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#1 EDR Maydena: Luke Meier-Smith and Isabeau Courdurier the first winners

First stage of Enduro with the revelation Luke Meier Smith of Giant who wins ahead of locals Daniel Booker (Nukeproof) and Connor Fearon (Forbidden). Among women, confirmation of the French Isabeau Courdurier (Lapierre).

Luke Meier Smith
Luke Meier Smith - credits: UCI Mountain Bike World Series

Isabeau Courdurier (Lapierre Zipp Collective) and Luke Meier-Smith of the Giant Factory Off-Road Team won the inaugural round of the renewed UCI Mountain Bike Enduro World Cup.

Courdurier of France has shown the consistency and form that has already earned her 2 EWS titles. She is definitely the athlete to beat this year.

And Meier-Smith demonstrated what good he had done among the U21s by winning in his 1st year among the Elites. Star of DH but also of Enduro.

THE PATH

The tough six-stage race that opened the proceedings took place in the beautiful Tasmanian eucalyptus trees high above the Derwent Valley and saw the riders cover around 54km, climb more than 1.200m and descend nearly 3.000m.

WOMEN RACE

Courdurier started the day with a win but was pushed to the limit by the UCI World Champion Downhill in charge Valentina Höll, who would win the next two stages with a demonstration of immense class. Too bad though that in PS3, Höll crashes and loses her rhythm, while Courdurier continued to spin her own pace.

Behind them the perky Morgane Charre (Pivot Factory Racing) and Ella Conolly (Cannondale Enduro Team), not too far away and certainly ready, already from the next round, to take the victory.

MEN'S RACE

In the men's race, it was a Tasmanian local, Nukeproof SRAM Factory Racing's Dan Booker, who won the first stage, but a very strong Meier-Smith, reigning Australian DH Champion, finished second and would go on to win three stages later. never leaving the top 4.

Luke Meier Smith Tasmania
Luke Meier Smith – credits: UCI Mountain Bike World Series

However, Booker did not give up a meter and finished with an unexpected second place just 5 seconds from Meier-Smith's stratospheric pace.

Another Australian star of the downhill, Connor Fearon of the Forbidden Synthesis team, finished on the podium at his home race. Defending champion Jesse Melamed (Canyon CLLCTV Factory Team) didn't have his best day: wild card and a crash in the third stage, relegated him to 19th place (see the video).

Team of the day was Forbidden Synthesis with Giant Factory Off-Road second and Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team third.

ITALIANS IN THE RACE

In the men's field, Tommaso Francardo (Abetone Ancillotti Vittoria Factory) finished in 48th place,

Thank you all for the messages, here in Maydena I haven't found the right mentality to do what I like that's what I forgot and that it's really nice to ride a bike and we have to have more fun on the bike, I close P 48 collecting too many coins but the sensations are there and I know that in derby I will find the right feeling and the right mentality ‼️– Thomas Francardo

Mirco Vendemmia (Weride Fulgur Factory) is 56th while, in the women's field, Gloria Scarsi is 17th.

The UCI Mountain Bike Enduro World Cup stays in Tasmania for round two, returning to the inimitable trails of the Derby next weekend (31 March – 1 April).

MEN'S ELITE RANKING

1MEIER-SMITH Luke
GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM – EDR
28:55.210
+ 00: 00.000
2BOOKER Daniel
NUKEPROOF SRAM FACTORY RACING
29:01.040
+ 00: 05.830
3FEARON Connor
FORBIDDEN SYNTHESIS TEAM
29:14.450
+ 00: 19.240
4VERNER Rhys
FORBIDDEN SYNTHESIS TEAM
29:19.780
+ 00: 24.570
5BROSNAN Troy
CANYON CLLCTV FACTORY TEAM
29:21.920
+ 00: 26.710
6GILCHRIST Ryan
YETI / FOX FACTORY RACE TEAM
29:28.920
+ 00: 33.710
7RUDE JR Richard
YETI / FOX FACTORY RACE TEAM
29:30.280
+ 00: 35.070
8MASTERS Edward
PIVOT FACTORY RACING
29:40.300
+ 00: 45.090
9DENIAUD Youn
GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM – EDR
29:43.860
+ 00: 48.650
10JOHANSEN Zakarias
IBIS ENDURO TEAM
29:46.710
+ 00: 51.500
COMPLETE RANKING

FEMALE ELITE RANKING

1COURDURIER Isabeau
LAPIERRE ZIPP COLLECTIVE
33:15.930
+ 00: 00.000
2CHARRE Morgane
PIVOT FACTORY RACING
33:25.510
+ 00: 09.580
3CONOLLY She
CANNONDALE ENDURO TEAM
33:53.650
+ 00: 37.720
4BARAONA Rebekah
YETI / FOX FACTORY RACE TEAM
33:56.010
+ 00: 40.080
5HARNDEN Harriet
TREK FACTORY RACING GRAVITY
33:59.530
+ 00: 43.600
6MORRISONRae
LIV RACING ENDURO
34:02.390
+ 00: 46.460
7WEATHERLY Kate
34:15.730
+ 00: 59.800
8PUGIN Melanie
WERIDE FULGUR FACTORY TEAM
34:22.850
+ 01: 06.920
9KOREM Noga
GT CONTINENTAL FACTORY RACING
34:23.180
+ 01: 07.250
10HOLL Valentina
34:34.750
+ 01: 18.820
COMPLETE RANKING

WOMEN U21

The U21 women's category saw a victory for Canadian Emmy Lan (Forbidden Synthesis Team) who chose the final stage to overtake Erice Van Leuven (Commencal Les Orres) after the New Zealander had been leading all day. Canada's Elly Hoskin finished third. The Italian Sophie Riva closes in 6th place.

podium u23 women tasmania enduro 2023
U21 Women podium – credits: UCI Mountain Bike World Series

WOMEN'S U23 results

MEN'S U21

The U21 men saw a win for Tasmanian local Sascha Kim who took three stage wins. Giant Factory Off-Road Team's Remy Meier-Smith finished second after also taking three stage wins and Will Hynes in third took another All-Australian podium finish.

podium u23 men tasmania enduro 2023
U21 Men podium – credits: UCI Mountain Bike World Series

MEN'S U23 STANDINGS



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