A dramatic race takes place in the ski resort of Les Orres, located in the French Alps. The men's race is characterized by constantly changing leads. After the four downhill stages on the first day, Adrien Dailly (Team Lapierre) is delighted to be leading the race. Just two seconds ahead of Eddie Masters (Pivot Factory Racing) and a further second ahead of Richie Rude (Yeti/Fox Shox Factory Racing).

Despite the fifth stage being canceled on Sunday due to the weather, there is more than enough action on the remaining three stages. Masters goes into the final stage of the day with a lead of just 0.4 seconds over Rude. But the New Zealander retains the lead and crosses the finish line just one second ahead of the US American Rude to take his first win in the Enduro World Series. Dailly rounds off the podium in third place. Florian Nicolai (Canyon Factory Racing) retains the lead in the series.

After his strong performance with tenth place the weekend before, Gusti Wildhaber turns up the heat again. On the southern French soil, the Swiss rider rode to ninth place after four stages. He improved again on the second day of the race and finished eighth - his second-best career result.
Maxime Chapuis, on the other hand, did not find his racing speed as desired. However, the Specialized rider still finishes the race in a respectable 25th place.

Surprise in second place

In the women's race, Isabeau Courdurier (Intense Mavic Collective) has been in control from the start. This time, however, her dominance was partially interrupted by 21-year-old Raphaela Richter. Although the German has not ridden a World Series race since 2017, she made an impressive comeback in Les Orres. She wins two stages and finishes on the second top step of the podium.

The third place on the podium goes to Canadian Miranda Miller (Kona Factory Racing). The 2017 Downhill World Champion showed a consistently strong performance throughout the weekend. Courdurier extends her lead in the overall standings and is just three races away from her first overall victory.

The race did not go according to plan for Anita and Carolin Gehrig. The twins don't really get into the race and end up in ninth and 15th place.

The series now has a good month's break before the sixth round continues in Whistler.

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