Enduro World Series Race Action from Argentina, Stages 1-3

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Three runs done and the dust tells the story. Even winners will go down. -Sebastian Schieck

A little snow fell last night. The tracks have been frozen up top when the riders first arrive. -Sebastian Schieck

Richie Rude on the loose dry top which ended up being the firmest, grippiest dirt of the week. Anywhere else and this would be a challenge, but here the riders felt safe in comparison to the rest of the track. High-up Stage 3 aka Condor. -Sven Martin

Lewis Buchanan about to pan for gold. -Sven Martin

Not so early start for the pros who dropped in around mid-day. -Sven Martin

Josh Carlson either getting out of bed and on the bike or visa versa. Ginger ninja sticking to his roots. -Sven Martin

Luke Strobel started off the day a mid-packer (pros that go before the ladies) but looks to be moving up into the big show. 16th on the day for the dude who never sees dry dirt. -Sven Martin

Colin Bailey knows what time it is. -Sven Martin

Cecile Ravanel perfect form. Always. Low and aggressive over the front while still keeping the rear weighted. 39-second lead. Wow! -Sven Martin

Casey Brown, Top 3 at her first full day at an EWS. The DH style stages suit her, especially after racing her Enduro bike at the CWX DH in New Zealand. -Sven Martin

Casey Brown dropping in to one of the best and definitely wildest stages in EWS history. -Sven Martin

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Random, local dog who's become a best friend. -Iago Garay

Some Argentinian awesomeness. -Sven Martin

Theo Galy had a tough day. Massive crashes just like yesterday in the next video. -Sven Martin

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Theo Galy, #prayfordunc and Lewis Buchanan tasted dirt. -Damion Smith and Large

Damion Smith captured Theo and Duncan's crashes in that video you just watched. Check the reactions of the mid-packers. -Sven Martin

Jerome Clementz had an OK day. Nothing went too wrong other than a few stalls and stops. Making the decision to open it up or play it safe is a tough one. -Sven Martin

Caro Gehrig smashing the singletrack tunnel on the end of Stage 1. The trails are physical but the twins are up for the task. -Sven Martin

Anneke Beerten had a tough day. Two 4ths and 10th. She will hope to pull back some time tomorrow. -Sven Martin

Lewis Buchanan turning some heads this weekend. BMC took a gamble and it's paying off. Even with a crash on Stage 3 he is well and truly in the mix. -Sven Martin

Yoann Barelli still within reach of the podium tomorrow. -Sven Martin

Josh Lewis went down on some sticky Argentinian bush today. -Sven Martin

Go Gehrigs! -Sven Martin

Blenki with a newly-shorn head waiting for the start of Stage 3, wondering where he would be sitting if he didn't go OTB on Stage 2. -Sven Martin

Theo Galy on Stage 3 before the drama started. -Sven Martin

Martin Maes is maturing nicely. He has a wise race head now and knows a win is within reach. Only a few seconds off Richie, tomorrow will be all time. -Sven Martin

Isabeau Courdurier, steady with three 2nd places today and 17 seconds ahead of Casey Brown. -Sven Martin

Liason up Stage 3. -Sebastian Schieck

Damien Oton had a massive crash on three but still sits in the Top 10. -Sebastian Schieck

Casey setting off early this morning on her first race. -Sebastian Schieck

Stage 3 appropriately named Condor. -Sebastian Schieck

Ladies line up for their start. -Sebastian Schieck

Looking down from three with the finish far, far below. -Sebastian Schieck

Rae Morrison. -Sebastian Schieck

Josh Carlson under watchful eyes. -Sebastian Schieck

Richie Rude looks fast, sounds fast and is fast. Rocks move out of his way. -Sebastian Schieck

Cube Chill team. -Sebastian Schieck

Wallner had a good day. Thirteenth for the Swede on Ibis. -Sebastian Schieck

Blenki millimetres from the edge of a nasty off-camber, slippery rock on the start of Stage 2. -Sebastian Schieck

All eyes, phones and cameras on Nico Lau. -Sebastian Schieck

Sebastien Claquin is a big, strong kid. Much like Rude was when he was a junior. Strength takes the day in juniors with a 20-second margin over Dailly. -Sebastian Schieck<br />

What a story! In his first EWS season Toni Ferreiro is sitting in third and has claimed a stage win. Not just any stage win. But rather the crown jewel stage here at Cero Catedral. -Sebastian Schieck

What a weekend, albeit a chilly one. Stay tuned for the conclusion of the race tomorrow with three stages remaining. -Sebastian Schieck

Sven and Sebastian survived the first day of racing at the Enduro World Series in Argentina. It was a battle for everyone out on the mountain today with three of six stages completed. Richie Rude and Cecil Ravanel hold the hot seats.

From the Enduro World Series

The Cerro Catedral Montenbaik Enduro World Series presented by Shimano got off to the dustiest of starts in Argentina today (Saturday).

In perhaps the wildest conditions the series has ever experienced, riders tackled three stages of loose, knee deep dust that threw up an incredibly tight first day of racing. Mechanicals, crashes and some new faces at the sharp end got the second race of the year off to an electric start.

Much like last weekend in Chile, Richie Rude (Yeti/Fox Shox) and Cecile Ravanel (Commencal Vallnord Enduro) finish the first day of racing in the lead. However, whilst Cecile has a comfortable 39 second lead over nearest rival Isabeau Courdurier (SUNN), Richie will be very aware that Martin Maes (GT/Factory Racing) is chasing him down and only has 4.4 seconds to make up.

Casey Brown (Trek Factory Racing) and Tony Ferreiro added some fresh blood to the top three - with both sitting third at the end of day one. Incredibly this is Casey’s first race - she sat out last weekend’s race in Chile due to illness. And even more impressively she lost her chain on the final stage of the day and still took third on the stage.

Meanwhile Spanish rider Toni only gained his spot through the EWS Wild Card entry system. Another notable new face was Lewis Buchanan (BMC Factory Racing) who was sitting in third place after the first two stages, until a spectacular over the bars on stage three saw him drop back to fifth place.

There was few riders that had three clean stages today, with the insane levels of dust claiming most riders at some point during the day. Special mentions should go to Damien Oton (Devinci Enduro Racing), Greg Callaghan (Cube Action Team) and Katy Winton (Trek Factory Racing) for some of the most impressive crashes the series has ever witnessed.

With three stages left to race on Sunday, and no rain forecast to dampen down the dust, there’s plenty more of excitement left in this race.