Round two of the 2022 EWS is in the books after some gruelling stages in very warm weather. In the Elite racing, Isabeau Courdurier and Jesse Melamed took big wins with both riders having gaps in the double figures to second place. Check out more results below.
Full results will be added shortly.ResultsElite Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier: 44:02.660
2nd. Morgane Charre: 44:23.090
3rd. Ella Conolly: 44:47.410
4th. Melanie Pugin: 45:41.480
5th. Bex Baraona: 46:13.740
Elite Men
1st. Jesse Melamed: 37:55.900
2nd. Richie Rude: 38:10.830
3rd. Jack Moir: 38:11.920
4th. Ed Masters: 38:17.750
5th. Slawomir Lukasik: 38:20.420
U21 Women
1st. Emmy Lan: 47:46.390
2nd. Tina Smrdel: 51:13.250
3rd. Lily Boucher: 51:48.070
U21 Men
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 39:04.030
2nd. Johnathan Helly: 39:39.220
3rd. Seth Sherlock: 40:11.220
4th. Vojtech Klokocka: 40:42.320
5th. Jack Piercy: 41:00.230
Master Women
1st. Fejola Stepanka Nestlerova: 51:11:430
2nd. Sandra Bohn Thomsen: 53:43.180
3rd. Maxine Filby: 54:48.690
4th. Melissa Newell: 55:36.640
5th. Mary McConneloug: 1:03:38.510
Master Men
1st. Karim Amour: 42:08.660
2nd. Scott Edgworth: 42:43.630
3rd. Adrian Vesenbeckh: 43:14.540
4th. Jan Vaner: 43:24.600
5th. Bradley Lauder: 43:33.940
Full ResultsElite WomenTop 100 Elite Men
Stage UpdatesWhat Happened on the Pro Stage?EWS Petzen-Jamnica kicked off with one of the biggest EWS stages with over 1000m of descending across six kilometers. In the Elite racing, it was Isabeau Courdurier and Jesse Melamed who mastered this tough challenge taking big leads into today's race.
Elite Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier: 15:24.050
2nd. Morgane Charre: 15:34.010
3rd. Ella Conolly: 15:41.540
4th. Melanie Pugin: 16:07.960
5th. Bex Baraona: 16:11.850
Elite Men
1st. Jesse Melamed: 13:03.590
2nd. Jack Moir: 13:12.270
3rd. Richie Rude: 13:14.370
4th. Jack Menzies: 13:20.610
5th. Ed Masters: 13:22.810
U21 Women
1st. Emmy Lan: 16:38.280
2nd. Tina Smrdel: 17:32.640
3rd. Lily Boucher: 17:57.900
4th. Justine Henry: 19:50.570
U21 Men
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 13:26.810
2nd. Johnathan Helly: 13:35.070
3rd. Miha Smrdel: 13:45.940
4th. Emmett Hancock: 13:58.250
5th. William Scheele: 13:59.450
Master Women
1st. Fejola Stepanka Nestlerova: 17:46.920
2nd. Sandra Bohn Thomsen: 18:31.310
3rd. Maxine Filby: 19:28.400
4th. Melissa Newell: 19:31.890
5th. Mary McConneloug: 23:05.290
Master Men
1st. Karim Amour: 14:36.120
2nd. Scott Edgworth: 14:50.040
3rd. Adrian Vesenbeckh: 15:06.100
4th. Jan Vaner: 15:16.960
5th. Bradley Lauder: 15:19.960
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Stage 2Stage 2: 5:32-10:40Millers Path: 2.58km / 359m descent / 29.9m climb
Stage ResultsElite Women
1st. Morgane Charre: 7:17.600
2nd. Isabeau Courdurier: 7:19.700
3rd. Ella Conolly: 7:25.220
4th. Raphaela Richter: 7:27.310
5th. Melanie Pugin: 7:28.400
Elite Men
1st. Richie Rude: 6:12.130
2nd. Jesse Melamed: 6:13.740
3rd. Slawomir Lukasik: 6:14.840
4th. Ed Masters: 6:16.740
5th. Jack Moir: 6:20.150
U21 Women
1st. Emmy Lan: 7:59.500
2nd. Lily Boucher: 8:08.450
3rd. Tina Smrdel: 8:24.380
U21 Men
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 6:33.280
2nd. Emmett Hancock: 6:37.550
