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Three races, three wins. Both Martin Maes and Isabeau Courdurier keep their perfect seasons alive in the 2019 Enduro World Series. Round three in Madeira, Portugal, was an island paradise full of dreamy trails, but the challenge was keeping bike and body together for eight stages over two days of racing. The dust is just barely settling, but Sven Martin and @maddogboris deliver the goods from MTB paradise.
Martin Maes won six of the eight stages, including the queen stage for the bonus points. Max points at all three rounds means his overall lead is ginormous. Another race, another win for the Belgian blitzer. -Sven Martin
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Martin Maes and his first win with the wings, fittingly through a Red Bull arch on the final stage. -Sven Martin
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Race winner Martin Maes got inspired by Sam Hill and did a massive Foot-Out-Flat-Out drift. @maddogboris
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The style says it all - speed and flow for Isabeau on the berms of Gumball trail, roosting to victory. -Sven Martin
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Isabeau Courdurier perfection! @maddogboris
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Antoine Vidal was on fire! @maddogboris
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Antoine Vidal has all reasons to smile. He nearly won all Stages. @maddogboris
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Leah Maunsel taking the win in the Junior Women category. -Sven Martin
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The Portuguese National Champ, Jose Borges had a dream weekend in front of a home crowd. Solid, consistent riding on familiar trails. -Sven Martin
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Jose Borges scoping lines on stage four. Many berms and ruts had to be avoided today if you wanted to make it out in one piece. -Sven Martin
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Some riders throw their goggles or jersey...Jose Borges throws his helmet! Look out below. @maddogboris
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Jesse Melamed with the finishline sprint on Stage 6 and a smart ride for a 3rd place this weekend. Yeah Jesse! @maddogboris
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Adrien Dailly is back up to speed after injury and in the mix with a fourth overall. He was sitting in 2nd at one point with two 2nd-place stage finishes. -Sven Martin
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This is what Adrien Dailly looked like at the end of yesterday. This happened on stage three where he earned a second place. What a soldier to continue on today with all the pain and swelling and fresh stitches. -Sven Martin
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What a location, race venue and finish of the final stage right on the beachfront of Machico. -Sven Martin
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Noga Korem had a fantastic second day of racing and ended up with a second place overall. @maddogboris
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First Year in Elite and already on the podium. Ella Conolly killed it this weekend. @maddogboris
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Breakthrough rookie result of the year. Ella Conolly with her first podium. A third place in only her third elite race. -Sven Martin
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Elite Men's podium with Martin Maes, Jose Borges, Jesse Melamed. @maddogboris
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Elite Women's podium Isabeau Courdurier, Noga Korem, Ella Conolly @maddogboris
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Ines Thoma with an eighth pace finish sending the final jump on stage eight. -Sven Martin
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Rocks on stage eight claimed more than one set of wheels today. -Sven Martin
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Robin Wallner started strong with a top ten stage but had a big crash on six. He will be hoping for a better result in Italy at the next round. -Sven Martin
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Sam Hill drifting corners is a photog's wetdream. Maybe he wanted to show Loic how he would have ridden the Gamble Line. @maddogboris
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Yep, that's Sam Hill crashing. @maddogboris
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Sam's Crash definitely cost him some time. @maddogboris
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Stage one was a long one. Flat and physical to start and then steep and dusty to the finish. -Sven Martin
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Matt Koen after stage one. Bullet head and covered in dust. Not an ideal way to start your race weekend. #norcal -Sven Martin
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Duncan Nason sends it to 3rd place in the Junior ranks! @maddogboris
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Podium aftermath. -Sven Martin
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Stage two streaking. 1/8th sec. Greg Callaghan (not pictured), injured, but watching from the sidelines shares what he learned this weekend. -Sven Martin
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Kevin Miquel with 13th place, including a top four on stage two here, his best stage result. -Sven Martin
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Fans were stoked on more than just the racers. Maddog gets the full gallery. -Sven Martin
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Mark Scott didn't have the best of birthdays yesterday. Tweaking his wrist badly but choosing to strap it up and carry on today. He has finished every single EWS since the inception of the series. -Sven Martin
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A couple of second places for Miranda Miller shows she has the speed. Now she just needs to find out how to repeat that in more stages. -Sven Martin
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Eddie Masters has been fasting, prepping for the EWS. With Ft William DH coming up he's back on fried foods. -Sven Martin
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Eddie catching his breath after stage 6. Who needs a Camelbak when you can carry two water bottles in your pants? @maddogboris
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Thanks to Freeride Madeira and the whole crew for such an amazing race. John Fernandez in the audio. @maddogboris
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The final twists and turns of stage eight. -Sven Martin
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Flo was sitting in third at one point but had to settle for seventh after all the dust settled. -Sven Martin
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Cedric Ravanel with an impressive return to racing after being out so long from injury. -Sven Martin
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Lee Trumpore did well and ended up in 6th place in Elite Masters. @maddogboris
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Some sun starved racers cool off after a long hot dusty day. -Sven Martin
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James Hughes from the UK, rounding out the Masters podium. -Sven Martin
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Best wishes a speedy recovery to Morgane Jonnier who went down hard just after this was taken. Broken collarbone. -Sven Martin
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Bermstomper of the day award goes to Gusti Wildhaber. A top five was his other highlight of the weekend. -Sven Martin
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Nelson, New Zealand's finest, Brady Stone, privateering it like so many Kiwi's before him. Second place in the U21. -Sven Martin
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Laura Charles was in the top five after day 1. Another new racer to watch. Unfortunately, she slipped a few spots down on day 2. -Sven Martin
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Anita Gehrig was in the top three at one point in the race. It has been super close racing for a big group of the women. Fifth place for the weekend. -Sven Martin
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Sam Hill found the one tiny bit of mud right at the bottom of stage eight. -Sven Martin
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Morgane Charre just one second off the podium carving and roosting on stage six. -Sven Martin
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Another week of fun in the sun in Portugal for the Vanzacs. Good results across the board, too. -Sven Martin
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Team of the day. GT Factory Racing. Wyn in audio. -Sven Martin
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Dimitri Tordo in 8th position. @maddogboris
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David McMillan hurt his thumb in training so his cockpit needed some mods. @maddogboris
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Keegan Wright's aftermath from his crash in training. @maddogboris
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Emanuel Pombo with the 10th place on home soil! @maddogboris
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ALN with a 9th. Not bad, but looking for better. @maddogboris
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Bex Barona rode solid to 6th place, but only 3 seconds off the top 5. @maddogboris
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Unfortunately barspins don't count here as it's not Speed and Style. @maddogboris
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There are actually not many sections were the riders could speedtuck...Cody Kelley found one. @maddogboris
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And no he wasn't thinking about if it was the right decision to switch to 29er. @maddogboris
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Karim Amour with the second place this weekend in Masters. @maddogboris
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Within sight of the finish, stop and grab some veggies in the local garden. @maddogboris
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Christian Textor took his new Bulls enduro bike into the top 30, even with a crash. @maddogboris
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Matt Walker's pre-race training seemed to work out. 15th position for the Kiwi @maddogboris
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Youn Deniaud didn't have he best weekend. Maybe he should put his tires on the ground in the corner? @maddogboris
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Rae Morrsion prefers the gnarly lines and takes the risk. @maddogboris
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Pole racer, Leigh Johnson, with the 9th Place. @maddogboris
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Melanie Pugin surprised with a solid 7th Place. @maddogboris
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