Final Results from the EWS Tweed Valley 2022

Jun 5, 2022 at 2:29
by Ed Spratt  
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The EWS is back as riders take on five stages after racing the Pro Stage.

Check out the full results below.


Elite Women (6 Stages)

1st. Ella Conolly: 23:14.420
2nd. Bex Baraona: 23:22.110
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 23:28.850
4th. Harriet Harden: 23:45.400
5th. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 23:55.810

Elite Men (5 Stages)

1st. Richie Rude: 17:35.120
2nd. Jesse Melamed: 17:40.510
3rd. Innes Graham: 17:49.620
4th. Martin Maes: 17:56.830
5th. Dan Booker: 18:02.430


U21 Women (6 Stages)

1st. Emmy Lan: 25:09.090
2nd. Sophie Riva: 25:52.610
3rd. Justine Henry: 28:26.350
4th. Hannah Mullin: 29:24.210
5th. Bethany McCully: 31:11.930

U21 Men (6 Stages)

1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 20:29.740
2nd. Seth Sherlock: 21:00.320
3rd. Ryan Gilchrist: 21:20.720
4th. William Brodie: 21:26.610
5th. Jayden Randell: 21:40.280


Master Women (6 Stages)

1st. Tracy Moseley: 25:00.010
2nd. Louise Margareta Paulin: 26:39.900
3rd. Sandra Bohn Thomsen: 28:10.300
4th. Maxine Filby: 29:37.000
5th. Roslynn Newman: 29:47.910

Master Men (6 Stages)

1st. Ian Austermuhle: 22:26.470
2nd. Gary Forrest: 22:36.000
3rd. Sean Robinson: 22:44.100
4th. Karim Amour: 22:53.510
5th. Mads Weidemann: 23:04.660




Full Results

Top 100 Elite Men

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Elite Women

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U21 Men

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U21 Women

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Live Updates


Racing is now underway for the first round of the 2022 EWS. Riders will face a five-stage race today, Saturday had the racers line up for the Pro stage, check out the results from the one-stage showdown below.

Elite Women

1st. Isabeau Courdurier: 3:25.410
2nd. Ella Conolly: 3:26.080
3rd. Bex Baraona: 3:27.430
4th. Harriet Harnden: 3:31.630
5th. Jessica Stone: 3:32.070

Elite Men

1st. Innes Graham: 3:00.170
2nd. Jesse Melamed: 3:00.670
3rd. Sam Dale: 3:01.190
4th. Richie Rude: 3:01.320
5th. Martin Maes: 3:01.390


U21 Women

1st. Emmy Lan: 3:49.470
2nd. Sophie Riva: 3:49.600
3rd. Justine Henry: 4:18.170
4th. Hannah Mullin: 4:19.990
5th. Bethany McCully: 4:48.320

U21 Men

1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 3:01.890
2nd. Remy Meier-Smith: 3:08.340
3rd. William Brodie: 3:08.520
4th. Ryan Gilchrist: 3:08.810
5th. Seth Sherlock: 3:10.900


Master Women

1st. Tracy Moseley: 3:49.600
2nd. Louise Margareta Paulin: 4:00.460
3rd. Sandra Bohn Thomsen: 4:20.710
4th. Roslynn Newman: 4:28.180
5th. Maxine Filby: 4:32.990

Master Men

1st. Ian Austermuhle: 3:19.470
2nd. Gary Forrest: 3:20.510
3rd. Mads Weidemann: 3:20.870
4th. James Hughes: 3:21.930
5th. Sean Robinson: 3:23.760




3:15 am PDT

Emmy Lan Wins Stage 2 for the U21 Women

1st. Emmy Lan: 3:12.750
2nd. Sophie Riva: 3:19.620
3rd. Justine Henry: 3:33.490
4th. Hannah Mullin: 3:45.500
5th. Bethany McCully: 3:48.000

Overall after Stage 2

1st. Emmy Lan: 7:02.220 (-)
2nd. Sophie Riva: 7:09.220 (-)
3rd. Justine Henry: 7:51.660 (-)
4th. Hannah Mullin: 8:05.490 (-)
5th. Bethany McCully: 8:36.320 (-)



3:25 am PDT

Luke Meier-Smith Wins Stage 2 for the U21 Men

1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 2:38.250
2nd. Seth Sherlock: 2:41.330
3rd. Ryan Gilchrist: 2:42.100
4th. William Brodie: 2:44.570
5th. Johnathan Helly: 2:45.250

Overall after Stage 2

1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 5:40.140 (-)
2nd. Ryan Gilchrist: 5:50.910 (+2)
3rd. Seth Sherlock: 5:52.230 (+2)
4th. William Brodie: 5:53.090 (-1)
5th. William Scheele: 5:59.960 (+1)



3:26 am PDT

As we wait for the top-ranked Elite Women to hit the first stage of the day the current top five is:

1st. Polly Henderson: 3:11.150
2nd. Martha Gill: 3:14.470
3rd. Chloe Taylor: 3:14.690
4th. Sidonie Jolidon: 3:15.930
5th. Nadine Ellecosta: 3:17.290



4:19 am PDT

Andreane Lanthier Nadeau goes into the top spot so far by a huge 2.870 seconds!