3rd. William Scheele: 6:38.880
4th. Johnathan Helly: 6:40.160
5th. Seth Sherlock: 6:44.850
Master Women
1st. Fejola Stepanka Nestlerova: 8:13.650
2nd. Maxine Filby: 9:02.090
3rd. Melissa Newell: 9:04.820
4th. Sandra Bohn Thomsen: 9:07.670
5th. Mary McConneloug: 9:38.370
Master Men
1st. Mads Weidemann: 6:56.450
2nd. Jan Vaner: 7:00.220
3rd. Scott Edgworth: 7:02.870
4th. Adrian Vesenbeckh: 7:07.390
5th. Frantisek Zilak: 7:09.880
Overall Results After Stage 2Due to the way the live timing works we can't provide updates on the overall standings for the Elite racing, this is because lower-ranked riders are on later stages and this overwrites previous stage standings. We do currently believe that Isabeau Courdurier and Jesse Melamed are still leading.U21 Women
1st. Emmy Lan: 24:37.780 (-)
2nd. Tina Smrdel: 25:57.020 (-)
3rd. Lily Boucher: 26:06.350 (-)
U21 Men
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 20:00.090 (-)
2nd. Johnathan Helly: 20:15.230 (-)
3rd. Emmett Hancock: 20:35.800 (+1)
4th. William Scheele: 20:38.330 (+1)
5th. Seth Sherlock: 20:57.130 (+2)
Master Women
1st. Fejola Stepanka Nestlerova: 26:00.570 (-)
2nd. Sandra Bohn Thomsen: 27:38.980 (-)
3rd. Maxine Filby: 28:30.490 (-)
4th. Melissa Newell: 28:36.710 (-)
5th. Mary McConneloug: 32:43.660 (-)
Master Men
1st. Karim Amour: 21:51.640 (-)
2nd. Scott Edgworth: 21:52.910 (-)
3rd. Adrian Vesenbeckh: 22:13.490 (-)
4th. Jan Vaner: 22:17.180 (-)
5th. Bradley Lauder: 22:37.940 (-)
Live Stage Updates1:15 am PDT Live updates will kick off when the top-ranked Elite Women begin the first stage of the day at 3 am PDT / 11 am BST / 12 pm CEST.
2:02 am PDT With the first group of Elite Women down the first stage of the day the current top five are:
1st. Barbora Prudkova: 7:31.740
2nd. Ines Thoma: 7:37.070
3rd. Nadina Ellecosta: 7:42.520
4th. Laura Battista: 7:52.480
5th. Amy Morrison: 7:54.700
Stay tuned for the rest of the Elite Women's field to drop in soon.
3:06 am PDT The top-ranked Elite Women are now on Stage 2, we should start getting results in very shortly.
3:08 am PDT Raphaela Richter goes fastest so far with a four-second gap back to Barbora Prudkova.
3:10 am PDT Melanie Pugin goes across the line in second, just over one second off the top time.
3:11 am PDT Bex Baraona starts the day with a fourth place at the moment, 6.320 back from Raphaela Richter.
3:14 am PDT A big update has come through all at once with Morgane charre winning the stage followed by Isabeau Courdurier and Ella Conolly.
3:19 am PDT As the top-ranked Elite Men take on Stage 2 the fastest five riders are:
1st. Alex Rudeau: 6:21.940
2nd. Louis Jeandel: 6:23.770
3rd. Patrick Luthi: 6:24.270
4th. Hugo Pigeon: 6:25.090
5th. Vid Persak: 6:31.500
Stay tuned for the rest of the Elite Men's field are about to take their runs.
3:25 am PDT Matt Walker goes into the lead on Stage 2, he is just 1.6 seconds up.
3:32 am PDT Slawomir Lukasik takes the fastest time so far pushing Matt Walker back by almost five and a half seconds.
3:35 am PDT Ed Masters comes the closest so far to Slawomir with a gap of 1.9 seconds.
3:38 am PDT Richie Rude just pulls in front of Slawomir Lukasik by 2.710.
3:39 am PDT Richie Rude wins Stage 2 as Jesse Melamed goes second and Jack Moir fifth.
