Race Action from the Enduro World Series, Wicklow, Ireland

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Greg Callaghan, Stage 3.
Greg Callaghan is either celebrating the rarely-seen sunshine or his EWS victory. Probably the EWS victory.
Greg Callaghan on top of stage two with Irish eyes a-smilin'.
Tracy Moseley, Stage 1. She would win six stages in a row with a 3rd on stage 7, easily clinching the overall win today.
Sam Hill, Stage 5 earning a surprisingly not surprising 2nd place today. He's been doing this "small bike" thing for a while...
...Mt. Snow Super D 2006. Sven couldn't wait to pull up these old photos of Sam! We're glad to show 'em off.
Cecile Ravanel, Stage 2 and a solid 2nd place today.
Killian Callaghan, Junior stomper, took the win by just .81 seconds after 26 minutes of racing!
Ricardo Rudeboy barely fit through some of the tree gaps. It was not his day, despite winning 5 of the 7 stages. A flat tire and 70th place on stage 2 meant he'd have to settle for 3rd overall, still only 4 seconds off the top of the box.
The women let the champagne fly. Tracy's retirement is anything but tired with a nearly 40-second win.
Isabeau Courdurier, Stage 7
Francois Bailly-Maitre, Stage 2.
Alex Cure, stage 4.
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Some serious competition in the tire-changing game today. -Chris Ball
Beware of Dog! Or we'll take Greg Callaghan over Trump, any day.
Anita Gehrig, Stage 1 and six stages away from earning 4th place on the day.
A great staff and crew make the EWS go 'round. Dave the Bullet.
So, I see you like clovers?
Theo Galy, stage 6 and on his way to 4th place!
Anneke Beerten, Stage 6. She had incomplete times due to missing transfer deadlines because of flats.
Yoann Barelli, Stage 3 and consistency with a 7th place result.
Damien Oton, Stage 5, mobbing to 6th.
Carolin Gehrig, stage 5, blurring the lines to 5th place.
Super stoked super fans made this race special.
Martin Maes, Stage 2 before...
...this happened. Stage 4, limping it to 151st place.
Greg Callaghan, hot seat nerves.
Florian Nicolai, Stage 4 threading the needle to 5th. The Top 5 Pro Men were separated by less than 10 seconds after 26 minutes of racing.
Jerome Clementz, starting stage 2. He finished in 11th, less than what he'd hoped for.
Jared Graves, Stage 6. 155th place was a stinger, but mechanicals are part of the game.
The fans increased the total elevation by about 6 feet and the decibel levels by 10,000%. Top of stage 2.
Nicolas Vouilloz, Stage 1 before his day imploded. He missed stages 2 through 4 due to mechanicals.
Theo Galy, stage between the emerald green and a pot of gold.
Katy Winton, Stage 1, 7th place.
A solid 14th place for the Giant Factory Off-Road rider, Mckay Vezina. Stage 1.
Joe Smith, one with the flora and 9th on the results sheet.
Jared Graves, Stage 2.
Sam Hill...who 'da thunk it? 2nd place and still legendary. He was just 3.3 seconds behind Callaghan after 26 minutes of racing.
Richie and Greg. Comradery.
To the victor goes the flowers.
No one had the heart to tell this guy that Lourdes was a few weeks ago.
Richie Rude, Stage 3.
Jerome Clementz, stage 2 aboard his prototype.
A little Guinness for Greg Callaghan's bike to keep it fueled.
The post-race physical check-up for Greg Callaghan.
Pro Men's podium with Greg Callaghan on top, Sam Hill 2nd and Richie Rude, 3rd.
Vital thanks Sebastian and Rick for their long hours and hard work both on and off the mountain. We'll see you in La Thuile soon!
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The mountain may have been small, but the racing was massive. Greg Callaghan and Tracy Moseley take Enduro World Series wins in Wicklow, Ireland under perfect conditions and in front of screaming MTB fans.

Enjoy the slideshow with photographs from Sebastian Schiek and Rick Schubert.

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From the EWS

If last year’s round of the Enduro World Series was a fairytale, then this year’s event was a dream come true for Greg Callaghan (Cube Action Team).

The Emerald Enduro presented by Biking.ie was almost a complete rerun of last year’s incredible race, with sunshine, huge crowds and Greg Callaghan and Tracy Moseley (Trek Factory Racing) walking away with the top honours.

In a race that changed direction with each of the seven stages, Wicklow once more proved that a little hill can create big dramas. It was business as usual at the start of the day with Richie Rude (Yeti/Fox Shox) leading out Martin Maes (GT Factory Racing) until everything changed on stage two. Both Rude and Maes suffered punctures - along with Josh Carlson (Giant Factory Off Road Team), Nico Vouilloz (Lapierre Gravity Republic), Anneke Beerten (GT Factory Racing) and Toni Ferreiro. The issue forced all of them out the points - except one man.

In one of the most stunning comebacks the series has ever seen, Rude was able to pull it back from 34th place after stage two to finish the race in third place. And in another surprise, Sam Hill (Chain Reaction Cycles Paypal) finished the day in second.

Speaking after the race, Callaghan said: “It feels amazing. The crowd were just pushing me on and to be honest I felt like the result almost didn’t matter because just having that level of support and having so many people willing me on was kind of a win on its own. So I just focused on riding as well as I could - and it worked!”

In the women’s race it was like Tracy had never left - taking a clean sweep of the stages apart from the final one of the day, which she had to renege to Isabeau Courdurier (SUNN). Current series leader Cecile Ravanel (Commencal Vallnord Enduro Team) was forced to settle for second place.

Tracy said: “I was excited to come back and race here after last year because it’s such a fun race with such amazing crowds and the tracks are really fun to ride. To come back and have it sunny, to have even better crowds and then to win - it doesn’t really get much better.”

In the Under 21 Women’s competition, Irish rider Leah Maunsell triumphed, whilst her fellow countryman Robin Seymour took the Master’s competition. And the luck of the Irish continued into the Men’s Under 21 field, as Killian Callaghan, cousin of Greg, took to the top step of the podium. In the team competition Rocky Mountain Urge bp were team of the day, and now lead the series heading into round four in La Thuile.

Chris Ball, Managing Director of the Enduro World Series, said: “There’s just something special about this venue. Once again Niall and his team have worked so hard and it shows - what an incredible race.

"The Emerald Enduro is a real gem in the Enduro World Series calendar. Two year’s in a row now we’ve had a magical weekend with amazing racing, astounding crowds and an incredible welcome from Niall and his team. Thanks to everyone for all of the support and congratulations to all the riders for an great race"

Full results from today are attached. For a quick recap of all the action check out this one minute video.

The series now takes a break before returning in July for round four in La Thuile, Italy.

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