4:22 am PDT

Morgane Charre can't quite topple Andreane's time as she goes 0.430 back.



4:23 am PDT

A whole new top three has just come in as Ella Conolly takes the lead with Bex Baraona in second and Harriet Harnden in third place.



4:24 am PDT

Pro Stage winner Isabeau Courdurier doesn't have the best start to the day with a seventh-place finish.



4:26 am PDT

Ella Conolly Wins Stage 2 for the Elite Women

1st. Ella Conolly: 3:00.100
2nd. Bex Baraona: 3:01.620
3rd. Harriet Harden: 3:04.040
4th. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 3:04.480
5th. Morgane Charre: 3:04.910

Overall after Stage 2

1st. Ella Conolly: 6:26.180 (+1)
2nd. Bex Baraona: 6:29.050 (+1)
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 6:31.690 (-2)
4th. Harriet Harden: 6:35.670 (-)
5th. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 6:36.840 (+1)



4:29 am PDT

As we wait for the top-ranked Elite Men to hit stage two the current top five is:

1st. Dan Booker: 2:38.850
2nd. Ed Masters: 2:40.820
3rd. Iago Garay: 2:41.430
4th. Guillaume Larbeyou: 2:42.000
5th. Jack Menzies: 2:42.120



4:38 am PDT

Kelan Grant is the closest rider to Dan Booker so far but he is still almost two seconds back.



4:40 am PDT

Antoine Vidal flies across the line just 0.390 seconds back. As the top 20 ranked men hit the second stage we will see these times tumble.



4:50 am PDT

There could be a course hold on stage two for the last Elite Men after a big crash.



4:55 am PDT

Emmy Lan Wins Stage 3 for the U21 Women

1st. Emmy Lan: 4:53.280
2nd. Sophie Riva: 5:04.510
3rd. Justine Henry: 5:27.740
4th. Hannah Mullin: 5:32.510
5th. Bethany McCully: 5:55.340

Overall after Stage 3

1st. Emmy Lan: 11:55.500
2nd. Sophie Riva: 12:13.730
3rd. Justine Henry: 13:19.400
4th. Hannah Mullin: 13:38.000
5th. Bethany McCully: 14:31.660



4:55 am PDT

Luke Meier-Smith Wins Stage 3 for the U21 Men

1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 4:01.600
2nd. Seth Sherlock: 4:06.850
3rd. Remy Meier-Smith: 4:09.770
4th. William Brodie: 4:11.800
5th. Jayden Randell: 4:13.130

Overall after Stage 3

1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 9:41.740 (-)
2nd. Seth Sherlock: 9:59.080 (+1)
3rd. William Brodie: 10:04.890 (+1)
4th. Ryan Gilchrist: 10:04.980 (-2)
5th. Jayden Randell: 10:13.760 (+1)



5:10 am PDT

While we wait for the Elite Men to finish stage two the top-ranked Elite Women are now on stage three, the current top five looks like this:

1st. Jessica Stone: 4:41.880
2nd. Polly Henderson: 4:42.480
3rd. Chloe Taylor: 4:45.750
4th. Gloria Scarsi: 4:47.180
5th. Becky Cook: 4:49.470



5:12 am PDT

Andreane Lanthier Nadeau takes the lead on stage three by just under a second.



5:13 am PDT

Estelle Charles is next to go fastest by a sizeable 1.230 seconds!



5:15 am PDT

Bex Baraona dominates the competition so far on stage three taking the lead by over seven seconds.



5:16 am PDT

Stage one winner Ella Conolly can't match Bex's speed and goes three seconds back and into 2nd place so far.



5:17 am PDT

Bex Baraona Wins Stage 3 for the Elite Women

1st. Bex Baraona: 4:32.740
2nd. Ella Conolly: 4:35.780
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 4:36.620
4th. Estelle Charles: 4:39.810
5th. Morgane Charre: 4:40.340

Overall after Stage 3

1st. Bex Baraona: 11:01.790 (+1)
2nd. Ella Conolly: 11:01.960 (-1)
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 11:08.310 (-)
4th. Harriet Harden: 11:17.220 (-)
5th. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 11:17.880 (-)



5:20 am PDT

There is still no update yet on stage two for the Elite Men, if a rider has crashed we hope it isn't serious.



5:24 am PDT

Emmy Lan Wins Stage 4 (Queen) for the U21 Women

1st. Emmy Lan: 4:15.470
2nd. Sophie Riva: 4:20.560
3rd. Justine Henry: 4:47.080
4th. Hannah Mullin: 4:50.020
5th. Bethany McCully: 5:37.530

Overall after Stage 4

1st. Emmy Lan: 16:10.970
2nd. Sophie Riva: 16:34.290
3rd. Justine Henry: 18:06.480
4th. Hannah Mullin: 18:28.020
5th. Bethany McCully: 20:09.190



5:24 am PDT

Luke Meier-Smith Wins Stage 4 (Queen) for the U21 Men

1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 3:25.350
2nd. Seth Sherlock: 3:27.000
3rd. Remy Meier-Smith: 3:31.100
4th. Ryan Gilchrist: 3:31.510
5th. William Brodie: 3:33.780

Overall after Stage 4

1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 13:07.090 (-)
2nd. Seth Sherlock: 13:26.080 (-)
3rd. Ryan Gilchrist: 13:36.490 (+1)
4th. William Brodie: 13:38.670 (-1)
5th. Remy Meier-Smith: 13:45.140 (+1)



5:44 am PDT

The EWS has provided an update saying that following the crash on stage two they have made the decision to cancel the stage for all of the Elite Men. This means that rides that have been delayed by the crash headed straight to stage three and any times from the second stage will be taken off the board.