Stage 3 (Queen)Stage 3: 11:24-15:16Blueberry V2: 2.88km / 381m descent / 28.7m climb
Stage ResultsElite Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier: 4:36.570
2nd. Ella Conolly: 4:41.050
3rd. Morgane Charre: 4:43.700
4th. Bex Baraona: 4:44.270
5th. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 4:45.130
Elite Men
1st. Richie Rude: 4:03.450
2nd. Jesse Melamed: 4:03.650
3rd. Martin Maes: 4:05.230
4th. Slawomir Lukasik: 4:06.070
5th. Youn Deniaud: 4:07.020
U21 Women
1st. Emmy Lan: 5:00.150
2nd. Tina Smrdel: 5:06.330
3rd. Lily Boucher: 5:44.100
U21 Men
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 4:13.030
2nd. Seth Sherlock: 4:17.300
3rd. Axel Vernhet: 4:17.900
4th. Emmett Hancock: 4:18.060
5th. William Scheele: 4:18.350
Master Women
1st. Fejola Stepanka Nestlerova: 5:06.650
2nd. Melissa Newell: 5:30.420
3rd. Sandra Bohn Thomsen: 5:32.280
4th. Maxine Filby: 5:40.180
5th. Mary McConneloug: 6:15.680
Master Men
1st. Jan Vaner: 4:30.450
2nd. Karim Amour: 4:30.720
3rd. Adrian Vesenbeckh: 4:33.920
4th. Scott Edgworth: 4:33.980
5th. Frantisek Zilak: 4:37.250
Overall Results After Stage 3Due to the way the live timing works we can't provide updates on the overall standings for the Elite racing, this is because lower-ranked riders are on later stages and this overwrites previous stage standings. We think Isabeau Courdurier and Jesse Melamed are still leading but we don't know by how much at this point.U21 Women
1st. Emmy Lan: 29:37.930
2nd. Tina Smrdel: 31:03.350
3rd. Lily Boucher: 31:50.450
U21 Men
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 24:13.120 (-)
2nd. Johnathan Helly: 24:33.960 (-)
3rd. Emmett Hancock: 24:53.860 (-)
4th. William Scheele: 24:56.680 (-)
5th. Seth Sherlock: 25:14.430 (-)
Master Women
1st. Fejola Stepanka Nestlerova: 31:07.220 (-)
2nd. Sandra Bohn Thomsen: 33:11.260 (-)
3rd. Melissa Newell: 34:07.130 (+1)
4th. Maxine Filby: 34:10.670 (-1)
5th. Mary McConneloug: 38:59.340 (-)
Master Men
1st. Karim Amour: 26:22.360 (-)
2nd. Scott Edgworth: 26:26.890 (-)
3rd. Adrian Vesenbeckh: 26:47.410 (-)
4th. Jan Vaner: 26:47.630 (-)
5th. Bradley Lauder: 27:19.540 (-)
Live Stage Updates3:43 am PDT We now move onto stage three where the current top five Elite Women are:
1st. Barbora Prudkova: 4:53.070
2nd. Ines Thoma: 4:53.990
3rd. Charlotte Rey: 4:59.130
4th. Nadina Ellecosta: 4:59.980
5th. Veronika Bruchle: 5:00.070
Stay tuned for the rest of the Elite Women's field to drop in soon.
3:47 am PDT Melanie Pugin goes fastest so far by a huge 7.23 seconds!
3:49 am PDT Bex Baraona now goes into the lead by only one and a half seconds.
3:49 am PDT Andreane Lanthier Nadeau slots in behind her, 0.8 off the pace.
3:50 am PDT Ella Conolly goes fastest by three seconds with only a few riders left.
3:51 am PDT Isabeau Courdurier takes the stage win by 4.480 seconds.
3:55 am PDT As the top-ranked Elite Men now hits stage three the current fastest riders are:
1st. Louis Jeandel: 4:08.710
2nd. Hugo Pigeon: 4:09.000
3rd. Mathan Secondi: 4:09.450
4th. Oliwer Kangas: 4:09.620
5th. Alex Rudeau: 4:09.920
4:02 am PDT Jose Borges is the fastest so far with a 0.840-second advantage on Louis Jeandel.
4:06 am PDT Jose Borges' time is holding well with only Youn Deniaud being able to better it.
4:08 am PDT Slawomir Lukasik goes fastest by 0.950 seconds.
4:11 am PDT Martin Maes is the top rider so far on the Queen stage with a 0.8-second gap to Slawomir Lukasik.
