One Day, Six Battles - EWS Ireland Race Action

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​Rain, wind, dust, sun...the 4th round of the Enduro World Series in Wicklow, Ireland had it all and the racing did not disappoint. Six stages in one, long day helped tighten the battle for the overall. Adrien Dailly and Cecile Ravanel took the gold, but looking at all the smiles proved that everyone in attendance may be considered winners. Sven Martin and Lee Trumpore share the wealth.

Your race winner, Adrien Dailly, gets the iconic stage three opener double page full bleed spread so to speak. Have a gander at all the mayhem and craziness in the crowd. -Sven Martin
Cecile has a lot more going on that just total stage domination. Have a listen to learn what else keeps her busy off the bike. -Sven Martin<br />
#TSD total stage domination. She did it twice last year too. -Sven Martin
Three podiums for the three CRC riders this weekend with Junior Elliott Heap taking the top spot. Here is is slip sliding his way through practice. -Sven Martin
Sam flingin' mud and straightening lines. -Lee Trumpore
Katy Winton had the win within sight, not finishing too far off Cecile each stage. Straight into second for her first podium, her best result until now was a fifth. -Sven Martin
Martin Maes loves a good crowd. Despite racing for seconds and milliseconds he wastes no time boosting and bar humping for the appreciative, rowdy Irish crowd. -Sven Martin
Scary to think that Adrien Dailly is technically still a junior in EWS racing. He held the lead from the first stage until the very end even with a crash on the final stage. The spirit of Enduro is alive and well among the kids and the adults. -Sven Martin
Andréa Gantier Nadeau with her second EWS third place (the other one from La Thuile last year). Happy to be able to finish the day in similar note with an ice-cream before the sun disappeared once and again and the rain set in for the eventing. -Sven Martin
The overall leaders after round four. Four races held on four islands. That's what a world series is all about. -Sven Martin
Lots of green here in Ireland. Some luck to be had in these hills today. -Sven Martin
Josh Bryceland liasoning for the start of the day, a flat tire set him back in the results but he was buzzing all day nonetheless. -Sven Martin
Another Top 20 for Joe Nation blending in nicely here. -Sven Martin
Richie Rude throwing shapes up on stage one, his best result with a couple of 4th. Tricky conditions if your riding style is going all-out and carrying a lot of speed. The greasy conditions simply wouldn't allow for that. -Sven Martin
Caro Gehrig crept back up to fifth place over the course of the day. -Sven Martin
A sixth place is not a bad result for Raphaela Richter who is still technically a junior, but electing to race in the elites. -Sven Martin
Anita Gehrig less than half a second off the podium was it this foot drag here that did it? -Sven Martin
Martin Maes with another podium even with a few bobs and crashes as evidenced here. With a little break between rounds the riders loosened up after the race. -Sven Martin
End of stage six before the results were released. Sam just missed both the win and the overall lead. The battle carries on to France. -Sven Martin
Spot the Kiwi on the Junior Podium. Cole Lucas downs the magnum. -Sven Martin
One of the most naturally talented bike handlers and pretty fast too, Florian Nicolai threads the battle-ready crowd on the top of stage three. -Sven Martin
Mark Scott with a 6th place on stage four, right on the brink of some solid finishes only to have it marred by a few small accumulative incidents and crashes. -Sven Martin
Your race in numbers via Greg Callaghan's Garmin. 5 hours, 49 minutes ride time, 44.34 km distance, finishing at 5:51 pm. -Sven Martin
He doesn't show much emotion during or after the race, but Adrien couldn't hold back this little slip when Sam Hill crossed the line for second place. -Sven Martin
Jesse Melamed's bike after six hours in the saddle. -Sven Martin
Jesse Melamed just six seconds off the podium attacking every chance he could, finding the second downside off this stage five booster. -Sven Martin
Apparently one bar hump wasn't enough for Martin Maes, this is number two into the finish area in the neutral zone. -Sven Martin
Greg couldn't three-peat the fairytale ending in Wicklow, but he leaves Ireland with an even bigger prize as he holds onto the yellow #1 plate. -Sven Martin
The machine that has taken more stage wins than any other this season. -Sven Martin
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...and 29 is alive. -Lee Trumpore
To be honest you had to be a little bit of this to keep it wide open in these greasy conditions here. Three stage wins to go with the race win for Dailly. -Sven Martin
Tracy Moseley has been the perfect EWS co-presenter for this round of the EWS coverage. Her insight and opinions after decades of racing add a lot to an already polished production. -Sven Martin
Sometimes this is just how it goes. Flying in from foreign countries, putting in all the time and effort in training only to have your race hopes dashed in the first 30m on stage one. Sadly Morgane Jonnier had to withdraw after freak mechnical. -Sven Martin
The last 26-inch-wheeled World Cup DH winner probably isn't thinking about wheel size at all. -Lee Trumpore
Everyday is wheelie day for Wyn Masters. -Sven Martin
Zakarias Blom Johansen has been racing for a while now, from a sixth place as a junior in PMB DH world Champs, winning a few European enduro races last year and now steadily creeping his way into the Top 10 with his first factory ride. -Sven Martin
Jerome showing flashes of brilliance this weekend. Digging deep on stage one with a third. He held onto fourth position until a crash on the final stage dropped him back to seventh. -Sven Martin
Sam Hill on the hunt coming up just five seconds short to taking the race win and the series lead. It's going to be an exciting second half to the season. -Sven Martin
Local lad, Dan Wolfe, with the high line on stage five riding with his visor in the correct position for once. -Sven Martin
Callaghan parts the orange and green sea.-Lee Trumpore
Dailly commits to the lean. -Lee Trumpore
Richie Rude, lean mean lean. -Lee Trumpore
The hardware. -Lee Trumpore
Oton over the edge. -Lee Trumpore
Black snake moan. -Lee Trumpore
The future with the present. That's a wrap from the EWS in Ireland! -Lee Trumpore
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