Enduro World Series, Ainsa - Stages 1-4 Action

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As the morning starts, lone riders arrive through fan-free empty squares. The only alone time they'd have all day, as soon the tracks were packed with spectators. -Duncan Philpott
Richie all on his own. Four for four today. -Sven Martin
Richie thundering through after the hail and lightning on top of beautiful Stage 3. The big boy swept all four stages today and sits 14-seconds ahead of his closest chaser. -Sven Martin
Tracy is the master of Enduro racing. She is calm and collected, and never pushes too hard when the risk is not worth the reward. Case in point; the two stages she won today, she gained nearly 30-seconds. The two stages she placed 2nd on, she only lost three seconds. That's how you do it. -Sven Martin
Yoann Barelli has the balance figured out. Always happy with a smile, but knuckles down when it counts. 2nd place for the young Giant rider. -Sven Martin
Cecile Ravanel has been incredibly aggressive all day, won the first stage and impressed the crowds. However she's lost 25 seconds to T-Mo in total. -Duncan Philpott
Nico, the eldest top Elite rider sitting in 3rd 18-seconds off. Amazing how he maintains the pace. -Sven Martin
Isabeau sitting in 3rd with four 3rd place finishes. Consistent. -Sven Martin
Anita Gehrig on top of Stage 2, headed toward her best EWS finish. -Sven Martin<br />
Raewyn Morrison on the top of Stage 2 is having a good day running in 7th so far. -Sven Martin
The thunderstorm was preluded by a fantastic light show which timed itself perfectly for Ines Thoma's run. -Duncan Philpott
Rider on the storm. -Duncan Philpott
The large, dry limestone slab walls are a common feature here on the trails in this region, not that Wyn Masters takes any notice. -Duncan Philpott
The liaison times were fairly generous here in Ainsa. The Yeti duo making sure they spend some special time together as the season draws to an end. -Duncan Philpott
Three musketeers who all went down hard today on Stage 2. Tooth, nose and brain. See if you can work it out. Squid'ing ain't easy (but it's necessary). -Sven Martin
Look at that surface. Different every trail and different within every trail. Reading and finding the pace and flow is a never-ending task Jerome on Stage 2 where he placed 5th. -Sven Martin
Cedric all jammed about and about to snap off his drivetrain to run single speed the rest of the day. -Sven Martin
The Men's Top 30, the timing team and some journos. Photo by Marco Osborne (the only wuss not scared of a little wetness).
Maes sitting in 6th, 26-seconds off of 1st. He is starting to learn the long game. -Sven Martin
Matti Lehikoinen dropping in for what was due to be a long day of bike riding, what with the various delays. -Duncan Philpott
As the rain moved off of Stage 3, a rainbow appeared on the very top of Stage 4. -Sven Martin
Damien Oton using every last knob of his tires on the bottom of greasy Stage 4. -Sven Martin
Marco looking like he always does. Fully pinned, flat-out, committed. -Sven Martin
Team mates for life. #buddystretch -Sven Martin
At home on this kind of terrain, Nico Vouilloz is still in contention for the win in 3rd place and 18-seconds back. -Duncan Philpott
Fabien had un unlucky moment on Stage 2 which may have cost him a possible series win. But never count him out. Check out the spokes. He is prepared for anything. -Sven Martin
The Magic Mary ramped cut. -Sven Martin
T-Mo. -Sven Martin
Fabien, a little more inside with more straight-line speed than anyone else. -Sven Martin
A frustraiting day in the office for Jared Graves with crashes and minor mechanicals. -Duncan Philpott
For his first-ever EWS, Juilen Camellini managed a Top 10 stage result and sits on the brink of the Top 20. -Duncan Philpott
Today was one of Pauline Dieffentahler's best with consistent stage results landing her in 4th position in the overall -Duncan Philpott
Francois peaked with a 2nd place on Stage 3. Here he pleases the fans that crowded the bottom of Stage 1. -Duncan Philpott
On the longer stage, Thomas Lapeyrie cracked the Top 10 aboard his sunny steed. -Duncan Philpott
Stage 2 dashed Florian Nicolai's hopes here in Ainsa, losing 25 seconds to Richie Rude due to a tumble. -Duncan Philpott
Nico Quere blends into the environment hoping for some natural warmth as the temperature dropped. -Duncan Philpott
What a day for Richie Rude, 4 for 4 and well on his way to securing the overall EWS championship. -Duncan Philpott
Everyone knew who Richie was. The fans are really into the racing -Duncan Philpott
And end of an exciting day with scattered showers through to the sunset. There's a chance of more rain tomorrow which could spice things up! -Duncan Philpott
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Richie Rude goes 4 for 4 and Tracy Moseley strategically destroys the women. It was a good day in Spain as weather was as varied as the trails.

Stages 1-4 Results

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