The two are consistently fast on this big, exhausting day around Leogang. The riders have to master 55 kilometers with 1090 meters of ascent and 4800 meters of descent, spread over six stages. Leogang is not unfamiliar terrain in the UCI World Cup, but this is the first time that the enduro riders have ridden on the bike park routes.

Courdurier won three stages and won with a relatively comfortable lead of 14 seconds over Italian Gloria Scarsi (Canyon CLLCTV Dainese). French rider Morgane Charre (Pivot Factory Racing) finishes the day in third place after winning the final stage of the day.

Courdurier's victory is her second of the season, having already triumphed at the first round in Maydena (Australia). She thus takes over the overall leader's jersey from her compatriot Charre.Verner was at the front of the men's race throughout the day - he never rode slower than the top 5 on any stage and took three stage wins. But the Canadian is being pushed hard by Richie Rude (Yeti/Fox Factory Race Team), and the two are separated by just two seconds ahead of the final downhill stage.

On the last stage of the day, however, Verner was able to make up more time - he won the stage - and ended up almost three seconds ahead of Rude from the USA. Alex Rudeau from the Commencal Enduro Project in France finished third, 8.7 seconds behind. Rude leads the series ahead of the fifth round in Italy next weekend.

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