4:13 am PDT Richie Rude goes fastest again but this time by just under two seconds, we do still have a few riders left.
4:15 am PDT Jesse Melamed goes second by only 0.2 seconds but Richie Rude takes another stage win.
Stage 4Stage 4: 16:17-18:40Postmans Path: 1.61km / 192m descent / 14m climb
Stage ResultsElite Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier: 2:41.830
2nd. Melanie Pugin: 2:44.000
3rd. Bex Baraona: 2:45.420
4th. Harriet Harnden: 2:45.450
5th. Morgane Charre: 2:46.500
Elite Men
1st. Jesse Melamed: 2:20.520
2nd. Jose Borges: 2:21.610
3rd. Louis Jeandel: 2:22.000
4th. Martin Maes: 2:23.010
5th. Kevin Miquel: 2:23.280
U21 Women
1st. Emmy Lan: 2:59.500
2nd. Lily Boucher: 3:08.400
3rd. Tina Smrdel: 3:12.170
U21 Men
1st. Alexis Icardo: 2:28.420
2nd. Seth Sherlock: 2:28.960
3rd. Axel Vernhet: 2:29.070
4th. William Scheele: 2:29.190
5th. Ryan Gilchrist: 2:29.650
Master Women
1st. Fejola Stepanka Nestlerova: 2:57.520
2nd. Melissa Newell: 3:11.290
3rd. Sandra Bohn Thomsen: 3:12.310
4th. Maxine Filby: 3:13.570
5th. Mary McConneloug: 3:32.830
Master Men
1st. Jan Vaner: 2:36.060
2nd. Scott Edgworth: 2:37.320
3rd. Adrian Vesenbeckh: 2:37.540
4th. Karim Amour: 2:37.630
5th. Frantisek Zilak: 2:38.250
Overall Results After Stage 4Luckily with the big gap from stage four to five we have been able to get an update on the overall standings for the Elite racing, check them out below.Elite Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier: 30:02.150
2nd. Morgane Charre: 30:21.810
3rd. Ella Conolly: 30:36.910
4th. Melanie Pugin: 31:06.200
5th. Bex Baraona: 31:15.170
Elite Men
1st. Jesse Melamed: 25:41.500
2nd. Richie Rude: 25:58.290
3rd. Jack Moir: 26:06.100
4th. Slawomir Lukasik: 26:07.540
5th. Ed Masters: 26:13.410
U21 Women
1st. Emmy Lan: 32:37.430
2nd. Tina Smrdel: 34:15.520
3rd. Lily Boucher: 34:58.850
U21 Men
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 26:43.620 (-)
2nd. Johnathan Helly: 27:07.060 (-)
3rd. William Scheele: 27:25.870 (+1)
4th. Emmett Hancock: 27:28.160 (-1)
5th. Seth Sherlock: 27:43.390 (-)
Master Women
1st. Fejola Stepanka Nestlerova: 34:04.740 (-)
2nd. Sandra Bohn Thomsen: 36:23.570 (-)
3rd. Melissa Newell: 37:18.420 (+1)
4th. Maxine Filby: 37:24.240 (-1)
5th. Mary McConneloug: 42:32.170 (-)
Master Men
1st. Karim Amour: 28:59.990 (-)
2nd. Scott Edgworth: 29:04.210 (-)
3rd. Jan Vaner: 29:23.690 (+1)
4th. Adrian Vesenbeckh: 29:24.950 (-1)
5th. Bradley Lauder: 30:00.840 (-)
Live Stage Updates4:21 am PDT Onto stage four where the current top five Elite Women are:
1st. Ines Thoma: 2:51.530
2nd. Barbora Prudkova: 2:52.840
3rd. Camille Rast: 2:53.020
4th. Laura Battista: 2:53.540
5th. Nadine Ellecosta: 2:53.650
Stay tuned for the rest of the Elite Women's field to drop in soon.
4:23 am PDT Becky Cook goes into the lead by 1.630 seconds.
4:24 am PDT Noga Korem comes across the line just 0.2 back.
4:24 am PDT Melanie Pugin now jumps ahead by almost six seconds.
4:27 am PDT Bex Baraona is the closest so far but still over a second back.
4:29 am PDT Isabeau Courdurier goes fastest by over two seconds and takes the stage win.
