Race Action Slideshow - Enduro World Series Finale Ligure, Italy, Day 1

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<b>Yoann Barelli got off to a slow start before making a massive push to win stages 3 and 4 and is now sitting in the overall lead by just half a second.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Yoann Barelli intensely focused on the upcoming big, loose right-hander on the popular stage 4. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Jared Graves only needs to keep things steady to take the overall, and with the awkward nature of the stages in Finale, this approach my actually be helping out. Sometimes slower is fast.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Tracy Moseley on stage 1. She has to stay ahead of Cecile tomorrow and finish 2nd. Even if Anne-Caroline wins, Tracy would still win the series. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Anne Caroline knows she needs to win here if she wants any chance at taking the overall. She got off to a good start, dominating all 4 stages. With nearly a 1-minute lead going into the final day, the pressure has definitely shifted to Tracy Moseley.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Fabien Barel on his way to wining stage one. What a comeback from injury. Unbelievable for a man that was maybe not even going to race even as recently as yesterday.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Nico Lau was the strongest rider in Finale last year but struggled on a few stages today. A 2nd on stage 3 helped a bit, but he is still only up to 6th heading into the final day.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Alexandre Cure not slowing down at all for the man-made choke to slow the riders down. A top 5 on stage 1 was his best finish of the day.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Anneke focused stage 4.</b> @madduncbowman
<b>Jerome Clementz has no problem with tight switchbacks. Not too far off the lead, he is looking forward to the natural flowy trails of tomorrow. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Damien Oton, sitting second in the series, only managed a 9th overall today after a 28th on stage 2. We really hope his massive TWAT gap is a result of a crash and not by choice.</b> @madduncbowman
<b>Dan Atherton won every stage at the super enduro here three years ago. He finds this year's stages tricky and awkward. Here he man-handles himself around a tight one on stage 3. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>NFG for Richie Rude. If he can pedal with the fit boys tomorrow he may just win the race this weekend.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Jesse Melamed sweeping up some loam on stage 2 today and giving me and my camera a dust bath in the process. It's ok, there's only one day left.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Josh Carlson sitting in 8th between Jerome and Oton. Not a bad finish to the season which begun with a massive crash in Chile.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Carbo seafood refuel time. #notschnitzel</b> -Sven Martin
<b>These monolithic caves along the side of stage 2 are over 3000 years old, from a time that a different type of Yeti (or Silverback) lived in these hills.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Greg Callaghan went 6th and 7th on the first two stages of the day for his best EWS results yet.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>This definitely isn't the Alps. Cecile Ravanel peels down the beachside promenade to start the liason to stage 1 just as the sun was coming up.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Joe Barnes proved in Scotland that tight, technical riding is his specialty and it's no surprise that he finished stage 2 in the top spot.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Jamie Nicoll was just having one of those days today. He mentioned he felt down on power after racing Trans Provence last week, and when the body is tired, mistakes come that much easier.</b> -Dave Trumpore
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<b>No easy way around this one as all the riders found out. End of stage 4. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>You know a section is hard when even Nico Vouilloz has to dab his way through.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Every time Thomas Lapeyrie comes by he is fully pinned and fast-becoming a Vital favorite.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>This is Italy. Cobblestone roads and archways weaving through a vineyard made up the end of stage 3.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Fresh off a win at Trans Provence, Francois Bailly-Maitre rounds out the top 10 after day 1.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>After a flat on stage 4 and no tubes to make a repair, it was a group effort headed up by Steve Peat and Greg Minnaar to get Chris Johnston and his bike back to the pits. At least the view of the sea was nice.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Greg Minnaar beelines it to the Med on stage 4 while Bowman makes up for missing Peaty one rider before. #noob</b> -Sven Martin
<b>The last time we saw Greg Minnar, he was carrying a broken Ratboy to the ambulance in Norway. Always a teammate to count on, he carried Chris Johnston's bike the 5k back to the pits from the end of stage 4.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Peaty helping with the 5km ball-busting backie as Minnaar discusses his rookie mistake.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Florian Nicolai flying into 6th on stage 4. Sitting in 5th overall today. <br />
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<b>Ines Thoma smashes down the final bits of old stone road to end the day in 6th overall.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Anka Martin toughed out an extremely rough day. After breaking her seatpost in a crash on stage 1 she would pedal the rest of the day's 3 long climbs and stages with her post locked in the lowest position, fighting back cramps as the day wore on.</b> -Dave Trumpore
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<b>Matti Lehikoinen is enjoying his first EWS and is sitting in the top 25 despite having to pass plenty of riders throughout the day.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Jared Graves finish line thrust through stage 3. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>Dan Atherton has a brief rest on the way up to stage 4. Not much time for anything but a one-minute cool off. </b> -Sven Martin
<b>It's not just the trails that are old here. Some of the real estate way up on the hills has been here for centuries.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>This can only belong to one rider, especially after winning stage 3 and 4 where you need to be both. Yoann Barelli</b> -Sven Martin
<b>Martin Maes not quite having the day he hoped to have. His best result was on stage 2 here with a 4th.</b> -Sven Martin
<b>This was taken from the bottom of stage 4 where riders had to then pedal back along the shore to the next bay before the time check closed. Luckily for me I wasn't punching the clock today and went for a well-deserved swim instead.</b> -Dave Trumpore
<b>Finale Ligure isn't seeping this weekend, and the main square has been bustling late into the evening with the EWS taking center stage. 4 stages down and 2 to go before the 2014 EWS winners are crowned. Stay tuned for the action!</b> -Dave Trumpore
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Four stages down and two to go before the 2014 Enduro World Series comes to an end. Yoann Barelli and Anne-Caroline Chausson are leading the Finale Ligure race, but Jared Graves and Tracy Moseley are still holding onto the EWS overall leads. The trails were tech, the riding was long and the racing was packed with action and drama. Sven Martin, Dave Trumpore and @madduncbowman bring you the roost and ruts from Italy.

Finale Ligure Standings through Stage 4
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