5:48 am PDT

Jesse Melamed Wins Stage 3 for the Elite Men

1st. Jesse Melamed: 3:59.060
2nd. Richie Rude: 3:59.300
3rd. Innes Graham: 4:00.000
4th. Sam Dale: 4:04.080
5th. Adrien Dailly: 4:04.190

Overall after Stage 3

Currently, the overall timing is broken following the cancellation of stage two for the Elite Men. Based on the Pro Stage yesterday we would say that Jesse Melamed is now leading with Innes Graham very close behind.



5:50 am PDT

We now move over to the Queen stage for the Elite Women where the current top five riders are:

1st. Chloe Taylor: 4:00.550
2nd. Polly Henderson: 4:05.730
3rd. Martha Gill: 4:14.100
4th. Sidonie Jolidon: 4:18.250
5th. Nadine Ellecosta: 4:21.390



6:29 am PDT

Andreane Lanthier Nadeau now takes the lead on the fourth stage with a gap of just under five seconds back to Chloe Taylor.



6:33 am PDT

A whole load of riders were added to the results at once giving the stage win to Bex Baraona.



6:35 am PDT

Bex Baraona Wins Stage 4 (Queen) for the Elite Women

1st. Bex Baraona: 3:53.140
2nd. Ella Conolly: 3:53.530
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 3:53.720
4th. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 3:55.790
5th. Harriet Harnden: 3:59.610

Overall after Stage 4

1st. Bex Baraona: 14:54.930 (-)
2nd. Ella Conolly: 14:55.310 (-)
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 15:02.030 (-)
4th. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 15:13.670 (+1)
5th. Harriet Harden: 15:16.830 (-1)



6:37 am PDT

It's the Elite Men's turn on the Queen stage, the current top five riders are:

1st. Dan Booker: 3:23.480
2nd. Alex Storr: 3:27.950
3rd. Ed Masters: 3:28.400
4th. Lucas Cole: 3:28.470
5th. Jack Menzies: 3:29.250



7:11 am PDT

The live timing has updated with multiple riders revealing Richie Rude as the winner on stage four.



7:14 am PDT

Richie Rude Wins Stage 4 (Queen) for the Elite Men

1st. Richie Rude: 3:19.780
2nd. Dan Booker: 3:23.480
3rd. Elliott Heap: 3:23.770
4th. Jesse Melamed: 3:26.200
5th. Antoine Vidal: 3:27.320

Overall after Stage 4

1st. Richie Rude: 10:20.400 (+2)
2nd. Jesse Melamed: 10:25.930 (-1)
3rd. Innes Graham: 10:28.090 (-1)
4th. Dan Booker: 10:34.310 (+2)
5th. Martin Maes: 10:36.930 (-)



7:18 am PDT

Emmy Lan Wins Stage 5 for the U21 Women

1st. Emmy Lan: 5:11.360
2nd. Sophie Riva: 5:27.500
3rd. Hannah Mullin: 5:57.670
4th. Justine Henry: 6:02.100
5th. Bethany McCully: 6:26.930

Overall after Stage 5

1st. Emmy Lan: 21:22.330
2nd. Sophie Riva: 22:01.790
3rd. Justine Henry: 24:08.580
4th. Hannah Mullin: 24:25.690
5th. Bethany McCully: 26:36.120



7:18 am PDT

Luke Meier-Smith Wins Stage 5 for the U21 Men

1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 4:21.170
2nd. Seth Sherlock: 4:27.550
3rd. Ryan Gilchrist: 4:32.140
4th. Jack Piercy: 4:33.870
5th. Matt Crewther: 4:34.920

Overall after Stage 5

1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 17:28.260 (-)
2nd. Seth Sherlock: 17:53.630 (-)
3rd. Ryan Gilchrist: 18:08.630 (-)
4th. William Brodie: 18:22.640 (-1)
5th. Jayden Randell: 18:27.580 (+1)



7:20 am PDT

Top top-ranked Elite Women are already at stage five and the current top five riders are:

1st. Harriet Harnden: 5:01.100
2nd. Morgane Charre: 5:05.300
3rd. Polly Henderson: 5:07.390
4th. Chloe Taylor: 5:08.400
5th. Rae Morrison: 5:09.300



7:21 am PDT

Bex Baraona goes into the lead by around one and a half seconds over Harriet Harnden.



7:22 am PDT

Ella Conolly smashes the top time and goes fastest by almost five seconds.



