ON THE RAGGED EDGE! Enduro World Series 3, Montagnes du Caroux, France

Richie Rude managed to finished the race with an amazing first place! All that in front of a heaping pile of spectators on the 4 stages today. It's crazy to think that the short, novelty urban stage on day 1 is where he almost lost the race. @maddogboris

It's been awhile. -Sven Martin

This has to be one of Cecile's biggest win margins to date on the new bike. 2 min 46 second gap. #straighttothevodka -Sven Martin

Duncan Nason rode fast and smart both days and took the win in U21. A good battle with Heap who flatted on stage five. -Sven Martin

Ella Conolly took a win by over 5 minutes in the junior ladies. Perfect form for the flying youngster. *Shot during practice as we don't see the juniors on race day. -Sven Martin

Your EWS Rounds 3 Junior Girls Podium - l.t.r. Abigale Lawton, Chloe Taylor and Ella Conolly (all 3 from Britain) @maddogboris

Adrien Daily started second and finished second here in Olargues! After 8 Stages and 50 Minutes of racing he was just 5 seconds behind winner, Richie Rude. @maddogboris

Isabeau Courdurier is tough as nails. after her hard crash yesterday she kept going and finished second on stage 5, 6, and 7 to finish the race second overall! @maddogboris

Martin Maes ramping up after missing a round. -Sven Martin

Martin Maes pushed hard to jump into third but not without paying for it in blood. -Sven Martin

Yeesss Ines Thoma! From 6th position yesterday to a solid 3rd and today's podium today. The Canyon Factory Racing Team was also Team of the Day and is the new overall team leader. @maddogboris

Florian Nicolai and Martin Maes raced down to the wire with it all on the line in the final stage. -Sven Martin

Feeding during the short break after stage six. -Sven Martin

Damien Oton had a pretty good day with two 3rd positions and one stage win. 5th overall at the end for him! @maddogboris

Very rarely do we see Sam Hill have a big crash. Despite finishing 5th (which is still a good result) he still increased his overall lead in the series. -Sven Martin

A bit of tug of war with a misguided helpful spectator that caused more harm than help for quite a few riders. -Sven Martin

Mark Scott foot-out and flat-out on the tight right-hander, clinging to a cliff after a steep chute. Total French style. -Sven Martin

Then there's this. Mark Scott loads zee front wheel. -Sven Martin

Steady 9th position for Robin Wallner. -Sven Martin

Respectful 13th overall position for Thomas Lapeyrie who had some serious health issue a couple months ago. @maddogboris

Sam "Sambo" Dale you rule! And as always...fun is the key. Looking forward to see you more often at the EWS. @maddogboris

Ines Thoma's mom super supportive and pedaled to the top of the big climb. It's all in the genes. -Sven Martin

Rae Morrison in the tight woods on stage six. -Sven Martin

Great to see Francois Bailley Maitre back at an EWS after skipping the first two. Top twenty. -Sven Martin

Dimitri Tordo finished 12th with two flats. Expect to see him right up there when it goes right for him. -Sven Martin

Kevin Miquel in ninth place right out the start of stage five. -Sven Martin

It was rocky here and it wasn't just wheels, tires and riders that got abused. -Sven Martin

Caro Gehrig didn't have a strong finish to the end of the day and let her podium chances slip away. Her riding over the week showed that she will still get that podium soon though. -Sven Martin

Lunch stop in the Lapierre pits. Nico Vouilloz with some advice for Adrien who trailed Richie all day but put up a good fight. -Sven Martin

More depth in the women's field with Melanie Pugin taking fourth today. -Sven Martin

Anti-doping control here in France for the EWS podium riders plus some random numbers. -Sven Martin

Mitch Ropelato's third round of the EWS was kind of a rollercoaster with a couple ups and downs. 16th in the end! @maddogboris

No, not a stock option on the new TLD lid that Mitch is running. -Sven Martin

Custom cuts and big knobs were the call. Martin Maes' rear tire. -Sven Martin

Camille Servant didn't let the pressure get to him and he held on to his top ten today. Eighth. -Sven Martin

Richie was the fastest here on stage eight and although Oton won the stage, Richie did enough hold the lead over Dailly. -Sven Martin

Badass Cecile Ravanel! It's a pleasure to see her ride and dominate the entire field. She's always on the limit and delivers a lot of sketchy moments. Crashes wouldn't have mattered much with an overall time gap of 2:46! @maddogboris

Doesnt happen often that you see Sam Hill losing control! #onceinalifetime #exceptthecrashatworldsinvaldisole @maddogboris

Horns for the win! @maddogboris

Ruaridh Cunningham must have felt like home with the moody weather today. 14th overall position for him! @maddogboris

Katy Winton went a bit too fast in the steep rockgarden and went down hard, hitting her face on the stem and then her head on a rock. See Vital RAW for the carnage. @maddogboris

Katy Winton wasnt alone today. Marco Osborne was also ejected! @maddogboris

Your series leaders...for now. -Sven Martin

So long from France! -Sven Martin