brannigan: 6:02.18
2nd. Edgar Carballo Gonzalez: +1.97
3rd. Christian Textor: +2.54
4th. Marcello Pesenti: +3.13
5th. Nathan Secondi: +3.82
3:58 am PDT
Luke Meier-Smith Wins Stage 4 for the U21 Men
It's three-stage wins so far today for Luke Meier-Smith, he is looking unstoppable but can he win the final stage?
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 5:18.50
2nd. Nans Arnaud: +6.06
3rd. Jamie Edmondson: +6.48
4th. Jackson Goldstone: +8.78
5th. Francescu Camoin: +8.87
Overall after Stage Three
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 21:41.69
2nd. Jamie Edmondson: 22:00.37
3rd. Jackson Goldstone: 22:06.70
4th. Francescu Camoin: 22:18.60
5th. Nathan Sterckx: 22:18.73
3:57 am PDT
Andreane Lanthier Nadeau Wins the Queen Stage for the Elite Women
Despite her ankle injury from yesterday, Andreane Lanthier Nadeau takes a huge win of seven seconds on the Queen stage ahead of Harriet Harnden.
1st. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 6:36.47
2nd. Harriet Harnden: +7.21
3rd. Melanie Pugin: +9.56
4th. Isabeau Courdurier: +12.18
5th. Noga Korem: +12.38
Overall after Stage Three
1st. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 18:20.37
2nd. Harriet Harnden: 18:29.70
3rd. Melanie Pugin: 18:33.99
4th. Isabeau Courdurier: 18:35.99
5th. Noga Korem: 18:41.29
3:51 am PDT
Harriet Harnden now goes into the lead with a huge nine-second margin.
3:50 am PDT
Ella Conolly can't match the current top time of Bex Baraona as she goes three seconds back.
3:43 am PDT
Veronika Bruchle is once again one of the early riders setting a fast time as she goes nearly 20 seconds faster than Chloe Taylor.
3:29 am PDT
As we wait for the top-ranked Elite Women to hit Stage 3 the current top five are:
1st. Chloe Taylor: 7:23.54
2nd. Rachel Pageau: +4.75
3rd. Kate Lawrence: +7.50
4th. Sidonie Jolidon: +9.13
5th. Katarzyna Burek: +23.46
3:25 am PDT
Simonka Kuchynkova Wins Stage 4 for the U21 Women
Simonka Kuchynkova a third win as she secured a big 20-second margin on Sophie Riva.
1st. Simonka Kuchynkova: 6:43.90
2nd. Sophie Riva: +20.41
3rd. Justine Henry: +1:55.70
Overall after Stage Three
1st. Simonka Kuchynkova: 27:11.07
2nd. Sophie Riva: 28:04.52
3rd. Justine Henry: 32:42.40
2:52 am PDT
Luke Meier-Smith Wins Stage 3 (Queen) for the U21 Men
Luke Meier-Smith secures a second stage win as he goes over five seconds ahead of Jamie Edmondson.
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 6:04.49
2nd. Jamie Edmondson: +5.04
3rd. Nathan Sterckx: +9.28
4th. Jackson Goldstone: +10.65
5th. Francescu Camoin: +13.66
Overall after Stage Three
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 16:23.19
2nd. Jamie Edmondson: 16:35.39
3rd. Jackson Goldstone: 16:39.42
4th. Nathan Sterckx: 16:46.75
5th. Francescu Camoin: 16:51.23
2:49 am PDT
Jack Moir Wins Stage 2 for the Elite Men
Jack Moir kicks of today with a win of just 0.64 seconds ahead of Richie Rude. It is incredible how evenly matched these two riders are this year.
1st. Jack Moir: 5:48.50
2nd. Richie Rude: +0.64
3rd. Zakarias Johansen: +2.23
4th. Youn Deniaud: +3.03
5th. Jose Borges: +6.29
Overall after Stage Two
1st. Richie Rude: 9:44.88
2nd. Jack Moir: 9:45.21
3rd. Zakarias Johansen: 9:50.84
4th. Youn Deniaud: 9:56.52
5th. Adrien Dailly: 9:59.03
2:45 am PDT
Zakarias Johansen now takes the top time with just a few riders left to run on Stage 2.
2:41 am PDT
Jose Borges has come the closest to Youn so far but he is still over three seconds off the pace.
2:35 am PDT
Youn Deniaud now takes the lead with a six-second gap to second place.
2:32 am PDT
Kasper Woolley will be looking to build on his top result from the first race in La Thuile this week and so far he is sitting at the top of the times as the only rider to break past the 6-minute barrier so far.
2:18 am PDT
As we wait for the top-ranked Elite Men to hit Stage 2 the current top five are:
1st. Tommaso Francardo: 6:09.66
2nd. Wyn Masters: +1.29
3rd. Christian Textor: +1.93
4th. Eliott Baud: +2.22
5th. Baptiste Gaillot: +2.29
2:16 am PDT
Simonka Kuchynkova Wins Stage 3 (Queen) for the U21 Women
Simonka Kuchynkova takes another stage win as she goes 18 seconds faster than Sophie Riva on the third stage.
