LOUDENVIELLE EDR results: French dominance with Deniaud and Courdurier

The enduro racers enjoyed optimal conditions as they raced one day early to avoid a thunderstorm that would have hit the French circuit late Saturday afternoon. And if anyone made the most of the dry climate, it was the host nation (France) that dominated.

HIGHLIGHTS LOUDENVIELLE ENDURO

Circuit leader Isabeau Courdurier (Lapierre Zipp Collective) consolidated her lead in the standings with another dominant performance in the women's category, finishing the race with an incredible 22-second lead. Fellow Frenchman Morgane Charre (Pivot Factory Racing) took second place, with Scotsman Ella Conolly (Cannondale Enduro Team) completing the podium. Too bad for Gloria Scarsi, third until the last stage, who crashes and throws away a nice podium.

The French were equally strong in the men's race too, with Youn Deniaud (Giant Factory Off-Road Team – EDR) taking his first UCI Enduro World Cup win in front of his home crowd. Joining him on an all-French podium was last year's Loudenvielle winner Alex Rudeau (Commencal Enduro Project), who was less than a second from second place. Rudeau's Commencal teammate Louis Jeandel achieved his best Elite result to date, finishing third. The first three were under 2 seconds!

In the U21 women's category it was Canadian Emmy Lan (Forbidden Synthesis Team) who won with a minimal margin, beating Scotland's Emily Carrick-Anderson by less than a second. Third classified Lily Planquart (Lapierre Zipp Collective). Meanwhile, in the U21 men, Planqaurt's teammate Lisandru Bertini (Lapierre Zipp Collective) took his third win of the season, while Raphael Giambi (Specialized Enduro Team) finished second, with Sascha Kim (Raw Racing Team) third .

In the E-EDR category, reigning series champion Flo Espineira (Orbea Fox Enduro Team) won four of seven stages to add another e-bike win to her impressive roster. Britain's Tracy Moseley put in a strong performance to finish second, with Laura Charles (Miranda Factory Team) finishing third. Espineira leads the general standings with one race to go.

In the men's E-EDR race it was the Frenchman Fabien Barel who took first place, after a tough battle with Alex Marin (GASGAS SRAM Factory Racing). After seven incredibly physical runs, Barel finished ahead of Marin by just seven seconds. Third is Alexandre Cure (Canyon CLLCTV Dainese). Barel leads the points standings ahead of the final race of the season.

The team of the day went to the Commencal Enduro Project, but it's still Yeti/Fox Factory Racing who lead the overall standings.

Next stop in Les Gets with the last round of the Enduro World Cup (September 17th)! Richie Rude (Yeti/Fox Factory Racing) leads the men's general classification, while today's winner Isabeau Courdurier leads the fight for the women's title.

ITALIANS IN THE RACE

Mirco Vendemmia unlucky (retires after PS1 due to gearbox failure) while Tommaso Francardo is 31st. Among women, 11th and 12th place for Gloria Scarsi (until the last ps 3^) and Nadine Ellecosta

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