7:22 am PDT

Isabeau Courdurier can't match Ella's time and goes into second place.



7:25 am PDT

Ella Conolly Wins Stage 5 for the Elite Women

1st. Ella Conolly: 4:54.690
2nd. Isabeau Courdurier: 4:59.150
3rd. Bex Baraona: 4:59.610
4th. Harriet Harnden: 5:01.100
5th. Morgane Charre: 5:05.300

Overall after Stage 5

1st. Ella Conolly: 19:50.000 (+1)
2nd. Bex Baraona: 19:54.540 (-1)
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 20:01.180 (-)
4th. Harriet Harden: 20:17.930 (+1)
5th. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 20:24.320 (-1)



7:27 am PDT

The Elite Men are now on stage five, the current top five riders are:

1st. Dan Booker: 4:26.300
2nd. Ed Masters: 4:28.300
3rd. Francescu Camoin: 4:28.580
4th. Christopher Gallagher: 4:29.100
5th. Jake Ebdon: 4:31.360



7:39 am PDT

Elliott Heap crosses the line on stage five 0.780 seconds back and is the only rider to come within a second of Dan Booker so far.



7:48 am PDT

Richie Rude Wins Stage 5 for the Elite Men

1st. Jesse Melamed: 4:15.380
2nd. Richie Rude: 4:16.180
3rd. Martin Maes: 4:20.000
4th. Innes Graham: 4:23.880
5th. Dan Booker: 4:26.300

Overall after Stage 5

1st. Richie Rude: 14:36.580 (-)
2nd. Jesse Melamed: 14:41.310 (-)
3rd. Innes Graham: 14:51.970 (-)
4th. Martin Maes: 14:56.930 (+1)
5th. Dan Booker: 15:00.610 (-1)



7:52 am PDT

Emmy Lan Wins Stage 6 for the U21 Women

1st. Emmy Lan: 3:46.760
2nd. Sophie Riva: 3:50.820
3rd. Justine Henry: 4:17.770
4th. Bethany McCully: 4:35.810
5th. Hannah Mullin: 4:58.520

Overall after Stage 6

1st. Emmy Lan: 25:09.090
2nd. Sophie Riva: 25:52.610
3rd. Justine Henry: 28:26.350
4th. Hannah Mullin: 29:24.210
5th. Bethany McCully: 31:11.930



7:52 am PDT

Luke Meier-Smith Wins Stage 6 for the U21 Men

1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 3:01.480
2nd. William Brodie: 3:03.970
3rd. Jack Piercy: 3:05.790
4th. Remy Meier-Smith: 3:05.880
5th. Seth Sherlock: 3:06.690

Overall after Stage 6

1st. Luke Meier-Smith: 20:29.740 (-)
2nd. Seth Sherlock: 21:00.320 (-)
3rd. Ryan Gilchrist: 21:20.720 (-)
4th. William Brodie: 21:26.610 (-)
5th. Jayden Randell: 21:40.280 (-)



8:02 am PDT

With the U21 and Masters racing over all eyes are on the Elites as they head up to stage six. First up is the Elite Women, the current top five are:

1st. Polly Henderson: 3:32.930
2nd. Chloe Taylor: 3:35.490
3rd. Martha Gill: 3:40.720
4th. Nadine Ellecosta: 3:43.230
5th. Sidonie Jolidon: 3:44.730



9:06 am PDT

The top-ranked Elite Women are now on the final stage with Jessica Stone going fastest by over three seconds.



9:13 am PDT

Estelle Charles enters the lead for stage six with an over three-second gap to Jessica Stone.



9:15 am PDT

Ella Conolly now goes fastest with just Isabeau Courdurier left to go.



9:18 am PDT

Ella Conolly Wins Stage 6 for the Elite Women

1st. Ella Conolly: 3:24.420
2nd. Estelle Charles: 3:25.850
3rd. Harriet Harnden: 3:27.470
4th. Bex Baraona: 3:27.570
5th. Isabeau Courdurier: 3:27.670

Overall after Stage 6

1st. Ella Conolly: 23:14.420
2nd. Bex Baraona: 23:22.110
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 23:28.850
4th. Harriet Harden: 23:45.400
5th. Andreane Lanthier Nadeau: 23:55.810



9:20 am PDT

The top-ranked Elite Men are just about to start the final stage of the day. Here is the current top five:

1st. Dan Booker: 3:01.820
2nd. Joseph Connell: 3:03.180
3rd. Ed Masters: 3:03.430
4th. Calum McBain: 3:03.480
5th. Adam Brayton: 3:04.100



9:33 am PDT

Elliott Heap takes a big lead on the final stage with a 3.670 second gap back to Dan Booker.



9:38 am PDT

Richie Rude can't match Elliott's stage time and crosses the line 0.390 seconds off the pace.



9:39 am PDT

Jesse Melamed goes into third on the final stage meaning the overall win goes to Richie Rude.



9:40 am PDT

Backing up his Pro Stage win Innes Graham goes fastest on the final stage of the day.



