2017 French Enduro Series Round 2, Raon l'Etape - Day 1

May 20, 2017 at 17:43
by Kike Abelleira  



The action has hit Raon l'Etape. We have witnessed the first day of racing at 8.3 Enduro Series - Coupe de France d'Enduro et du Trophée VTT AE Enduro by Alltricks (a.k.a., the French Enduro Series).

The rain hasn't turned up today and the trails were in great condition. It was the second stage that made things complicated for some riders due to its steep gradient and some slippery sections.

It has been a thrilling day, although most category leaders have a good margin over their rivals. In the elite men field, Jerome Clementz leads the race by 9 seconds after winning all of the stages. The other men to watch tomorrow are Elliot Traback, Remy Absalon and Ludovic Oget. In the women's category, Julie Duvert finished with a 38 second margin and can handle Sunday's stages without stress. Albin Cambos is the junior leader.


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On the way to the paddock.


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Jerome is one of the main mechanics in the French scene, and he has a vast experience collaborating with different teams.


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Final adjustments before the start.


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Flexing for the camera.


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This is how the starting line looks, riding around the Raon's tourism office.


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An inspector of the French Federation checks Remy's bike.


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The start line and finish line are the same spots and they're located in the center of Raon l'Etape.


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Even though they do a practice ride before the timed run, some riders like to track walk the top section of the stages before dropping in for practice.


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Baptiste Gaillot raced at EWS Madeira last weekend and here he's enjoying a very different tracks but also pretty green colored ones.


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At the end of the day one of racing Chloe Gallean is just 0.5 seconds behind Sabrina Jonnier. She has a good chance to take this one home.


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Green material and loamy conditions were the tones today.


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Elliot Baud decided to stick to his plate number 10 and placed 10th elite men and overall. Will he do the same thing on Sunday?


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Olivier Giordanengo has been riding in a consistent way as he did in Levens back in March.


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Sabrina Jonnier, leader of the e-bike women category.


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Dimitri Tordo is more than half a minute back and on Sunday he might have to fight for securing the top19 rather than attacking the podium.


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Remy Absalon surfing the narrow stage 3.


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The biggest roost of the day in Raon.


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Eliott Trabac performing his worst result of the day, 3rd place on stage 1. For sure it has been a fast day for him.


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In the French Cup, Pierre Real is one of the guys with better style on the bike.


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Arno Faucher adding color to the green spectrum.


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Xavier Marovelli entering the steep section on stage 2.


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Florian Golay was the fastest e-biker on the stage 2.


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Looking through the trees on stage 2. Jerome Clementz has won all stages so far.


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Youn Deniaud was second on the first stage but couldn't keep the pace for the rest of the day. He sits on five and he could attack the podium On Sunday if he shows a similar performance to the stage one.


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Morgane Jonnier sits in second place at the end of the day, 38 seconds behind Julie Duvert.


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Valentin Fosse finds his way through the dense vegetation. Raon l'Etape woods have nothing to do with the ones we found in Levens in the first round of the series.


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Camille Servant with a consistent day aims for at least a top5 on Sunday.


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Stage 2 showing a good sample of the sort of woods that Raon has in the catalog.


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Lucas Redois at the end of stage 2.


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Stage 3 bottom section with a local rider on scene.


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Ludovic Oget managed to save this one after a foot out in the air. He sits in fourth place at the end of the day, only two seconds behind the podium. [


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Albin Cambos showing style at the bottom of stage 3.


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Jerome sending it with good vibes to the fans.


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Elliot Trabac sprinting for his second place on stage 3.


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On Friday we missed #panshotfriday so here it goes a delayed one out of stage 3.


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Day one of racing is in the books, now it's time to get the bikes ready for day two.


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Clementz chats with some junior riders about his new bike.


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At the end of the journey and next to the paddock riders could enjoy their meal at a relaxing spot.



Find the Saturday results here.




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5 Comments
  • 11 0
 Jerome jumps in style and waves to the crowd where I would have broken my neck for even trying to make a jump, and still win every stage of the day... #ThugLife....
  • 3 1
 Fantastic venue and race! Just about to head up for day 2. The French sure know how to put on a great enduro!
  • 1 0
 Bet you guys had fun @Superfli
  • 2 0
 great pictures, like most of the time on pink bike.
  • 1 0
 thanks man!







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