1st. Simonka Kuchynkova: 7:27.08
2nd. Sophie Riva: +18.57
3rd. Justine Henry: +1:30.67
Overall after Stage Three
1st. Simonka Kuchynkova: 20:27.17
2nd. Sophie Riva: 21:00.21
3rd. Justine Henry: 24:02.80
2:15 am PDT
Harriet Harnden Wins Stage 2 for the Elite Women
Harriet Harnden kicks off racing today with a stage win as she goes just over a second faster than Isbeau Courdurier. Yesterday's Pro Stage winner Andreane Lanthier Nadeau crossed the line fourth with an ankle injury but she is still able to hold the overall lead.
1st. Harriet Harnden: 6:55.05
2nd. Isabeau Courdurier: +1.16
3rd. Melanie Pugin: +3.25
4th. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: +7.35
5th. Noga Korem: +8.78
Overall after Stage Two
1st. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 11:43.90
2nd. Harriet Harnden: 11:46.02
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 11:47.34
4th. Melanie Pugin: 11:47.96
5th. Noga Korem: 11:52.44
2:09 am PDT
A huge run from Harriet Harnden knocks nearly 12 seconds off the time of Ella Conolly.
2:08 am PDT
Ella Conolly is having a great week in La Thuile and now she sets the top time at this point with a 7:07.00.
2:05 am PDT
The times are still falling by big margins as Raphaela Richter sets a 7:10.27. Morgane Jonnier is the closest to Raphaela but she is still over seven seconds back.
2:03 am PDT
Julie Duvert now sets the fastest time so far as she goes another eight seconds faster. Georgia Astle wraps up her first stage four seconds back on Julie.
2:01 am PDT
Veronika Bruchle takes an early lead on the first stage of the day as she goes around eight seconds faster than Chloe Taylor.
1:05 am PDT
As we wait for the top-ranked Elite Women to hit Stage 2 the current top five are:
1st. Chloe Taylor: 7:36.02
2nd. Sidonie Jolidon: +2.68
3rd. Kate Lawrence: +5.40
4th. Leah Maunsell: +19.38
5th. Rachel Pageau: +28.40
1:00 am PDT
Luke Meier-Smith Wins Stage 2 for the U21 Men
After taking on the first stage of the day Luke Meier-Smith takes a stage win with a decent gap of five seconds back to Jackson Goldstone and six seconds to Jamie Edmondson.
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 6:08.18
2nd. Jackson Goldstone: +5.29
3rd. Jamie Edmondson: +6.20
4th. Nathan Sterckx: +9.52
5th. Martino Lani: +11.55
Overall after Stage Two
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 10:18.70
2nd. Jackson Goldstone: 10:24.28
3rd. Jamie Edmondson: 10:25.86
4th. Nathan Sterckx: 10:32.98
5th. Francescu Camoin: 10:33.08
0:45 am PDT
Simonka Kuchynkova Wins Stage 2 for the U21 Women
After taking on the first stage of the day Simonka Kuchynkova has come out on top with a sizeable 23.70 second margin on Sophie Riva.
1st. Simonka Kuchynkova: 7:39.08
2nd. Sophie Riva: +23.70
3rd. Justine Henry: +1:18.75
Overall after Stage Two
1st. Simonka Kuchynkova: 13:00.09
2nd. Sophie Riva: 13:14.56
3rd. Justine Henry: 15:05.05
0:40 am PDT:
Racing is now underway for the fourth round of the 2021 EWS. Riders will face a four-stage race today Friday afternoon had the racers line up for the Pro stage, check out the results from the one-stage showdown below.
Elite Women
1st. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 4:41.50
2nd. Noga Korem: +7.11
3rd. Melanie Pugin: +8.16
4th. Harriet Harnden: +9.47
5th. Isabeau Courdurier: +9.63
Elite Men
1st. Richie Rude: 3:55.74
2nd. Jack Moir: +0.97
3rd. Zakarias Johansen: +4.37
4th. Ed Masters: +4.86
5th. Jesse Melamed: +5.13
U21 Women
1st. Sophie Riva: 5:11.78
2nd. Simonka Kuchynkova: +9.23
3rd. Justine Henry: +55.44
U21 Men
1st. Francescu Camoin: 4:10.38
2nd. Luke Meier-Smith: +0.14
3rd. Jackson Goldstone: +0.43
4th. Jamie Edmondson: +1.10
5th. Alexis Icardo: +3.58
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Also impressive ride by Zak Johansen, biting at the heels of Richie and Jack on every stage so far (just saw stage 4 results come in while writing, where he actually came 2nd!)
Alright, you convinced me. I now hate everything everyone else likes. Well done, your persistence paid off.
I'd heard on the grapevine that she was riding very fast, but this is a fantastic achievement so soon.
or am i taking two points and extrapolating the eiffel towe?
We already saw that last weekend with Daprela. ALN is a real badass !
Let's goo buoyyy!
He seems to be improving tho, slowly but surely. Based on pure bro-science, he looks to be in worse shape this year, and also moving a lot more on the bike, which for him is weird.
Also, one needs to realise how stacked the lineup is, looking at the top15 names any single one of those could podium. Any slight mistake or % point of lower fitness quickly throws a rider for to P30 or P40
Come on PB don’t fcuk it up!