9:41 am PDT

Innes Graham Wins Stage 6 for the Elite Men

1st. Innes Graham: 2:57.650
2nd. Elliott Heap: 2:58.150
3rd. Richie Rude: 2:58.540
4th. Jesse Melamed: 2:59.200
5th. Martin Maes: 2:59.900

Overall after Stage 6

1st. Richie Rude: 17:35.120
2nd. Jesse Melamed: 17:40.510
3rd. Innes Graham: 17:49.620
4th. Martin Maes: 17:56.830
5th. Dan Booker: 18:02.430




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197 Comments
  • 134 10
 The EWS is slowly but surely disappearing up it's own behind. The future does not look good.
  • 19 11
 Bahahahaha. Pauses for breath. Bahahahahahahahahahaahaha
  • 5 5
 @Moorey:
I will upvote this...
  • 66 14
 When they added the E-EWS, I realized things were getting off course. It's a downward spiral. Too bad.
  • 5 3
 @Moorey: "Currently, the overall timing is broken"... I mean, c'mon. WTF?
  • 5 8
 @Pedal-Bin: and that means EWS as a sport is finished….righto coach.
  • 31 4
 @Moorey: Obviously not. I'm just saying that the decisions that have been made recently have been detrimental to the coverage and therefore detrimental to the sport.
Moving the coverage to GMBN and now this disaster of a live-timing website. Some people aren't keen on the E-EWS and there seems to be way more rider categories than there needs to be.
If they carry on in the direction they are heading then it wouldn't take too much for a rival race series to come along and take spotlight.
You have to at least admit that the new live timing website is terrible?
  • 13 7
 An enduro race is about 10 times more difficult to organize and calculate the times compared a DH race. The serious injury that cancelled a stage was probably the main factor.
  • 11 8
 @DoubleCrownAddict: How is it so much more difficult? They don't have to be putting TV coverage on of the whole course. Set up on a few key spots on the course like they do in DH, get a couple drones out there to start and they can build off that. Any coverage would be a huge improvement over nothing and the timing aspect doesn't need to be like DH, they can do basic math and have times update as often as they can. I would be more then happy to watch one section of the course and have it flip between a drone they are following a rider with vs nothing.
  • 36 4
 Oy, we critasize Outside around here. EWS have done a great job for years, lay off it.
  • 6 0
 @inside-plus: watch out norba
  • 17 4
 Too much training for a discipline that's supposed to be raced blind! That's all! Spirit is dead!
  • 25 1
 @warmerdamj: this is confusing to you?

Instead of having a single remote start gate communicating to a centralized finish line that almost certainly has permanent and reliable internet and power infrastructure you have 5 or 6 remote start gates communicating to 5 or 6 remote finish lines that then have to relay data to a centralized tracking point. All in an area that almost certainly has suboptimal to non-existent cell reception.

It’s a minor miracle they can get timing at all.
  • 1 1
 @warmerdamj:
  • 3 1
 @Blackhat: First off, that was a lot of adjectives.

Second, I said "have times update as often as they can". My post was mainly about basic video coverage and the timing can come second. I just want to watch really, instant timing updates don't seem as important in an event like this. With riders running all over different stages live timing wouldn't even be that relevant.
  • 6 1
 @warmerdamj: I would suggest to other stakeholders that timing is far more important than live video. The logistics involved in any live broadcast are stupendous. It’s not just a few cameras and a laptop.
  • 4 0
 @Clem-mk: Blind racing would be ideal. But the logistics are pretty much impossible. How do you find tracks that won’t be known to the locals, thus giving them a huge advantage over even top level pro riders? Build a bunch of new tracks? That’s a huge expense and definitely not going to fly with land use regulations on this side of the pond. Keep the venues a secret until a week beforehand? Not unless you want privateers and even big teams having to pay to book last minute travel.
  • 4 0
 @bocomtb:
The best you can do is get creative with the course taping but it isn't always possible
  • 1 1
 @bocomtb: we have here a blind racing series called Blinduro and it seems to be working just fine
  • 1 3
 Does anybody know if rider costs change through the season in fantasy?
  • 5 6
 @warmerdamj: why do you want to watch people ride bikes when you can actually ride bikes?
  • 6 0
 Is anyone else pretty surprised by Jack Moir results? Was he injured or something? Fill me in
  • 3 1
 @PHX77: Sounds like the new bike got to them super late and they are having trouble with dialing it in. The whole Canyon Collective had a bad race. Three guys that normally finish top 10 all way off the pace.
  • 9 1
 @voghan: yes but no, in the videos jack is back on his old bike(based on spacer under headtube etc)
he was riding a small frame 2023 strive - could be a small with the spacer but that would be awfully slack.

I dont get why canyon didnt Ask their best EWS rider how to make their bike better lol(TBH it seems like they listend to PB comments)
  • 1 0
 The full results are up
admin.enduroworldseries.com/uploads/documents/races/1654452828.pdf
  • 5 3
 Industry has sold enough Enduro bikes. Wait for 2023 introduction of downcrossstyle world series coz that's really the type of riding we all do.
  • 1 0
 Defo
  • 4 0
 @PHX77: Still on the recovery train from a (something) shoulder.
  • 2 0
 Yeah totally agree. I clicked on the EWSE feed not realizing what it was. I thought I was gonna get the usual course preview. Watched for 2 secs soon as i saw a motor. @JDFF:
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 @HeatedRotor: That frame is definitely not the same ones he was testing on his YouTube channel. Those had red/white and green/white color schemes.
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 @voghan: Yeah, hard to say whats going on, but hes for sure not on a big bike... I see Several Canyon riders were on the spectral aswell.
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 @warmerdamj: Regardless, the same issues apply to video but it’s 10x worse with the data volume and the impact of latency.

