Even in Millau, France, in the fifth of eight races, the weather doesn't want to play along and the series can't get rid of its nickname "Enduro Wet Series". The participants have to tackle a total of nine downhill stages in already technically demanding terrain. No easy task given the weather conditions.

After the first day of the race with five stages, the two Frenchmen Cecile Ravanel and Alexandre Cure are in the lead. Switzerland's Anita Gehrig is showing great regularity and is in a promising second position, with Isabeau Courdurier in third. Carolin Gehrig is within reach of the podium in fifth place. In the men's race, it is Alex Cure who leads the field after the first day. However, his compatriots Adrien Dailly and Theo Galy are just five and seven seconds behind.

Decision on the second day

On the second day of the race, Cecile Ravanel no longer rides quite as dominantly and "only" manages one more stage win. The long race in tough conditions over a total distance of 88 kilometers also left its mark on her. Nevertheless, she extends her lead slightly to 1:34.20 minutes. Courdurier turned up the heat on the sixth and seventh sections and overtook Anita Gehrig, who finished third, to take second place.

Carolin Gehrig also makes up ground and displaces Katy Winton (GBR), who is third overall. At the same time, however, she was overtaken by Canada's Andreane Lanthier Nadeau. This leaves her in a good fifth place. Nathalie Schneitter finishes the race in 13th place and Céline Farner fights her way to 23rd place in her World Series debut.

In the men's race, Adrien Dailly turned the tables on the sixth stage and never relinquished the lead from then on. In the end, he won his second race with an 18-second lead over Cure, who was able to hold off the emerging Damien Oton by eight seconds. Meanwhile, Oton's team colleague Theo Galy slipped back to fifth place. Maxime Chapuis rides to 17th place as the best Swiss rider and is very satisfied with the result. Ludo May comes 37th
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Slight changes in the overall classification

Cecile Ravanel has extended her lead to a comfortable 470 points with her fourth win of the season. Nevertheless, she is not yet in the clear for overall victory. There has been a change for Noga Korem (ISR) and Isabeau Courdurier, who have swapped their seventh and fifth places. Carolin Gehrig is in fourth position, not far from the podium. Anita Gehrig remains in sixth place, but she too still has the opportunity to move up again.

Ireland's Greg Callaghan has to relinquish his lead in the overall classification. Adrien Dailly now takes over. Sam Hill has also moved up one place to second place. Callaghan is now in third place. But still within striking distance of the top position.

Results EWS #5, Millau / FRA
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