In the women's race, Isabeau Courdurier (Lapierre Zipp Collective) took her first stage win of the year on the Pro Stage, with Ella Conolly (Cannondale Mountain) just over a second behind her. Courdurier may have been the last woman to take the lead in each of Sunday's five stages, but it was Conolly who took control of the race.
The Scotswoman made an incredible performance to ride to her first EWS win at home in front of a more than grateful crowd. Bex Baraona (Yeti / Fox Factory Race Team) is a true local but the local knowledge wasn't enough to offer a repeat of last year's winning performance and she had to settle for second place. Courdurier's consistency throughout the race made her stop in 3rd place.
Good 10th place for Gloria Scarsi.
Innes Graham was the biggest shock in the men's field, when he scored an incredible run to win the Pro Stage on Saturday. The local hasn't raced since 2016 but had an extraordinary race finishing in 3rd place.
The first stage on Sunday, the second stage, was canceled for the pro men after a fall that required the intervention of an ambulance. Jesse Melamed won the third stage, but that wasn't enough to keep Richie Rude (Yeti / Fox Factory Race Team) at bay, who had an account to settle with this venue after last year's disqualification. Melamed finished second, while Graham finished on the third step of the podium with a hero's welcome.
Bad for the Italians: first of ours, Mirko Vendemmia in 69th place.
U21
In the U21 Women Emmy Lan (Norco Factory Team) dominated the Italian Sophie Riva with 43 seconds. Third Justine Henry (Tribe Pyrenees Gravity). Luke Meier-Smith (Propain Factory Racing) also won all stages, leaving Seth Sherlock and Ryan Gilchrist in second and third place respectively.
In the team competition Yeti / Fox Factory Race Team lead the standings, Rocky Mountain Race Face Enduro Team is second and Nukeproof SRAM Factory Racing is third.
The series returns from June 16-19 for the second round of the EWS and EWS-E in Petzen Jamnica, Austria and Slovenia.
MALE ARRIVAL ORDER
| 1 | RUDE JR Richard | 0:17:35.12 | |
| Yeti/Fox Factory Team | |||
| 2 | MELAMED Jesse | 0:17:40.51 | + 0: 00: 05.39 |
| Rocky Mountain Race Face | |||
| 3 | GRAHAM Innes | 0:17:49.62 | + 0: 00: 14.50 |
| 4 | MAES Martin | 0:17:56.83 | + 0: 00: 21.71 |
| Orbea FOX Enduro Team | |||
| 5 | BOOKER Daniel | 0:18:02.43 | + 0: 00: 27.31 |
| Nukeproof SRAM Factory Racing |
FEMALE ARRIVAL ORDER
| 1 | CONOLLY She | 0:23:14.42 | |
| Cannondale Enduro | |||
| 2 | BARAONA Rebekah | 0:23:22.11 | + 0: 00: 07.69 |
| Yeti/Fox Factory Team | |||
| 3 | COURDURIER Isabeau | 0:23:28.85 | + 0: 00: 14.43 |
| Lapierre Zipp Collective | |||
| 4 | HARNDEN Harriet | 0:23:45.40 | + 0: 00: 30.98 |
| Trek Factory Racing | |||
| 5 | LANTHIER NADEAU Andreane | 0:23:55.81 | + 0: 00: 41.39 |
| Rocky Mountain Race Face |