And for what? To show you 20 seconds of each riders run totally disconnected from the race context? If you want to watch fast people ride fast there’s plenty of much better footage on YouTube. But if you want to watch an actual race with any kind of context or drama then a few cameras aren’t gonna cut it.

Personally I just don’t think Enduro is suited to live viewing. That sucks and it will hold the sport back, but at the end of the day it’s square peg round hole. That goes for both video and live timing.
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 @PHX77: Shoulder and hip I think. Just slightly okayish to ride now. Basically zero riding time at anything close to DH speed / conditions for whole off season.
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 @Linc: he was complaining about having to walk to the course(because of his hip, based on his video)
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 @PHX77: Likely just not yet fully fit.

After shoulder surgery in the off-season, and the resultant rehab, he's not long back on the bike.
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 @lukeb: Why would anyone watch any sport in the world ever........
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 @filbertst: I ask myself that quite often.
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 @PHX77: He had shoulder surgery not too long ago I believe, so he might not be up to speed yet
  • 71 0
 So what I can gather from the EWS site is that some people may or may not be riding bikes on a hillside in Scotland.

To think some people have an issue with Red Bill’s coverage of DH.
  • 5 2
 Think its only the Scots know too - thats why they're the only ones doing well
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 I hope Pinkbike can make better sense of the EWS live feed than I can
  • 20 0
 Live timing!? Is that what the EWS is calling that dogs breakfast ‍♂️
  • 20 1
 Luke Meier Smith up by 17secs is all you need to know
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 Got a link??@Mattyp1212:
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 @discobikky: www.enduroworldseries.com/live
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 Doesn't wanna work for meThanks anyway@Mattyp1212:
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 @Mattyp1212: doesn't work at all @enduroworldseries
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 @Mattyp1212: here too, doesn't wanna work, Thanks anyway
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 @Guncar: working for me. But super clunky. Must be uploading it on a Commodore 64
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 @Mattyp1212: so far anyway. 45 seconds by the end.
  • 2 0
 Doesn't look like it from this article.
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 @JBW450: flip the tape and push play
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 @Mattyp1212: Wonder what happened to Remy.
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 @Mattyp1212: Fantastic ride by him. If you delete his stage 2 time to match the Elite Men, his total time puts him in 4th overall.
  • 28 1
 This is the best coverage the EWS can come up with for an event that’s held 7-8 times a year? Laughable.
  • 16 1
 And this is literally in their backyard. Their home race! Also shows how good of a job Red Bull does with WC racing, both XC and DH.
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 @heatproofgenie: yep, no comparison.
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 @heatproofgenie: I just hope we are not in for a sad suprise next year with redbull not covering the DH worldcups anymore
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 @heatproofgenie: this is the truth, opening round in their backyard, logistics on point, and epic fail.
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 Hopefully whoever's crash was bad enough that Stage 2 was wiped for the men is alright. Can't imagine that's a great sign, I wonder if they weren't able to move them off the track or there's a feature that's no longer deemed safe.
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 Kasper Woolley as noted by someone at the event. Hope nothing too serious.
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 @RBoardman234s: If only EWS had some sort of live coverage, we wouldn't be left to wonder as much.
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 Possible fractured vertebrae and broken shoulder, ribs, possible concussion. My mate was a spectating paramedic who helped him.
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 @johnbott: so sad Frown wishing him the best.
  • 6 1
 Kasper had a childhood issue that causes him to have low bone density. Crazy that he even races. Warrior. Hope he bounces back from this one. Sounds gnarly.
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 @johnbott: really glad he’s okay, but your mate shouldn’t be giving anyone not involved in his care health info about a patient he had. Not sure what the rules are over there but in Canada a Paramedic could get in quite a bit of trouble for this.
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 @Carlharl: yeah, that info is widely available in a video he filmed for Oneup last year.
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 @Chris-AB: oh I meant about his injuries today from the crash.
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 Bro the new ews live timing is f*cking crap. Did they even test this shit once? Holy smokes
  • 17 1
 Innes is a mad dog
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 is he gonna race the whole series??
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 Maybe RedBull can become the main sponsor next year, now that they've been cut out of downhill.
  • 10 0
 Same people that pushed out redbull, are doing EWS, so...yeah, world cup XC and DH future looks grim.
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 @yakimonti: my understanding is the Redbull was outbid.