4:33 am PDT Next up is the Elite Men with the top five being:
1st. Louis Jeandel: 2:22.000
2nd. Vid Persak: 2:23.900
3rd. Nathan Secondi: 2:24.000
4th. Alex Rudeau: 2:24.260
5th. Hugo Pigeon: 2:25.350
4:39 am PDT Once again it is Jose Borges who takes an early stage lead, he is only 0.390 up.
4:50 am PDT Jose Borges still leads with not many riders left.
4:53 am PDT The timing system has really started to slow down for us but it looks like Jesse Melamed has won the fourth stage. It looks like Richie Rude is back in 30th.
Stage 5Stage 5: 22:20-33:10EWS Trail: 5.68km / 1088m descent / 3m climb
Stage ResultsElite Women
1st. Isabeau Courdurier: 14:00.510
2nd. Morgane Charre: 14:01.280
3rd. Ella Conolly: 14:10.500
4th. Harriet Harnden: 14:15.030
5th. Noga Korem: 14:27.480
Elite Men
1st. Ed Masters: 12:04.340
2nd. Jack Moir: 12:05.820
3rd. Hugo Pigeon: 12:11.000
4th. Richie Rude: 12:12.540
5th. Slawomir Lukasik: 12:12.880
U21 Women
1st. Emmy Lan: 15:08.960
2nd. Lily Boucher: 16:49.220
3rd. Tina Smrdel: 16:57.730
U21 Men
1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 12:20.410
2nd. Seth Sherlock: 12:27.830
3rd. Johnathan Helly: 12:32.160
4th. Ryan Kenneth Pinkerton: 12:46.980
5th. Vojtech Klokocka: 12:51.160
Master Women
1st. Fejola Stepanka Nestlerova: 17:06.690
2nd. Sandra Bohn Thomsen: 17:19.610
3rd. Maxine Filby: 17:24.450
4th. Melissa Newell: 18:18.220
5th. Mary McConneloug: 21:05.340
Master Men
1st. Karim Amour: 13:08.670
2nd. Mads Weidemann: 13:19.990
3rd. Bradley Lauder: 13:33.100
4th. Scott Edgworth: 13:39.420
5th. Adrian Vesenbeckh: 13:49.590
Live Stage Updates4:19 am PDT The Master Men are finally on the last stage of the day after over two hours, which has been a massive gap between stages. We could see some different results on this stage with riders coping with a long break between stages four and five.
5:27 am PDT We are now at the last stage of the day for another massive run, here are the top five Elite Women so far:
1st. Ines Thoma: 14:47.970
2nd. Laura Battista: 15:08.900
3rd. Barbora Prudkova: 15:14.070
4th. Camille Rast: 15:26.810
5th. Amy Morrison: 15:30.770
Stay tuned for the rest of the Elite Women's field to drop in soon.
6:46 am PDT Noga Korem goes fastest so far by over 20 seconds!
6:46 am PDT Melanie Pugin can't match Noga and finishes the stage nearly eight seconds off the pace.
6:48 am PDT Harriet Harnden goes into the lead with a big gap of 12 seconds to Noga Korem.
6:50 am PDT Morgane Charre and Ella Conolly take the top two spots with Morgane taking a nine-second lead.
6:50 am PDT Isabeau Courdurier takes another stage win with just 0.770 back to Morgane Charre.
6:56 am PDT It's now the turn of the Elite Men to take on the final stage, the top five are:
1st. Hugo Pigeon: 12:11.000
2nd. Brady Stone: 12:21.490
3rd. Guillaume Larbeyou: 12:26.850
4th. Mathew Stuttard: 12:28.080
5th. Vid Persak: 12:29.120
Stay tuned for the rest of the Elite Men's field to drop in soon.
7:05 am PDT Hugo Pigeon stills leads with Slawomir Lukasik 1.88 seconds back in 2nd place.
7:09 am PDT Ed Masters goes fastest by over six seconds!
7:12 am PDT Richie Rude goes third, eight seconds back.
7:12 am PDT Jack Moir ends the last stage only 1.48 seconds off the pace, what can Jesse Melamed do?
7:13 am PDT Jesse Melamed finishes in seventh, 10 seconds back, he should still win the overall.
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SŁAWEK ŁUKASIK!!!!
I think he actually did pretty well.
I’m hopeful we’ll see him get more competitive as the season goes on.
Also, Congrats to Jesse. Looks like we may have a great series this year
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