Did Discovery also bid on EWS coverage?
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 @pmhobson: Discovery owns gmbn. They bought the rights to EWS the year prior
  • 15 0
 Yessss Dan Booker! Well done
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 Woohoo Dan Booker!! Your top to bottom Maydena run is the stuff of legends and lore. Stoked to see you get a top 5!!
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 So good!
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 It's been pretty much said already, but I would pay good money for a service that kept my personal data as secure as the EWS "What The Heck's Happening In Our Event?" Vault, it could sell that tech to the military.
Thanks, Pinkbike for the efforts keeping us posted.
  • 15 2
 I'm blown away!!!! Ella Conolly LEGEND!!!!!
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 Richie is a beast, but I want to see Jesse take a win one of these days, he's always so close.
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 Jesse, the people's champion!
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 EWS coverage had a mechanical on Stage 1 of the series.
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 Sad to think Discovery has a stake in the firm that runs EWS and the coverage has been so poor - doesn't bode well for the world cups - I just hope that there are rebuilding the team after covid and things get better.

There seems to be little to no coverage from GMBN or EMBN - the only videos so far were a couple of tech from the pits - seems weird that they didnt have anyone from the team racing to help promote the series

There was some issues with some riders being told to turn off cameras and others not, and pros given cameras for ews footage - heres an account by one of the riders told he couldn't use a camera: youtu.be/9HuOQXpwTGw
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 Stage 2 and 3 start very close together, did the riders who couldn't race stage 2 just traverse over, meaning they did far less climbing than those who rode stage 2? Seems like quite an advantage energy wise if so.
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 Looks like that’s the case.


5:44 am PDT

The EWS has provided an update saying that following the crash on stage two they have made the decision to cancel the stage for all of the Elite Men. This means that rides that have been delayed by the crash headed straight to stage three and any times from the second stage will be taken off the board.
  • 2 1
 I don't think that it is a big advantage cause the tracks are pretty short.
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 Assuming they cancelled because Kasper needed serious urgent medical attention, I don't think anyone will care.
  • 8 0
 @bashhard: I know these racers are way fitter and stronger than I'll ever be, but anyone who's ever done the push up to the start of stage 4 would tell you how brutal it is, it's long and very steep. Even Jack Moir described it as a calf killer.
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 @pisgahgnar: There's a post (currently) further down the thread saying he hit his shoulder and head, but is up on his feet. I hope he's OK.
  • 3 0
 * push up to the start of stage 5.
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 @bashhard:
They're not alpine height hills but they will still use plenty of energy, enough to make some difference.
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 @commental: can confirm from yesterday's push up to stage 5, it's bad. I was thinking is the hike a bike stage at ARD Moors harder? Both tough as old boots. Both killed me.
  • 6 0
 The EWS site is sooo disappointing... hopefully they change something, otherwise no need to follow the races in the livefeed.
  • 7 0
 Some superb UK showings here today, Ella, Bex, Innes, Elliot - superb effort peeps!
  • 8 0
 Let Ben Cathro take over the coverage for EWS.
  • 7 0
 I'm confused?! What's going on here
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 I think you probably meant to type in pornhub not pinkbike
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 @enduroNZ:
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 Where's lewboy...home trails shiny bike
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 Any updates about Kasper?
  • 5 1
 I see that even pinkbike has problems with getting results from ews. I dont see any result from today from any stage, even here, up
  • 6 0
 I’m going for a ride. I’ll check back and see results. Go Team!!!
  • 1 0
 I wish I was riding. Going fishing. I'll check back later. Go team!
  • 5 0
 Got in a trail ride, a run with the doggos, did some yard work and hung out with my boy. And now I learn that Ricky won the race. What a great day. Why is everyone so uptight?
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 @Speeder01: I wish I was fish
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 @MonsterTruck: we forgot our water bottles
  • 4 0
 Is GMBN still doing their highlight videos? I’m not a fan of the channel at all, but at least those videos actually showed the racing…
  • 5 0
 "Check out the full results below"

Is it me, or has it said this for hours while just showing the top five in each cat?
  • 2 0
 We were waiting for the EWS to release the full results so we could add them in. They should be in there now.
  • 4 0
 the commentary box on the EWS live timing site providing barely any insight
  • 6 1
 Give em a break. Whoever is in charge of it cant figure out the live timing site either
  • 5 0
 Ella wins. Wow! What a great result. Congrats for HER !!! GREAT.
  • 5 0
 Healing vibes to Kasper. Hope he’s okay.
  • 3 0
 Is anyone seeing Kasper Wooley on the results pages???? That kid is super fast and I'm hoping he is ok!!!
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 Hearing it may have been his crash that caused the hold and cancellation of stage 2.
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 He had a very bad crash on stage 2
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 Dailly also disappeared from the timing
  • 4 0
 Ryan Gilchrist smashing it !!!
  • 4 0
 So pissed I read Adam Gilchrist.
  • 3 1
 all the aussie lads are on fire! big enduro guys haha
  • 5 0
 Jesse is Crushing!!
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 Unfortunately probably not going to win. They only have the rerun of the pro stage left and he beat Richie by 1 second, but is at a 7 second deficit right now.
  • 2 0
 Consistently super fast but lost time on the queen stage, wonder what happened there
  • 1 0
 5.39 seconds back from RR... He's becoming a beast.
  • 3 0
 Umm...:

"7:48 am PDT

Richie Rude Wins Stage 5 for the Elite Men

1st. Jesse Melamed: 4:15.380
2nd. Richie Rude: 4:16.180"
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 proof reading ain't a thing at outside
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 @bashhard: Proofreaders quietly terminated. Outsized magazine didn’t see the value return in keeping them on staff.
  • 4 0
 jack moir??
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 Great to see Martha Gill punching at the front. Looks like her winter (summer) in NZ paid off.
  • 2 0
 Well… this is riveting. Think I’ll read a book and check back in after an hour or so.
  • 3 0
 But WHO had the big crash?
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 I scrolled the comments expecting to find this out. Anyone with insight into who crashed?
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 Kasper Woolley
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 @JamesKROZ: Shit. Where did you get that info?
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 @pisgahgnar: I dont know where he got the info from but I saw him crash in person, it is definitely Kasper.
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 @JohnnyMcMurdo: oh shit. Hope it is not too bad
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 @bashhard: He hit his head and shoulder pretty bad, wasn't knocked out but took a while to get up and he looked a bit dazed.
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 @JamesKROZ:
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 @JamesKROZ: That's too bad, he had a good run in the Pro Stage.
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 As mentioned above by @johnbott: "Possible fractured vertebrae and broken shoulder, ribs, possible concussion. My mate was a spectating paramedic who helped him."
  • 1 0
 Flo is posting stories on orbea enduro team's facebook. Maes looked like he had a mechanical as he wasn't pedaling crossing the fire road on stage 3
  • 2 0
 The big time gaps in top 5 results is a testament in how hard it was to run those tracks without making mistakes.
  • 4 1
 The spirit of Enduro is dying.
  • 1 2
 I was on the hill Saturday in the raw100 and there was film crews, pinkbike staff and gmbn staff all over the hill so should be some sort of highlights coming.
To live stream would definitely be a hard one with the stages spread out so much but again could film keys sections from each stage and run comparisons from each category maybe and have a good hour or so highlight reel out the next day or so?
Real question is did sik mik Sui the air bag?
  • 3 0
 Shoutout to Johnny Helly in 14th U21! Making Kamloops proud
  • 2 0
 EWS needs to start getting some StarLinks so they can offer good live coverage.
  • 1 0
 Agreed. I bought one recently, and it'll be a gamechanger for a lot of things!
  • 1 0
 Luke Meier-Smith is a beast. His times are so close to the top 5 of the elite...
  • 2 0
 Innes got some heavy hitters thundering after him....times are so close
  • 2 0
 Times are so tight! Come on innes!!!!!!!
  • 3 2
 Why are all the time updates in PDT when they're racing in GMT? At least put GMT in there somewhere.
  • 6 2
 GMT wouldn’t do much good in June mate
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 @seatsniffer4: holy shit. GMT+1 then. Jesus.
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flag wanleggedwinston (Jun 5, 2022 at 9:54) (Below Threshold)
 @rickon: It's called BST.

P.S. I would thank you not use the lord's name in vain, Mr Rickon, he died for our sins.
  • 1 0
 DHWC gets fuki results splits, time analysis... Yet EWS just top 5.... Disappointing
  • 2 0
 Impressive coverage from the worlds largest MTB news source.
  • 2 0
 Ella and Bex, outstanding!
  • 2 1
 Amazing how Yeti always scouts and finds the next big rider. Bex Barona doing the damm thing post a covid infection
  • 1 0
 She won the last ews here riding for ibis
  • 1 0
 Didn't realize Jack Menzies was a privateer this year, pretty solid finish for his first season as an elite
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 I think he's actually on the WeAreOne team (along with Pinkbike Academy rider Emmett Hancock.)
www.vitalmtb.com/community/WeAreOne-Composites,55760/blog/02/25/2022/entry/3736
  • 1 0
 @sideshowmel: cheers! stoked to hear he has some backing.
  • 5 3
 Yeti sure has a reputation for dope riders and crackin frames.
  • 2 0
 Not letting Jesse win one is just Rude.
  • 2 0
 No water bottles were harmed in the making of this result
  • 1 0
 What happened to Kasper Wolley?
  • 1 0
 He had a big crash on stage 2, hit his head and shoulder pretty bad.
  • 1 0
 @JohnnyMcMurdo: Yeah thanx. I saw that later. So much talent, hope hes ok. My first choice in the fantasy Enduro.
  • 1 0
 Ah, masters women overwhelming elites. Sick!
  • 1 0
 Moseley is amazing, seems to not really train other than ride her bike, looks after her kid, manages trek racing and then gets top 20 in the elites
  • 2 0
 YES INNES!
  • 3 4
 RR winning on 750s and all these patrick potatoes insistting on 800s for "leverage"
  • 6 0
 If you look at his shoulders you'll realise, that he doesn't need all that much leverage. Patrick Potato with his spaghetti arms on the other side doesn't mind more leverage.
  • 3 0
 innes was running 680mm bars
  • 2 3
 How did the coverage jump from Stage 3 to 5 so quickly?
  • 7 0
 Time travel
  • 2 0
 @zabala: lol
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